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…
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (2017) – Fiction 4/5 This book has been on my reading list for a while and what a time to read a book set in the backdrop of Alaskan isolation than right now. While my self-distancing is no where near the level of what it is like to settle…
Bad Kansas by Becky Mandelbaum (2017) – Fiction – Short Stories 4/5 This book was recommended by the Raven Book Store in Lawrence, Kansas. If I can have a moment to plug local bookstores, please patronize these wonderful establishments. I know it is hard to escape the ease of Amazon and I utilize a Kindle,…
Afterlife by Julia Alvarez (2020) – Fiction 4/5 Grief is a weird thing. Afterlife by Julia Alvarez captures this elusive but universal feeling. This book touched me in spots that are still sore. I’ve lost two close family members in the past year which is more than I have really experienced in a long time.…
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (2019) – Fiction 4.5/5 While labeled fiction, this story is only about fictionalized character. It is not about a fictionalized place. The Nickel School, where main characters Elwood and Turner have been sent to be “reformed” is based on an actual school that existed and operated in Marianna, Florida…
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