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The Bohemians: Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers who Reinvented American Literature by Ben Tarnoff
- Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
- We Were Liars by e. lockhart (received through the publisher)
- Natchez Burning by Greg Iles (received through the publisher)
- Rocked, Lost in Oblivion Book One by Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliot (received through NetGalley)
- The Most Dangerous Book by Kevin Birmingham (received through the publisher)
On Deck:
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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
- Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
- From Souk to Souk: Travels through the Middle East by Robin Ratchford (received through NetGalley)
- Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
- The Angry Years: The Rise and Fall of the Angry Young Men by Colin Wilson
Recent Reviews:
The Storied Life of
A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (received through NetGalley)
5 stars
I knew in advance that I would love this
book, because it is a book about book lovers and those are my kind of people. A.J. Fikry owns a bookstore on a small island
reachable only by ferry. The death of
his wife leaves him lonely and disconsolate.
The cast of characters that help him heal include an abandoned toddler,
a free-spirited book sales rep, a rascally author and a good hearted police
chief. All of these character capture
the spirit of life’s highs and lows and how a love of literature can be used as
a form of communication. I couldn’t put
this book down and for the first time in my life used the highlighter option on
my e-reader. I recommend this novel to
anyone who enjoys reading about well-written characters and the books that they
love. I received this book through
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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