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The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, was my book club’s January selection. It’s told from a dog’s perspective and is quite widely acclaimed, so I was excited to read it. However, I have few good things …

I read The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah for my October book club….which was awhile ago, but it was so good it still warrants a review four months later. Vianne and Isabelle could not be more different. Isabelle is young and …

Why: I love historical fiction. That pretty much sums up my answer to why I read a majority of the books I do! However, I also have a love for the city of San Francisco. Not only do my brother, …

Why: I was intrigued by the trailer for the upcoming motion picture version of The Light Between Oceans and heard it mentioned that it was adapted from a New York Times Bestseller. When I looked up the book and saw the …

I hadn’t read anything by Joshilyn Jackson before picking up The Opposite of Everyone, but I most certainly plan to now. This book pleasantly surprised me after what I thought was a slow start, but quickly turned into one of …

Jonathan Safran Foer is perhaps best known for writing Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I haven’t yet read it, but I have several friends who loved it and Foer came highly recommended. A friend suggested his new novel, Here I …

Why: It is hard for me to say I enjoy suspense novels because I associate them with being scary. That said, I truly love mysteries and the drama of putting pieces together to figure out how the story will play …

Why: I love books with personal connections. Ties that make the book come alive beyond the reach of even the best authors. When this book come up on the TLC tour schedule, I immediately saw an intriguing sports story with …

I have to admit, I’m sometimes kind of a hyped book snob, in that I tend to avoid them. Hyped books are so hit or miss – sometimes, they deserve all the attention, whereas other times, I just can’t understand …

When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned …