Category: book club
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Book Review: My Life in France by Julia Child
I’ve been watching Julia on HBO and have been thoroughly enjoying it. When this book was selected for a group read, I was super excited to read Julia Child’s own words. I was moderately familiar with her growing up coming from a PBS family on both sides, but I never thought much about her on…
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Book Review: The Day Kennedy Was Shot by Jim Bishop
I’ve read a number of books discussing the assassination of John F. Kennedy over the years and this book has been mentioned in a number of them. I was eager to begin given the date of publication. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long to realize it was going to be a long 700+ pages…
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Book Review: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
As the title suggests, this book is chaotic. An oddly fun kind of chaotic, but chaotic all the same…
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Book Review: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Though I’m not much of a fantasy reader, I was drawn to this one, especially after hearing what a cozy book this is. I probably would have enjoyed this more as a fantasy reader, but I did find it cute…
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Book Review: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
I tried reading Frankenstein several years ago but didn’t get past the first few pages. Attempting it again, I was surprised at how absorbed I became. Not so much in the story itself, but the questions pondered, particularly involving the ‘being’…
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Book Review: Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier
Though I wouldn’t personally call this much of a thriller, Things We Do in the Dark did not disappoint…
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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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Book Review: Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka
If you have knowledge of Japanese culture and literature, this is probably an enjoyable book. Unfortunately, I am not all too familiar with these things and found myself lost throughout most of the story…
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Book Review: The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Having felt somewhat let down by the ending of the first book after so much build-up, I was pleasantly surprised to find myself liking this book even more…
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Book Review: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Though a great definition of a psychological thriller, The Silent Patient missed the mark for me in several ways…