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Devil Makes Three
Devil Makes Three: A Novel
by Ben Fountain
Devil Makes Three Review (9/30/2023)
I have always been intrigued by Haitian history and had the usual stereotypical knowledge of the country and its people. But after reading Devil Makes Three, by Ben Fountain I felt I had been transported into the cultural and political mecca of this complex country during …more
Paper Names
Paper Names: A Novel
by Susie Luo
Paper Names (3/18/2023)
Paper Names is an apt title for the story where the characters identities and relationships were ever changing. Two families, the Zhangs who immigrated from China and the Agos a wealthy family with generational wealth, both did anything for their families to succeed. The …more
The Lost English Girl
The Lost English Girl
by Julia Kelly
The Lost English Girl Review (2/5/2023)
The Lost English Girl is a beautifully written story set in Liverpool around the time of WWII. The author, Julia Kelly did a wonderful job developing the characters, their complicated relationships and unfortunate family dynamics. While the story's focus was on one mother's …more
Ghost Season
Ghost Season: A Novel
by Fatin Abbas
Ghost Season (1/13/2023)
Ghost Season is the story of five characters that live at an NGO compound in South Sudan in 2001, including several Sudanese, an American map maker, and a Sudanese American filmmaker. As a civil war is coming closer to their small village of Saraaya, the native Sudanese are …more
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs: A Novel
by Lydia Millet
Review of Dinosaurs, by Lydia Millet (9/20/2022)
Millet's new novel, Dinosaurs, is the story of a man named Gil who initially appeared as a rather eccentric person who walks for almost five months from New York to Arizona in search of a fresh new start. After losing his parents at an early age and being raised as an …more
Jackie & Me
Jackie & Me
by Louis Bayard
Jackie and Me (7/6/2022)
While the story, Jackie and Me, presents itself as a fictional work, I kept wanting to know more about the real lives of JFK, Jackie and Lem. The author did a fantastic job developing their individual worlds, their relationships and the planned out paths they took. It made …more
Metropolis
Metropolis: A Novel
by B. A. Shapiro
Metropolis (4/26/2022)
Metropolis is a fun and moving story with many characters that rent space at a storage warehouse. The author does a good job developing each character and weaving their stories together. From an Immigration lawyer with a soft spot for everyone's problems to a high society …more
Hieroglyphics
Hieroglyphics
by Jill McCorkle
Hieroglyphics: Story of raw emotions (7/17/2020)
I cannot say that I enjoyed reading Hieroglyphics but I was intrigued by how well the author, Jill McCorkle was able to communicate the characters raw emotions and fears. The writing switching back in time to childhood memories and back to current while meaningful was …more
The Big Finish
The Big Finish
by Brooke Fossey
The Big Finish Review (10/8/2019)
I found The Big Finish to be a delightful read with a cast of humorous characters and fun story line. The story, which takes place in an assisted living facility, interweaves the realistic challenges of aging, friendship and family with a not so realistic story of the …more
Motherhood So White
Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America
by Nefertiti Austin
Motherhood So White (8/29/2019)
Nefertiti's story of Motherhood through the eyes of an African American single woman was heartfelt and eye opening. I developed a deep respect for her and her commitment to working against a difficult system in an ever increasing racist world. I can only imagine the …more
Women Rowing North
Women Rowing North: Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing As We Age
by Mary Pipher
Women Rowing North Review (7/10/2019)
I delayed writing my review on Mary Pipher's new book, Women Rowing North as I did not want to finish reading it. It felt like a new friend that I could connect with on so many topics. Pipher's outlook on positive aging was just what I needed at this phase in my life. Even …more
Red, White, Blue
Red, White, Blue
by Lea Carpenter
Red, White, Blue (7/27/2018)
I really liked how the author structured this book alternating between the two main voices and found the succinct chapters like a metaphor for their lives. While the darkness and betrayal are an undercurrent, the story is told with with focus on the complexities and more …more
Strangers in Budapest
Strangers in Budapest
by Jessica Keener
Strangers in Budapest (11/12/2017)
The author, Jessica Keener, did a wonderful job weaving in the culture and history of Budapest with multiple story lines of dealing with loss of their loved ones. The main character, Annie, struggles to find truth with no so black and white events. The characters are well …more
Castle of Water
Castle of Water: A Novel
by Dane Huckelbridge
Survival and beyond (12/27/2016)
I really enjoyed reading Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge. It was a captivating story about two very different people who were castaways after the small plane they were on crashed. I appreciated how the author developed the story of one focused on survival to much more…. …more
Mercies in Disguise
Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them
by Gina Kolata
A Family's Generational Struggle (11/9/2016)
Mercies in Disguise, by Gina Kolata, is a story that weaves medicine and scientific discoveries with realistic issues that families face when confronted with a genetic life changing disease. The book starts slowly almost metaphorically like medical research, as the …more
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