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The Day Tripper
The Day Tripper: A Novel
by James Goodhand
Is Einstein Correct and time is an illusion? (11/16/2023)
This is a complicated book. James Goodhand posits that time travel exists, that it is possible with a particular brain injury for someone to live their life out of sequence with no control and little understanding of how time moves. If you move back and forth through time …more
Devil Makes Three
Devil Makes Three: A Novel
by Ben Fountain
Great book about a dark and troubling bit of history (8/12/2023)
Haiti, plagued with poverty, corrupt, lawless, and brutal police, politicians and military, international interference in its government - mostly by the US - and natural disasters is the poorest country in the western hemisphere. In Devil Makes Three, Ben Fountain gives us …more
Mrs. Plansky's Revenge
Mrs. Plansky's Revenge
by Spencer Quinn
A different story from Spencer Quinn (3/22/2023)
I need to say upfront that I have long been a fan of Peter Abrahams/Spencer Quinn. I especially love his Chet and Bernie series - I might be considered a Chet groupie. So I was predisposed to like this book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is a different story than the Chet …more
Pieces of Blue
Pieces of Blue
by Holly Goldberg Sloan
I thought I knew where the author was going with this book - I was wrong (1/21/2023)
Lindsey Hill is dealing with the loss of almost everything in her life. Her husband is dead leaving the family bankrupt and in disgrace because of his illegal actions. What she has left is her three children and a determination to start over when she receives his insurance …more
The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise
The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise
by Colleen Oakley
This is a feel good fun read (10/5/2022)
If you cross the odd couple with Thelma and Louise you'd come up with The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise. Tanner is a young woman whose life plan to be a soccer star is derailed by a severely broken leg and who spends the next few months burning bridges. When her …more
Natural History
Natural History: Stories
by Andrea Barrett
Oh This is a Lovely Book (7/29/2022)
Twenty five years ago Andrea Barrett's short story collection- Ship Fever - which won the National Book Award included a story called the The Marburg Sisters. Since then she has continued to explore this family, beginning in Ireland during the potato famine thru her other …more
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