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Jackie & Me
by Louis Bayard
Jackie Pre Camelot (6/14/2022)
This book was good but not as good as his previous book Courting Mr. Lincoln. Maybe I expected too much because that previous book was so compelling. This was a bit pallid in comparison. I was a tween during the Camelot years and Jackie was interesting to me in the ensuingmore
Some of It Was Real
by Nan Fischer
Some of It Was Real (3/31/2022)
This is not a romance although there is a relationship. It is more of a dual coming of age in early adulthood for two people, each with a traumatic past. There is also a family saga involved for each of them. Along with some very poignant animal companion moments. I did crymore
The Lost Notebook of Edouard Manet: A Novel
by Maureen Gibbon
Manet's Diary (6/30/2021)
This fictionalized diary covers the last three years of the life of Edouard Manet. It was very poignant because of his physical suffering but uplifting because of his dedication to art and the beauty he saw in everything.
It made me want to read some of the books the authormore
Mrs. Lincoln's Sisters
by Jennifer Chiaverini
A Great Historical, A Different Perspective (9/2/2020)
This was a very enjoyable addition to this author’s several other historical novels from this period. It might have been a bit confusing for someone who hasn’t read any previous books about the Lincolns and Todds. It was a poignant story about what mental health issues canmore
Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke
Piranesi (8/11/2020)
Amazing, puzzling, angsty at first. What is that thing about a puzzle wrapped in an enigma (or maybe the other way around)? Whichever it is, this book is it. Piranesi made me think of Candide. An optimistic innocent exploring the World (his caps, not mine). Then the puzzlemore
The Sun Down Motel
by Simone St. James
Vacancy! Cable TV! (11/7/2019)
As a fan of Simone St James, I was not sure I would like this book as much as the previous books of hers that I have read because the others were all set in the period between WWI and WWII. That time period seems a better milieu for her ghostly gothic novels.

However, withinmore
Beirut Hellfire Society
by Rawi Hage
Beirut Hellfire Society (5/18/2019)
Beautifully written but sad, depressing, nihilistic. I guess all of that is to be expected in a war-torn city at a time when anyone's life could be ended at any moment. I am glad I read it but I did not enjoy it.
Her Kind of Case: A Lee Isaacs, Esq. Novel
by Jeanne Winer
Courtroom Drama Deluxe (4/19/2019)
I really enjoyed this book and hated for it to end. I hope it is the beginning of a series. It reminded me of Kate Wilhelm’s legal series that began with the book entitled Death Qualified.
The Removes
by Tatjana Soli
The Removes (9/14/2018)
I too had mixed feelings about this book. It was interesting to read about Libbie Custer but with a historical novel of this type it is hard to know what is fact and what is fiction. My favorite part of this book was actually the illustrations. I really loved the end papersmore
Harbor of Spies: A Novel of Historic Havana
by Robin Lloyd
Adventure at Sea (5/14/2018)
I found this to be an interesting and informative adventure. It made me want to learn more about the history of slavery and the sugar plantations in Cuba as well as the blockade.
The addition of the actual murder and the fictional romance enhanced the story. Good for readersmore
Star of the North
by D.B. John
Star of the North (5/2/2018)
Gripping and timely story but also very informative about North Korea. Made me want to learn more.
America for Beginners
by Leah Franqui
Culture Clash (3/15/2018)
I finished this yesterday and still have feelings of ambivalence as to whether I really liked this book or not.  The setting of a cross country trip was a good way to bring together these three characters who were as unlike as the situation would allow. It is a goodmore
The Music Shop: A Novel
by Rachel Joyce
Better and better (3/13/2018)
In my case, Rachel Joyce has been an author whose work has grown on me. I read Harold Fry for a book club and did not really like it. Then I read Queenie Hennessy and I did that like that version of the same story. This book was a great pleasure for me and I loved the ideamore
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