Book Reviews
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A lot of interesting stories crammed into one. Read Review Below Rating: ★★ I only say this book was ok because I wanted more. Gabriela Garcia weaves together stories and histories of a family of Cuban women, but we needed more story (especially from Dolores, her absent mother, Cecilia, and Maria Isabel). We needed more
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Entangled Life: How Fungi will eventually save us, or annihilate us. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★★ Merlin Sheldrake introduces us to mycology in “Entangled Life”. Although just a sliver of knowledge, it was amazing to read how many types of fungi are out there, and what they are capable of (which can be pretty terrifying).
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Deep breaths required. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★★ …it is the older Germans who were there who should feel guilt. We were not here. We ourselves did not do this. That is what a lot of us tell ourselves in regard to the 400 years of slavery, and even the continued racial segregation pre-Civil Rights
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Definitely for a history buff – which is not me. Read Review Below Rating: ★★ Alright, I may have to remove other books written by Presidents/ex-Presidents off my To-Read list – this genre just isn’t for me. What I Disliked: 1. About 75% of the book was about politics – and I hate politics. You’re
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Finally, a twist with time travel. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★ My Mother bought me this book for Christmas. I had never heard of it before, and it took awhile for me to pick it up to read. Eventually I got there and was very surprised when I realized the story involved time travel. Without
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A boring old story with riveting modern themes. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★ Anthony Trollope is my new favorite author. I have read Austen over and over again, and needed a new voice in the mix. I had read an article that said something along the lines of, “If you like Austen, you should also
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Captivating thriller, but remember it’s fiction. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★ I don’t typically read fictional thrillers. The last one I read was “The Woman in the Window” and I didn’t really enjoy that one – too predictable and a bit outrageous. JUST GO OUTSIDE LADY. However, I liked “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins. It
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Eerie and jaw-dropping… literally. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★ There are times when I am reading a book or watching a movie when I think, “Man, I’m so glad I didn’t grow up back then before they realized that basically everything could kill you.” But I look around and still see people smoking cigarettes, vaping,
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This is timeless literature. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★ A colleague at work found out I like to read and so we agreed to do a book swap. His first book for me was “2666” by Roberto Bolaño. I will definitely admit that receiving this was daunting – not just because of the length but
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An inside look to a small part of the Gates Foundation. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★ For awhile I’ve been curious about what the Gates Foundation actually does and how it originated. Melinda Gates does a great job telling her side of the story from her beginnings of being one of few women in a
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