Laura Lippman is a favorite writer of mine, ever since the Tess Monaghan series was first published. I've read most of her other novels along the way and this is one of my favorites. I promise that you do not have to be familiar with Baltimore to appreciate it as a character all its own … Continue reading Prom Girl – Laura Lippman
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The Last Ranger – Peter Heller
One of my favorite things about reading The Last Ranger is that it is coming out at at time we are seeing one video after another of "Tourons," Tourist/Morons, many at Yellowstone National Park, interacting inappropriately with the wildlife or sticking their hands in dangerously hot springs and generally creating havoc. Because this novel introduces … Continue reading The Last Ranger – Peter Heller
The Carnivale of Curiosities – Amiee Gibbs
The Carnivale of Curiosities has a strong gothic novel feel. Set in 1880s London, this is a story with many themes. Aurelius Ashe is a magician, imbued with powers that go beyond illusion, yet also involve his subjects' illusions. Together with a masterful carpenter, inventor of machinery and careful craftsman, Mr. Pretorius, Ashe is responsible … Continue reading The Carnivale of Curiosities – Amiee Gibbs
Dr. No: A Novel – Percival Everett
I really, really enjoyed this quirky, thought-provoking, semi-dystopian, semi-magic realism take on I'm not sure what. Professor Wala Kitu, renowned expert on "Nothing" is on the faculty at Brown University in the mathematics department, but he rarely has to teach his small graduate class. His work on "Nothing" is renowned. He is on the autism … Continue reading Dr. No: A Novel – Percival Everett
The Book of Form and Emptiness – Ruth Ozeki – audible
Sometimes... the books I am most attached to are hardest to describe. This is one of them. Benny Oh's father, Kenji, a jazz musician, dies when Benny is twelve. His mother Annabelle dropped out of college in library science to have Benny. And now, her heart is broken. Her job, clipping news articles for subscribers, … Continue reading The Book of Form and Emptiness – Ruth Ozeki – audible
Things We Found When the Water Went Down – Tegan Nia Swanson (Audio and Print both read: Get Print!)
READ IN FORMAT THAT LETS YOU SEE COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS! For the author's sake, because she deserves actual readers of the print book. I have been trying to figure out how to share my love of this novel since I read it in March 2023. It's hard to describe. First: Get the print version or read … Continue reading Things We Found When the Water Went Down – Tegan Nia Swanson (Audio and Print both read: Get Print!)
Lucky Dogs – Helen Schulman
Lucky Dogs intersperses the stories of two women who sprang from very different and very traumatic childhoods to what looks like success but is also traumatic. But don't assume that means this whole book is a downer. I happen to be a person who likes books that juxtapose two characters and that have quirky elements … Continue reading Lucky Dogs – Helen Schulman
Killing Moon – Jo Nesbo
When I read my first Harry Hole novel, some years ago, it was an entry partway through the series and I immediately bought all of the prior books. Jo Nesbo's characters are complex and they grow and change and Harry is central to this. In Killing Moon, Nesbo is not hiding some of the key … Continue reading Killing Moon – Jo Nesbo
The Spectacular – Fiona Davis
Fiona Davis does it again! I've enjoyed every one of her novels, all set in two eras and centered on a building in New York city. In this case, while a building matters (Radio City Music Hall), "The Spectacular" is about a Rockette, Marion, who danced in the 1950s and is now, in the 1990s, … Continue reading The Spectacular – Fiona Davis
The Imposters – Tom Rachman
Dora is an older person who is alone in the world, partly by design, but she is obviously lonely. She is a published author of books that failed to sell. Yet, she still has an agent. Still is invited to a writer's conference in Australia. There have been people in her life, but she is … Continue reading The Imposters – Tom Rachman
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