Reading this book reminded me of conversations I had with friends in college. It made me want to call my best friend and talk about books (I did! It was fun!). It made me want to talk about books with all the people I know (didn't work out so well... not all of my friends are as obsessed with books). It made me want to have tea and a long conversation with Samantha Ellis and ask her a million questions. The salt thing for the "evil eye" - my parents used to put a packet of salt under my crib mattress.
Amor Towle, A Gentleman in Moscow
Loved it. Want to buy this book (I borrowed a copy from our library) and read it again, slowly. This is a kind of a book I could pick up and open on a random page and just jump into it.
Fredrik Backman, Britt-Marie Was Here
So well-written. Funny and sad at the same time.
Kate Quinn, The Alice Network and The Huntress
Really liked both books, especially The Huntress. The romance line at the end of the Alice Network felt kind of unnecessary (like, hey, the target audience is women, so that means must slap on romance and happily ever after?). I am going to need to read more on the Night Witches...
Cath Crowley, Words in Deep Blue
Really well-done YA that felt honest.
Lara Prescott, The Secrets We Kept
Amazing: intelligent and sensitive. Intersection of history, literature, espionage, politics, and love story.
Katarina Bivald, The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
I loved the characters... feel-goody and cozy book to read in front of the fireplace.
Cambria Brockman, Tell Me Everything.
This was an excellent thriller - I couldn't put it down. Interesting exploration of college friendships, an excellent tie in of beginning and end (things that didn't quite add up in the beginning of the books all of a sudden made perfect sense), good mix of expected with unexpcted.
Amazing new finds:
Martha Wells - I freaking loved Murderbot Diaries!!! So entertaining.
Ted Chiang - I read his collection of short stories "Exhaltation" - this is the science fiction I love... This is WHY I love science fiction. Those stories reminded me of the stuff I grew up with! I didn't love every single story in the collection, but I really liked them all, and I am am absolutely getting more of his books at the library.
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