top pick
The Thursday Murder Club
“A little beacon of pleasure.” Kate Atkinson
Demon Copperhead
An American orphan story based on David Copperfield
"Anything is Possible"
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"Beartown"
#toppick #hockey #Sweden
"A Gentleman in Moscow"
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The Fishermen
my take: The upbeat cover of this book is deceptive … it is a colorful but oh-so-woe-full tale behind this …
Top Picks July – December 2015
Ah, the second half. These are the most memorable after a year of 50+ books. Fiction: There were parts of …
"All the Light We Cannot See"
my take: Sometimes I do weary of World War reads. How, after 70 years, can we still be mining for …
Being Mortal
my take: At first I thought to recommend this to doctors, nurses, people over, say, 70 years … and then …
Top Picks January – June 2015
Inspired by other blogger posts – here are the cream of the crop from the 35 books I’ve read so …
"Station Eleven"
my take: I’d been reading a lot of good books. I was looking for a great one. I chatted one …
"This is the Story of a Happy Marriage"
my take: This is a compilation of Ann Patchett’s various magazine articles and a few new essays ~ the book …
"Crow Lake"
my take: There’s something wonderfully haunting about this book. In the opening paragraph: “When the end came, it seemed to …
"Someone Else’s Love Story"
my take: The real love story here is my head-over-heels infatuation with all things Joshilyn Jackson writes. For reals. This …
"The Age of Miracles"
my take: I loved this. It sounds lame to say it’s ‘novel’ but it’s true. Something different. A great new …
"Wonder"
my take: Oh, man. This is really good. This is one of those books you want everybody to read. It’s …
"The Doctor’s Wife"
my take: As a doctor’s wife I was curious about this book … it’s very small … actually more of …
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