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Two book reviews in a row?! Whaaaat. I’m feeling so erudite. Honestly, though, this book really made me think. It’s probably the most academic book I’ve read in a while and definitely the most feminist. I picked it up because I found the title funny and assumed it would be a humorous take on the…
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This book begins with a shooting that leaves one woman dead in a saloon on the outskirts of town and her friend left to figure out what happened. As we flashback to the weeks leading up to the shooting, we learn that an unbearable heat and a smallpox epidemic has been ravaging San Francisco in…
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It’s not stated explicitly, but this is essentially a fictionalized account of Laura Bush’s life. Though names and locations have been changed, the similarities are striking: Alice (the Laura Bush character) grows up a quiet and proper only child in a small town, naive to the ways of the world. After a tragic accident in…
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Whether it’s a trip or a staycation, sometimes you want to hole up with a stack of books. Here, I’ll provide themed lists so you can stock up and get to reading! Even if you have to work during the week between Christmas and New Years, I’m guessing it’s pretty slow. That means there’s plenty…
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Behind every man is a great woman…or at least a woman. Lotto and Mathilde have one of those great, sweeping love stories. They meet at a party in college and weeks later are married. Against all odds, they remain married and in love for the ensuing decades. The couple is happy when living as struggling…
Read MoreAfter reading Big Little Lies, I knew I needed to read another of Liane Moriarty’s books, stat. The intersecting stories of three women had me hooked immediately, and not just because one of those women is named Tess and works in marketing. Though Tess is looped into the complicated mess, this story does not start…
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Whether it’s a trip or a staycation, sometimes you want to hole up with a stack of books. Here, I’ll provide themed lists so you can stock up and get to reading! Whether you’re single or in a relationship, sometimes you just want to go away with the gals. It’s a completely different experience and…
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I kept wanting this book to be rooted in reality and it’s just not. That made me angry. If you want to enjoy this book, you have to be able to accept that the ending could never have happened and then just appreciate it for its dreamlike quality. Basically Amber is stuck in juvie…maybe guilty…
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Most people say “Sharp Objects” is their least favorite out Gillian Flynn’s novels. I disagree. This twisted book could be Gillian Flynn’s best work. Sure there’s a surprise, but not the numerous twists and turns of “Gone Girl” or even “Dark Places.” It doesn’t need them. It will hook you with it’s eeriness and may…
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I’m sure you’ve heard it: “fans of Gone Girl will love The Girl on the Train.” Well, it’s true. You’ll tear through it. You, just like the narrator Rachel, will want to know what happened to the loving couple she watches every morning from her seat on the train. She imagines what their lives must be like…
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Peaches to Apples 