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I have been a fan of Kate Christensen’s since reading her
novel In the Drink when I was a young
adult. I find her writing crisp and her
character’s fascinating and she has a very Generation X thing going (but I
maybe I just think that because I am Generation X and I like her writing). This book concerns the last cruise of a 1950’s
era ship called the Isabella. It’s last
route will take 500 passengers from California to Hawaii in an attempt to
showcase the old-fashioned glamour of the cruise. Once on board, pretty much every terrible
thing that can occur on a cruise happens.
I loved this book and it completely catered to my own ability to imagine
the worst case scenario for everything I do.
I am taking a half star on this book for the ending which was abrupt and
kind of weird, but otherwise this was an entertaining and well written book…just
don’t read it before taking cruise. I
received a digital ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest
review.
Impossible Owls: Essays by Brian Phillips
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Essay collections are often hard to review, especially ones like this with lengthy essays, but I will say that out of these were reliably solid. This starts out with a beautifully descriptive essay about the Iditarod Race with details about Alaskan life and scenery. There is one about England's royals that was cheeky but also very perceptive and one about his hometown in Oklahoma that exemplifies a place and time in the American West. Overall this was a solid collection and one that I will probably dip back into for rereading. I received a digital ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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