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my take: “Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.”* Nanette and Alex meet through their encounter with …

my take: I borrowed this from the virtual library to read on my Kindle … not a super big fan …

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"A Man Called Ove"

my take: If we consider that there are only so many plot lines, then I hope you won’t take this …

my take: True confessions: I did not read this for book club. I knew I couldn’t make the September meeting, …

my take: Daring Greatly was about being in the arena – engaging in life, going for it, trying and possibly …

my take: This is a quiet novel that runs deep. Agnes, the cleaner, appears to be a blank slate upon …

my take: The upbeat cover of this book is deceptive … it is a colorful but oh-so-woe-full tale behind this …

my take: Every so often while reading I had to look back to the publishing date to double check that …

my take: In this is a modern re-telling of the Biblical book, Tarshish and Ninevah are replaced with New York …

my take: This is a celebration of CREATIVITY based on the idea that we humans are made to make – …

my take: An interesting blend of literature and World War II. The main character Doriggo loves to read and always …

my take: For a quick, page turning summer read – grab this and you will be transported (ha!) along the …

my take: Sometimes I do weary of World War reads. How, after 70 years, can we still be mining for …

my take: At first I thought to recommend this to doctors, nurses, people over, say, 70 years … and then …

my take: I am a confirmed sucker for all things Jane Austen…finishing the Pride and Prejudice story? a movie based …

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my take: I was quite surprised by the almost flippant tone of the opening of this novel. It seemed light, …

my take: When American service men were stationed in Japan at the end of WWII, many found Japanese brides to …