Reviews by Jodi S. (Goldens Bridge, NY)

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Harlem Rhapsody
Harlem Rhapsody
by Victoria Christopher Murray
Good History (9/28/2024)
This was an interesting book about a period of time I didn't know much about - Harlem in the early 1900s. Jessie Redmon Fauset is an important historical figure who we should all certainly know more about, and I'm glad I learned about her and her work at the Crisis. I loved …more
The Very Long, Very Strange Life of Isaac Dahl
The Very Long, Very Strange Life of Isaac Dahl
by Bart Yates
Loved this! (6/4/2024)
What an interesting premise for a book. A day here and another day there. Some important days some ordinary days. But put them all together and they make up the very long, very strange life of Isaac Dahl. I loved the story and the way the booked flowed, even though it …more
Bad Animals
Bad Animals: A Novel
by Sarah Braunstein
Just Okay (1/6/2024)
After reading a brief description, I really wanted to love Bad Animals. It sounded so interesting and fun. But I didn't love it. It was good, but not great for me. I didn't really like any of the characters (well maybe Willie) and all of it just seemed so unbelievable. I …more
Daughters of Shandong
Daughters of Shandong
by Eve J. Chung
Excellent! (12/3/2023)
This is the story of Hai, the oldest child of a wealthy family from Shandong, China. In the 1940s, China was a patriarchal society, and the book begins with Hai's third younger sister being born. Her father's family was not happy. When word came that the Communists were …more
Day
Day: A Novel
by Michael Cunningham
Day A Novel (11/2/2023)
This book was beautifully written, but I didn't enjoy it. We all just lived through the pandemic, you'd think there would be something in the book that I could relate to. There was not. The adults were all self absorbed and unhappy. There was little communication between …more
Digging Stars
Digging Stars: A Novel
by Novuyo Rosa Tshuma
Family Dynamics & Astronomy (7/15/2023)
This is the story of Athandwa, a girl from Zimbabwe who follows in her father's footsteps to study Astronomy in the US. Along the way we learn about her family dynamics - a distant father, a "step family", her "Uncle C"; and the differences between her father's life in …more
The Long Ago
The Long Ago: A Novel
by Michael McGarrity
Just Okay (3/26/2023)
I liked the idea of this book, but I didn't find it to be particularly well-written, a lot of the dialogue was very simplistic. The premise of a bad family situation, with the brother enlisting in the army and then the sister leaving town seemed believable enough. But why …more
The All-American
The All-American: A Novel
by Joe Milan Jr.
All American? (2/15/2023)
Bucky is a high school running back from poor, rural Washington state. The All American does a wonderful job of showing us his family's struggles and understanding how Bucky feels like football is the only way out. When he is sent back to Korea, a land he was born in but …more
Iron Curtain
Iron Curtain: A Love Story
by Vesna Goldsworthy
Behind the Iron Curtain (1/11/2023)
The Iron Curtain was an very interesting book. I wouldn't call it a love story at all, despite the tag line. It's a book about Milena, a "red princess", whose father was influential in the communist overthrow of an unnamed eastern bloc country. She starts out as an entitled, …more
Clytemnestra
Clytemnestra: A Novel
by Costanza Casati
Great Greek Mythology (11/27/2022)
Clytemnestra is the story of a Greek princess/queen, the tragedy and happiness of her life. I enjoy reading Greek mythology, but do not know much about it, except for the major stories. It was fun to read about some of the well-known "major players" as minor characters in …more
River Sing Me Home
River Sing Me Home
by Eleanor Shearer
A Different View of Motherhood (9/2/2022)
This book looks at slavery from a completely different perspective. Everyone knows slavery was horrible and wrong, but have you ever thought about it from the perspective of a mother? Not only is she working all day in the fields under unbearable conditions for people who …more
The Family Izquierdo
The Family Izquierdo: A Novel
by Rubén Degollado
Not for Me (8/12/2022)
I love short stories, so I really wanted to like this book, but unfortunately I did not. I didn't find a cohesiveness to the stories, except that the characters were related. But because there are so many family members, some characters only appear in one or two stories and …more
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