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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: Sunday Coffee
Sunday Coffee – Quiet
Things are hard right now. The world feels like a very ugly place, despite reminders that there is good out there beyond the headlines that have been all too frequent lately. I’m struggling with my health, with the heat, with … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – For the Fathers
Happy Father’s Day!
Sunday Coffee – A Balance of Voice and Persona
When I started blogging about books over eight years ago, I was a very different reader than I am today. I had a very limited set of books I enjoyed. I always finished books that I started, no matter how … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Brain Candy
Let me be honest: This was not a good month for me. This wasn’t really because Stuff Happened (though of course there was stuff…kidney stone, ankle problems, sweltering heat and humidity, a shooting near my son’s high school, the discovery of … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Something New
It’s been about a month or so since I finished my last manuscript, Maldralith, and I think it’s time to settle on a new project for the summer. I have a few possibilities picked out. Three are a little more … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Medical Mess
I hate the term “hot mess” but I’m going to use it right now, because that’s what I am. Three days ago, I started having pain in my lower right back. Felt like sciatic or back-labor pain, getting worse over … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – The Right Books
Back in 2008, when I first started blogging, I’d spent most of my adulthood reading classics only. A few modern books had caught my attention over the years, but for the most part, I ran up against the same problem … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Things I Love
A couple years ago, on the cusp of moving to the Boston area, I attended a writer’s conference. There were many agents and editors in attendance, each with their specialties and preferences on the conference website. One agent specified that … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – All the Books
April was a crazy month for me in books. Most months, I read anywhere from four to six books. In April? I read twelve. And that doesn’t include the three re-listens to the early Raven Cycle books leading up to … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Spring Readathon Wrap-Up
Well, peeps, I made it. Sixteen hours of reading and bookstuff in the last 24 hours. Five books and 1123 pages. One hour of audio. Forty-five minutes of exercise. Six cups of coffee. Seven hours of sleep. Two very puffy, kinda leaky eyes. Yesterday’s post sums up … Continue reading
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