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I have reviewed many books over the years, and some reviews have been more interesting or fun to write than others. The below list were my favorites to write.
• Ada, or Ardor
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Oathbringer
• Return of the Native
• Rhythm of War
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The Unit
• The Woods Are Always WatchingCategories:
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Author Archives: Thistle
Half the Sky, by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Subtitled: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide This book explores gender inequality around the world, focused primarily on sex trafficking, violence against women, and maternal mortality. It also discusses potential solutions and gives accounts of some successes and failures … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, Adult, Prose
Tagged Africa, Asia, gender studies, Latin America, Middle East, nonfiction, POC
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Sunday Coffee – Looking for a Book
Two weeks ago, a vague book plotline popped into my head. Ever since then, I’ve been trying to puzzle out what book it’s from. Unfortunately, the plotline in question is background to the book, taking place before the book began … Continue reading
Sorcerer to the Crown, by Zen Cho (audio)
From GoodReads: At his wit’s end, Zacharias Wythe, freed slave, eminently proficient magician, and Sorcerer Royal of the Unnatural Philosophers—one of the most respected organizations throughout all of Britain—ventures to the border of Fairyland to discover why England’s magical stocks … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, Adult, Prose
Tagged atmospheric, audio, dream-invader, favorite, historical, humor, POC, speculative
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Wellness Wednesday #42: Fitness Test
One of my health goals this year is to improve my overall strength. I’ve lost a lot of strength as I’ve gained weight and since my foot prevented me from doing many exercises. I need to get that back, and … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Comfort Things
Coffee. Family. Bubble baths. Libraries. Pizza. Kitty-snuggles. Harry Potter. Chocolate. Board games. NCIS. Massage. Sunsets. Spaghetti. Friends. Audiobooks. Stiffs Inc. Thrift stores. Geography. Lists.
My Unscripted Life, by Lauren Morrill
After receiving a rejection from a summer art camp, Dee feels like the whole course of her future is suddenly off track. She jumps at the opportunity to intern for a small-production movie that’s just come to town, and finds … Continue reading
Shadows for Silence (collection), by Brandon Sanderson (audio)
This audio collection contains two novellas by Brandon Sanderson. Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell Silence is the owner and proprietor of a safe way-stop in the Forests of Hell, where Shades are attracted to movement, noise, and … Continue reading
The Zen Leaf 