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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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Tag Archives: nonfiction
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen, by Lucy Knisley
I love Lucy Knisley. I adored French Milk, and so when I heard she had a new book out, I knew I had to read it. It doesn’t matter that I’m not really a cook, and that this book is … Continue reading
Protected: Full Planet, Empty Plates, by Lester Brown
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The Book of Margery Kempe, by Margery Kempe
This is an autobiography from the early 1400s of a woman who was apparently considered quite saintly. Basically, she had fits and religious delusions, gave herself over to crying and weeping so hard she astonished people continually (even those who … Continue reading
Zoo Story, by Thomas French (audio)
I picked up this audiobook back in December, while Jason and I were visiting an unfamiliar library branch during our day out for our anniversary. I like zoos, and I thought it might make an interesting bit of nonfiction. I … Continue reading
MWF Seeking BFF, by Rachel Bertsche
When Jill reviewed this book, I thought it sounded fascinating, but potentially terrible. The author, Rachel Bertsche, had newly moved to Chicago to be with and marry her boyfriend, but in the few years that she’d been there, she’d been … Continue reading
Free-Range Kids, by Lenore Skenazy (audio)
In 2007, I visited my cousin and aunt at my aunt’s house. She was watching one of her grandsons, who was 2.5 years old at the time. While I was there, I played with him, picking him up by the … Continue reading
Wheat Belly, by William Davis
I thought the premise of this book was really interesting, but I’m not sure I bought into the science behind it. There were a lot of case-studies where the removal of symptoms could be related to wheat-removal, but also could … Continue reading
Protected: Conditions, by Greg Schroeder
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The Metabolic Effect Diet, by Jade and Keoni Teta
Summary: A weight-loss book. No, I take that back – a “fat-loss” book. So…not sure what to say about this book. I saw it come through the library system and decided to try it out. It was advertised as having … Continue reading
The Weight of the Nation, by John Hoffman and Judith Salerno
Well, this book gave a lot of the negative information you won’t get in most books on health and weight loss, which I appreciated, but otherwise seemed to skim on the very surface of this topic and didn’t really tell … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Adult, Prose, Wellness
Tagged body image, health, mini-review, nonfiction
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