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Book Review: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley is a sort of historical fiction, sort of romance, sort of climate crisis novel. I use “sort of” in these descriptions, not to show the mix of genres, but more the fact that the author didn’t seem to fully commit to any of them. That said, I did…
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Book Review: Apierogon by Colum McCann
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October Books n’ Things
Are we in November……for sure but I’ve had a lot going on. This post contains affiliate links. If you like what I say about a book, you can click on the title and buy it from Bookshop.org – this supports independent bookstores and me! Hello my dear friends!! I had originally promised myself that I…
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On Han Kang’s much deserved Pulitzer win:
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Book Review: Old Enough by Haley Jakobson
I don’t have a pithy start to this book review. This book hurt my feelings in a way I find difficult to describe. The novel follows a young woman, raised in white bread suburban New York, close enough to go to parties and clubs as an underage teen, but far enough away to remain sheltered…
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The Stats: September 2024
This post contains affiliate links. If you like what I say about a book, you can click on the title and buy it from Bookshop.org – this supports independent bookstores and me! 1. A Cook’s Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain I will read anything Anthony Bourdain wrote and give it five…
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Allow me to re-introduce myself…
I keep telling myself that it’s okay for me to keep all of my thoughts in my head, but then I realized it’s been slowly making me insane. About three years ago, I started a book Instagram account, ostensibly just to post about the books I was reading, and lets be honest, to try and…