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    Review: Single, Again, and Again, and Again

    by Joli October 12, 2020
    by Joli October 12, 2020

    I’m super excited to say that I’m working with BookTrib to review some books! When the first one, Single, Again, and Again, and Again…: What do you do when life doesn’t go to plan? by Louisa Pateman arrived in my …

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    Review: The Almost Sisters

    by Joli July 30, 2017
    by Joli July 30, 2017

    When Janna posted her review of Joshilyn Jackson’s The Opposite of Everyone, I knew I wanted to read one of her books. At the beginning of July, I saw that she had a new one coming out – The Almost …

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    Review: Here I Am

    by Aubrey October 7, 2016
    by Aubrey October 7, 2016

    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 …

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    Review: The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth McKenzie

    by Joli March 20, 2016
    by Joli March 20, 2016

    This novelย can be described with the following list of very interesting adjectives: quirky, ironic, karmic, squirrelly, political, joyful, maddening, hilarious, emotional, awkward, and even Pynchonesque at times. Is your interest piqued? It should be! I had a good time reading …

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