Here is a sample of some books I’ve recently read and reviewed.
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For all of my book reviews, please visit my Goodreads Profile.
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara
This is a very hard book to review. Not because of any deficiency. It is absolutely brilliant in so many of the ways that count. An […]
Daisy Jones & The Six
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Such a cool book!! Very unique structure and choices by the author. Yes, it’s all fiction. But it reads exactly as the author intends it […]
The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett did it again! Wrote an amazing book. I flew through it in days. It is so engaging, with superb character development (even the house […]
A Place For Us
by Fatima Farheen Mirza
A family drama filled with love and longing, sadness and beauty, regret and redemption. I loved the fractured structure that jumped around in time, and […]
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
by Atul Gawande
Fascinating and important book! Extremely well written, with honest, accessible content. Covers aging, mortality, assisted-living, hospice, and difficult conversations between medical professionals and patients, and between […]
The Last Romantics
by Tara Conklin
Such a good family drama. Tara Conklin is a wonderful writer and she weaves this story expertly through many years, covering the family’s heartaches and joys.
I […]
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
By Elizabeth Gilbert
Loved this book! I’ve been meaning to read it for years and decided that this summer was the perfect time. I listened to it on audio, […]
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
by Dani Shapiro
Wow wow wow! I knew I would really like this book. But I had no idea how deeply it would move me. It is deep, raw, […]
Atonement
by Ian McEwan
What a book! Superbly written and told with amazing character development and description. So beautifully woven together. But so heartbreaking. I knew it would hurt, and […]
A Spark of Light
by Jodi Picoult
Wow! Seriously wow. This book is a masterpiece… of writing, research, character development, multiple points of view, creative structure, and handling difficult subject matter. I am […]
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
by Ruth Ware
Now that was a damn good book!! If you love a fantastic mystery, definitely check this one out. It feels so much like an Agatha Christie […]