Notes on Books & Life
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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I’d read some good reviews of The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown, so when I needed an audiobook and saw my library had this one on the shelf, I decided to give it a go for my daily commute. About the Book: Tiny Barnwell, Ohio, hometown to the three Andreas sisters, is the last place …
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I’ve always felt I should read 1984, so when I discovered my library had a version read by Frank Muller, a narrator I know I enjoy, I borrowed the recording to keep me occupied during my daily commute. About the Book: Published in 1949, George Orwell’s 1984 is a classic dystopian novel. The year is …
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I very much enjoyed the Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness when I read it earlier this year, so when I heard Ness had a new book out, I immediately put in my request at the library. About the Book: Conor O’Malley’s mother is sick. Nothing the doctors try seems to help, though neither Conor …
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I spent most of September listening to the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik, read by the marvelous Simon Vance. I borrowed it from my public library. About the Books: I already talked about the first book in this series, His Majesty’s Dragon. Rather than summarize each book, I’ll just say this series is basically the …
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