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  • “Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things” by Jenny Lawson

    An awkwardly funny memoir about depression. Read Review Below Rating: ★★ I’m on the sidelines with this book. On one hand, I appreciate the candor and guts it takes to publicly admit struggles with mental illness. I’ve learned that so many people are affected by a mental illness in some form over their lifetimes, but

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  • “Wow, No Thank You.” By Samantha Irby

    I laughed so hard, I cried. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★ My Mother bought me this book, and I don’t think she realized what it was about. I’m not going to lie, at first this book made me a bit sad. In the first couple of chapters, “How could you live like this???” and “Don’t

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  • “Becoming” by Michelle Obama

    Empowering and surprisingly relatable. READ REVIEW BELOW Rating: ★★★★★ I found myself taking more frequent walks throughout the day, but needed something other than music to keep me preoccupied. Hello audiobooks! I’m fairly new to audiobooks and, until recently, have limited my selection to only what my husband had already downloaded on Audible. But then

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  • Top 10 Reads in 2019

    Top 10 Reads in 2019

    Another year, and still more books. Here is the list of the top 10 books I read in 2019: 10. “The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs” by Steve Brusatte Non-fiction. I’ve read a lot of dinosaur books, but it is always good to refresh your memory. This book does that and also catches you

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