Spillover – Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen – Nonfiction (2012) Rating: 4.5/5 We are in information overload. For the past six months since the pandemic started, the world has turned upside down. Or so it seems for a lot of us. Schedules changed, businesses closed, jobs were lost. But the…
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein (2017) – Nonfiction 4.5/5 One of the main necessities in life is shelter – a roof over your head. Preferably one that is clean and sanitary, free of mold or pests and other harmful things. Somewhere safe is also highly preferably – you feel comfortable walking outside or…
The End of October (2020) by Lawrence Wright – Fiction Rating: 4/5 Well…this book is about a pandemic. I kept thinking while I was reading, did Lawrence Wright have some premonition that 2020 was the year that a global pandemic would hit the world and now is the time to push out a “fiction” novel…
Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker (2020) – Nonfiction Rating: 4/5 I have always been a vivid dreamer. While not in exact detail, I have always been able to easily recall them the next morning. Most of my dreams revolve around the usual – falling or being chased or elaborate imaginings. Those never frightened me.…
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (2009) – Fiction Rating: 4/5 Whew. This one took me a bit. Not to scare you from taking the plunge, but Wolf Hall tops out at a little over 600 pages. It is a challenge. There are some books that test the reader – and end up defeating me (looking…
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