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Reviews by Tara T. (Carterville, IL)

Strong Passions: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York
by Barbara Weisberg

Strong Passions (1/1/2024)

This book hooked me from the first page, and I couldn't read it fast enough. Sometimes non-fiction can be dry, but this book reads like a novel. Such a well-written and well-researched book on a divorce from the 1800s - when divorce was scandalous. I really enjoyed reading …more

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
by David Grann

The Wager (4/22/2023)

I found this book to be well researched, well-written and extremely easy to read. It was actually quite a thrilling read to be honest. It felt more like I was reading an adventure book than a nonfiction book. The beginning was slow for me to get into, but once the boats set …more

The Lies I Tell: A Novel
by Julie Clark

The Lies I Tell (5/10/2022)

After reading The Last Flight and absolutely loving it I was really looking forward to The Lies I Tell. And it does not disappoint at all! I absolutely loved every minute of this book. I thought I had this all figured out only to realize I was way off. It was full of lots …more

Yale Needs Women: How the First Group of Girls Rewrote the Rules of an Ivy League Giant
by Anne Gardiner Perkins

Fascinating book (7/25/2021)

I found this book to be fascinating and easily readable. I learned so many new things and would definitely recommend this book to others!

The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation
by Anna Malaika Tubbs

The Three Mothers (12/11/2020)

I was quite excited to read this book. I spent a good deal of time in college researching the Civil Rights Era, so I had a lot of interest going into this one. To be clear it's a well-written, well-researched, and overall good read. However, it reads and feels very much …more

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