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September 2017
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I am currently reading this. No one writes like Hilary Mantel. Events are very detailed and read slowly, and then a passage s...
A Place of Greater Safety - Hilary Mantel
April 2017
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reviewed: Speak
I did not enjoy high school. When I hear about those who had 'fun', I always wonder how they managed to avoid the angst that ...
Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson
April 2017
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February 2017
21
text: Writing about love
...is so hard. Right? I read a quote once that went something like this : "Writing about Love is like dancing about archite...
February 2017
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The current political situation is turning my reading habit into a full-blown problem. I can’t focus on one book at a time, I...
February 2017
14
reviewed: A Valentine for Anne Frank
Working at a library I am fortunate to process all the new books that have been added to our collection. I've often (humorous...
January 2017
17
text: A New Year.
I took a little break during the fall due to being swept up by the election. My conclusion? 2017 is going to hit us hard. ...
September 2016
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I was dying to get my hands on this and, okay, so I didn’t go and pick it up at the stroke of midnight like I originally inte...
September 2016
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How nice it was to reunite with Harry again. One of the most spectacular things about the prior novels was Harry's voice, whi...
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts I and II (English)(Hardcover) - John Tiffany & J K Rowling Jack Thorne
August 2016
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I enjoy the story of an unsung hero (or heroine), and few people fit that bill better than Jane Seymour. Known chiefly for be...
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August 2016
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It's always been my favorite of the series. Still is.