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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
King of Scars, by Leigh Bardugo
Time has passed since the end of the Grisha trilogy and the Six of Crows duology. The country of Ravka has tentative peace, but is still threatened by enemies without and within. King Nicholai is determined to heal his country, … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – My Fig Tree
I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. From the tip of every branch, like a fat purple fig, a wonderful future beckoned and winked. … I saw myself sitting in the … Continue reading
The Eating Instinct, by Virginia Sole-Smith
Subtitled: Food Culture, Body Image, and Guilt in America When the author’s first child stopped eating as an infant, she had to relearn everything she knew about food and hunger. In researching this, she moved into researching food culture in … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday – Steroids Part 2
It has been a really interesting couple of weeks for me. On the 7th, my doctor prescribed a six-day tapering steroid pack. Initial effects of the pack were phenomenal: all the hives, facial rash, and inflammation disappeared for several days. … Continue reading
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, by Stuart Turton
From the book flap: Evelyn Hardcastle will die. Every day until Aiden Bishop can identify her killer and break the cycle. But every time the day begins again, Aiden wakes up in the body of a different guest. And some … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday – 100 Days
On my birthday last year, I made a list of 40 things I wanted to accomplish before I turned 40 (March 1st). I have a few weeks left and there are a few of those goals that I either failed … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Steroids
Back in late December, I was getting dressed for bed when I noticed a round, red patch on my thigh. It was so regular that I thought at first that it might be ringworm. I wasn’t sure how I’d come … Continue reading
The Zen Leaf 