Time to announce the March Reading Buddies book! It was neck and neck for a while there, but A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith won out in the end. Here’s what Goodreads has to say about our March pick: “The beloved American classic about a young girl’s coming-of-age at the turn of the …
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Thoughts on “The Story of Beautiful Girl” by Rachel Simon (Audiobook)
In need of an audiobook, I picked up The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon, a book whose cover I love and that I’ve seen around the blogosphere since its publication in 2011. About the Book: On a rainy night in 1968, in rural Pennsylvania, a man and a woman find their way to …
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Reading Buddies Wrap-Up: “A Room with a View” by E.M. Forster
First, current and potential future Reading Buddies, if you haven’t voted for the March book yet, please do so! The poll is over on the right. It’s a close race this month, so be sure to voice your opinion! Ah, Room with a View. How did you like it? I very much enjoyed it myself. …
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Thoughts on “Lost on Planet China” by J. Maarten Troost (Audiobook)
I’ve had a copy of Lost on Planet China by J. Maarten Troost on my shelf for a few years now. When I discovered Simon Vance (my new favorite narrator) did the audiobook, I borrowed it from my public library. About the Book: J. Maarten Troost and his wife are ready for a change of …
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Thoughts on “The Sparrow” by Mary Doria Russell
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell was my book club’s pick for December. About the Book: 2060, Rome. Emilio Sandoz has returned from an interplanetary mission to Rakhat with mutilated hands and in a precarious mental state, the solitary survivor of his original team of eight. Back in the care of his mission sponsors, the …
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