I’ve had Going Bovine by Libba Bray on my shelf since it came out. I read it recently along with my informal book group. About the Book: Cameron is a high school student and social outcast whose life is about to get very strange. Beyond that, Going Bovine rather defies summary. Instead, here are some …
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Thoughts on “The Devil in the White City” by Erik Larson (Audiobook)
I listened to The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson for my book group. About the Book: In 1893, Chicago hosted an extravagant World’s Fair, nicknamed the White City. A monumental undertaking, the grounds were constructed in under two years, utilizing countless laborers and going so far as to import entire families and …
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Thoughts on “Walk Two Moons” by Sharon Creech (Audiobook)
I think I owned Newbery Medal recipient Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech when I was a kid, but I definitely never read it. When I saw the audiobook was read by Hope Davis (one of my favorites!), I thought I’d give it a try. About the Book: Thirteen-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle — “Sal” for …
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Thoughts on “Blindness” by José Saramago
Blindness by José Saramago was a pick for my IRL book group a few months back. About the Book: In an unnamed country, an epidemic begins: As he waits at a stoplight, a man is struck blind. Faster than it can be combated, the white blindness spreads. How can it be contained? How can it …
Thoughts on “The Revisionists” by Thomas Mullen
The Revisionists by Thomas Mullen came to me through LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers program. I read it during last month’s Readathon. About the Book: Zed has been sent from the future to a time around our own. His mission? Keep history (and thus, the seemingly perfect future from which he comes) intact by preventing counter-agents from …
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