Book Review: Moloka'i by Alan Brennert

Moloka'iAlan BrennertAdult Historical FictionI listened to the Audible audiobook. You might like this book if: You like historical fiction, you're interested in Hawaii, you like strong female characters, or sweeping stories that follow a character over...

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Book Review: The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery Adult, Fiction, Translation I had this book in my possession for quite a while and then last month it was my bookclub's pick so I was motivated to dig it out of the pile and read. Just so you know, the author...

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Book Review: Yarn: Remembering the Way Home by Kyoko Mori

Yarn: Remembering the Way Home Kyoko Mori Memoir, Adult This one came my way due to the title since I love yarn.  Appropriately, I read it while away for the weekend at a knitting conference. It was a fairly fast read, and the skilled and quiet...

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Book Review: The Things They Carried

So, enough of the emotional CAT scans I've been writing. Here is a book review that I'm posting right on the front end because it was so compelling. Ironically, it is someone else's emotional CAT scan, laid out for all of us to read.The Things They...

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