BookBrowse | Book Reviews and Recommendations

Reviews by Jennie W. (Denver, CO)

If you'd like to be able to easily share your reviews with others, please join BookBrowse.

Blind Man's Bluff: A Memoir
by James Tate Hill

Blind Man's Bluff (8/10/2021)

I just finished this book and cannot stop thinking about it. The author told his story with such honesty that you feel as if he is truly telling his story for the first time. His story is real, raw, funny and heartbreaking. It is a quick read and worth every word.

Beasts of a Little Land: A Novel
by Juhea Kim

Beasts of a Little Land (8/10/2021)

I did like this book. However, I found myself putting it down and forgetting to pick it back up. The story was good and it had great characters, but just when I was getting interested in one character's story, the story would change to another. I liked how the story spanned …more

Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi (8/12/2020)

I loved this book. The characters are well written and stay with you long after you finish the book. The author's descriptions of the halls is amazing and I found that I wanted to explore more with Piranesi. The themes of loneliness and isolation are so relevant to our …more

Ruthie Fear: A Novel
by Maxim Loskutoff

Ruthie Fear (6/11/2020)

The story of Ruthie and her place in the world is beautifully and poetically told. The world she inhabits is gritty and real and she vacillates between hating it and needing to be a part of it. I had to put the book down at times just to step away from the emotion I would …more

He Started It
by Samantha Downing

He Started It (2/14/2020)

This was a page turner. I could not put this down. There were so many twists and reveals. The author does a great job of building up the suspense and keeping you guessing. I did not find many of the character very likable, however, they keep you wanting to know more about …more

The Big Finish
by Brooke Fossey

The Big Finish (10/10/2019)

A charming story of great characters in an assisted living. This was a quick and easy read. I found it easy to relate to the characters.

Beirut Hellfire Society
by Rawi Hage

Beirut Hellfire Society (5/20/2019)

This was a difficult book to read. The writing is beautiful with amazing descriptions of war and life in a war torn city. However, I could not connect to any of the characters in the story. They were described well, but each person in the story seemed to hold others at bay, …more

BookBrowse Book Club

Lessons in Chemistry
by Bonnie Garmus

Praised by Parade and The New York Times Book Review, this debut features a 1960s scientist turned TV cooking star.

About Discuss
The Lilac People
by Milo Todd

For fans of All the Light We Cannot See, a poignant tale of a trans man’s survival in Nazi Germany and postwar Berlin.

About Discuss
Daughters of Shandong
by Eve J. Chung

Based on the author’s family story, comes an extraordinary novel about a mother and her daughters’ escape from Taiwan.

About Discuss

Members Recommend

Ginseng Roots
by Craig Thompson

A new graphic memoir from the author of Blankets and Habibi about class, childhood labor, and Wisconsin’s ginseng industry.

Read the Reviews
The Original Daughter
by Jemimah Wei

A dazzling debut by Jemimah Wei about ambition, sisterhood, and family bonds in turn-of-the-millennium Singapore.

Read the Reviews
Serial Killer Games
by Kate Posey

A morbidly funny and emotionally resonant novel about the ways life—and love—can sneak up on us (no matter how much pepper spray we carry).

Read the Reviews