Tag: Book Review
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Dear SOURDOUGH by Robin Sloan: A new bizarre, heart-warming favorite
Dear Sourdough by Robin Sloan: I decided to listen to your audiobook on a whim one day after seeing its gorgeous cover design and reading its enticing blurb: a story about a software engineer at a robotics company in San Francisco who is given a seemingly magical sourdough starter and ends up uncovering a secret […]
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Dear THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA by C.S. Lewis: Some unexpected mixed emotions
Dear The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis: We have a bit of a long, complicated relationship, you and I. Unlike so many other people my age, for some reason I didn’t read you when I was younger. Instead, I started reading you for the first time a few years ago and, over the span […]
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Dear EDUCATED by Tara Westover: Worth the hype?!
Dear Educated by Tara Westover, You are one of the most hyped books I’ve read in a while. Not only did you appear on countless must-read lists, but you were also recommended to me by numerous bookworms online and friends in person. At first I was quite skeptical, I must admit. How good could you […]
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Dear THE PALE KING by David Foster Wallace: for a book about boredom, you were surprisingly interesting
Dear The Pale King by David Foster Wallace, I have a tendency to enjoy books that many readers deem boring, dull, longwinded, and painstakingly meticulous. (Examples? Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner, War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, Grant by Ron Chernow, etc.) There’s just something about an author putting in an enormous amount of time […]
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Dear 84, CHARING CROSS ROAD by Helene Hanff: YOU MAKE MY INNER BOOKWORM SO HAPPY.
Dear 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff: It seems fitting that I write this review in the form of a letter to you, since you yourself are a book comprised of letters. I honestly don’t even know where to begin. Many fellow bookworms recommended that I read you, so many that one actually offered […]
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Dear THE NAME OF THE WIND by Patrick Rothfuss: I FINALLY READ YOU!!!
Dear The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, We have skirted around each other for many years, you and I. Countless friends and fellow bookworms have recommended that I read you. Upon learning that I love The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, people have jumped on the opportunity to recommend you time […]
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Dear THE BOOKSHOP by Penelope Fitzgerald: You are a bittersweet circle
I bought my copy of you mainly because (a) it was on sale (b) it had a pretty cover, and (c) I can’t resist a book about books. I distinctly remember starting you while sitting on park near my new apartment in the town where I attended law school. It was a beautiful late August day and, […]
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ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LARA JEAN by Jenny Han | Review
I finally did it! I finished the Lara Jean trilogy by Jenny Han! It’s been quite a while since I finished a series, and I credit audiobooks with this recent development of mine. I listened to all three of these books, and you can check out my reviews of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and P.S. […]
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5 Reasons to Read THE PATH MADE CLEAR by Oprah Winfrey
In her latest book, The Path Made Clear, Oprah shares what she sees as a guide for activating your deepest vision of yourself, offering the framework for creating not just a life of success, but one of significance. The book’s ten chapters are organized to help you recognize the important milestones along the road to […]
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DEAR FAHRENHEIT 451 by Annie Spence | Review
Dear Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence, Since you are a book of letters written to other books, I feel like it’s only fitting that my review of you is also in the form of a letter to a book. (Wow, that was a lot of letters and books.) To be honest, I never even knew you existed until I randomly […]