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"Crow Lake"

my take: There’s something wonderfully haunting about this book. In the opening paragraph: “When the end came, it seemed to …

"The Daughters of Mars"

my take: I learned about this from a friend (former soccer moms together) who reads this blog … I bought …

"The Sojourn"

my take: This slim book was a great surprise. I saw it on my cousin Betsy’s TO READ pile and …

"The Slow Down Diet"

my take: I’ve read this several times. Marc David is a pioneer in the field of the psychology of eating. …

"Wild"

my take: This is a great adventure and great memoir. Really, by the end, I felt like I’d hiked a …

"The Fault in Our Stars"

my take: This was almost as wonderful and necessary as Wonder … but for a slightly older age group. (And …

"Grain Brain"

my take: A few years ago I went gluten-free. I hadn’t been feeling great – bloaty, foggy headed, fatigued. I …

"One Thousand Gifts"

my take: It took me two tries to read this. The first attempt was to read jointly with one of …

"The Art Forger"

my take: I couldn’t decide at first if I liked the writing style or not … and then I got …

"The Interestings"

my take: The cover is colorful. The book is long. The cover doesn’t make up for the length of the …

"Anticancer"

my take: I was having lunch with a new friend and when the convo got around to books (as any …

"START"

my take: I was a little skeptical when I was at the Bookman (Grand Haven) asking for this title … …