Month: December 2022
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Book Review: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Before reading, I paid minimal attention to what this book was about. I was halfway through before I realized this is in the true crime genre and not a crime novel. I jumped right into it…
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Book Review: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
These Violent Delights has an interesting premise, and frankly, one I liked more than the original Romeo and Juliet tale (sorry, I’ve never been able to get into Shakespeare…), but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would…
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Top 5: Books I read in 2022
Initially, I wanted this to be a Top 10 list but was struggling with the placements the longer the list went on. With anything I call a favorite, they fluctuate. I’m confident in my Top 5 picks (even while my top two picks are super close), so I decided it would be simpler to keep…
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Book Review: The Child in Time by Ian McEwan
This is the second book I’ve read recently that I was made aware of from the movie adaptation. Though this book is a rare case where I like the movie better, I still enjoyed the book immensely…
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Book Review: Jacqueline in Paris by Ann Mah
I’m quite fond of Jacqueline Kennedy, though I admit her time as a Kennedy is the majority of what I know about her. Before becoming the First Lady of the United States and Jackie O, she was Jacqueline Bouvier. Jacqueline in Paris gives us a glimpse of Jacquline before she became the woman we know and…
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Book Review: Operation Mincemeat by Ben Macintyre
I’ve seen videos on YouTube that talk about the story of Operation Mincemeat but if it was to any extent, I’d forgotten the details. It was the Netflix movie that fully captured my attention…
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Book Review: An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin
This book has been sitting on my shelf waiting to be read for a good ten years or so. I’m not sure why it took me so long to get around to it, but I’m finally here…
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Book Review: A Cat Cafe Christmas by Codi Gary
Cats and Christmas? You don’t need to tell me much more to get me to read a book…
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Book Review: The Strange Courtship of Kathleen O’Dwyer by Robert Temple
It’s been so long since I’ve read a western that I’d forgotten how exciting they can be. Even though I haven’t read a bunch of books in this genre, I’ve never read one with a female protagonist. For this reason, I was particularly curious…
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Book Review: Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra
I was super excited about this one. The synopsis drew me in, the cover is gorgeous, the setting is fantastic, the premise is promising… but I found myself utterly bored and impatient to finish…