Month: November 2022
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november wrap-up
November Wrap-up This month I traveled around the world without leaving the state. Reading is beautiful in that way – it provides me with a cheaper way to travel to lands close and far, real and mythical. Absolute favorites from this month: What made me think this month: Also read: Currently reading: Great Expectations by…
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talking as fast as i can by lauren graham
Talking As Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham – Quick Review Lauren Graham shares essays on her life – growing up, becoming an actress, dating as a celebrity, and some little tidbits on the shows and movies she’s starred in. With two chapters dedicated to Gilmore Girls, I got the info I came for…
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do we get into reading slumps or does life get busy?
Great Expectations is putting me into a reading slump. I was doing great and really liking it. And then around page 150 the other day I hit a wall and I can’t get back into it – I do a few pages a day and I can’t focus and am disinterested. So is it that…
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Ashley’s War by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Ashley’s War by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon – Review and Thoughts In 2010, the military established a new team of all-female special ops called the Cultural Support Teams, a pilot program created to place female soldiers in the battlefield of Afghanistan. The female soldiers were used to communicate with Afghan women and protect those women and…
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What We Fed to the Manticore by Talia Lakshmi Kolluri
What We Fed to the Manticore by Talia Lakshmi Kolluri – Thoughts There are so many stories to tell in this world. There is the sleeping girl, the old man with regrets, the captive princess. There is vengeance on parents; there are star-crossed lovers, adventurous youth, and all different kinds of lonely people. There are…
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The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander
The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander – Review Jess is faced with a tough decision to change her life when her grandmother passes away and she loses her job. One fateful day she takes a leap of faith and finds herself in a new very welcoming village that she fits right into. Though her new…
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the farm by tom rob smith
The Farm by Tom Rob Smith- Review “It’s how we feel about ourselves when we’re alone that must guide our decisions.” The Farm, Tom Rob Smith Daniel’s parents retired to a farm in Sweden, or that’s what he believes. Daniel and his parents have been out of touch for a few months and when he…
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Sea Witch Rising by Sarah Henning
Sea Witch Rising by Sarah Henning- Review Alia sells her voice to the sea witch hidden away from the underwater kingdom to find her true love and twin sister, Runa, sells herself to the sea witch to save Alia. The 4 days Alia and Runa have to find love and save a sister become entrenched…
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before the coffee gets cold: tales from the cafe
Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi **Contains spoilers for Before the Coffee Gets Cold Talk has gone around that there’s a special cafe near the Jimbocho Station in central Tokyo. A cafe where you can drink a cup of coffee and travel back in time, but only travel back…
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God Help the Child by Toni Morrison
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison – Review “You still believe heartbreak should burn like a star?” “I do.” Toni Morrison, God Help the Child God Help the Child is poetry describing the utmost of unspoken traumas. [The above is literally all that I can say. I’m in love, this is a favorite of all…
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