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my take: The title and the cover design give great clues about this read: it’s a wild ride. The Fates …

my take: A tale of two young girls in 1950’s Naples in a rough neighborhood of poverty, violence, and secrets. …

my take: It’s not long into this novel that the reader can start to figure that the halftime walk is …

my take: Dysfunctional family goes to Mallorca. Food, pool, sun, beach, Spanish men and scenery. Definitely a great escape novel …

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

my take: A bit of a cross between Olive Kitteridge and Emily, Alone, Florence is a somewhat crotchety feminist whose …

my take: Oh, I really wanted to love this. I mean, The Secret Life of Bees was so memorable. After …

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

my take: As I was in my good not great reading slump, a friend suggested this as a possibility to …

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

my take: When I heard Ivan Doig died (recently), I thought it a fitting time to read this. Sometimes a …

my take: I’d been reading a lot of good books. I was looking for a great one. I chatted one …

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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: A small town saga set in Wisconsin, the novel is populated with a large cast of everyday characters …

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

my take: Written in 1936, instead of being historical fiction it’s, um, period literature, I guess. Which is rather refreshing. …

my take: When Alice, a 39 year old mother of three, falls off her spin bike and knocks her head …

my take: The opening lines of The Silver Star are reminiscent of The Glass Castle: “My sister saved my life when …