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Buckle down for a beautiful tragedy. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★ I finally read this classic by Leo Tolstoy, and now I need a break. I started “Anna Karenina” in December and it took me a few months to finish. It’s beautifully written, as would be expected of Tolstoy, and I am not surprised many
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Reminiscent of Goosebumps, a child’s story even fun for adults. Read Review Below Rating: ★★ This series by Katherine Arden has become my new Goosebumps. The difference is that we are following the story of the main three characters, Ollie, Brian, and Coco throughout the series. Dark Waters is the 3rd book of the series,
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We’ve made this mistake before. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★ [MANY SPOILERS BELOW] This book has me torn. Read in the 1800s, I could see the main character, Cecilia, being considered a strong heroine. She is independent (as independent as a woman could be back then), has the courage to turn down an engagement when
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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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