Bel Canto is a story about love, mostly. Love, music, language, terrorism, friendshipย – the bookย definitely doesn’t fail to deliver on those themes. Set in South America, the story (based on a true story) begins whenย a large roomful of mostly affluent …
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Why:ย This is the second book that I requested from my library after Joli posted her books from the 1990s article. I was just going to read one of these beloved Dear America books, but then two caught my eye, and …
Why: This book choice was a direct byproduct of Joli’s post on books from the 1990s. I couldn’t help but search my library’s catalog for one (ok, I borrowed two…) of these childhood favorites. This particular title captured my attention …
- Book ReviewsHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction
Review: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
by Joliby JoliMagic. Pure magic. This book…I’m almost at a loss for words! If you haven’t yet read All the Light We Cannot See, it’s imperative that you put it on your TBR list this instant. Anthony Doerr’s brilliant and captivating style …
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Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Bekkyby BekkyThere are some books that should just be read aloud. Thatโs how weโre meant to hear stories — itโs etched into our linguistic history since we first tried to explain the phenomena around us with elaborate stories of gods, goddesses, …
What have I been doing with my life?! Why did I wait so long to read this book?! I have been aware of the existence of Geek Love for quite some time. My mother owned it. I remember its place …
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The Girl With All The Gifts by M.R. Carey
by Joliby JoliWhen this book popped up as the next to be read in my book club, I had no idea what to expect. See, I like jumping into book club books without reading about them first. I don’t read the synopsis …
The Book Thief is one of those books that everyone I knew was raving about five years ago, yet I somehow never managed to sit down and read it. I have been drawn to books about the Holocaust since I …
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Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
by Joliby JoliAlias Grace was my first ever Margaret Atwood novel. *Gasp* not sure how I made it through 28 years of English-studying, book-loving life without reading an Atwood novel! Why exactly did I start with this particular one? I happened upon …
In January, the bookclub I belong to chose The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters. Here’s how I like to approach book club books: borrow or buyย it without reading about it. There’s just something about diving into a book without knowing …