Alice K.
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Review: Here, the World Entire by Anwen Hayward
Here, The World Entire by Anwen Kya Hayward My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book was written by someone I follow on Tumblr . She had hilarious stories about her cat on her blog, interspersed with Greek mythology. She actually posted a shorter version of this s...
Here, The World Entire by Anwen Kya Hayward My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book was written by someone I follow on Tumblr . She had hilarious stories about her cat on her blog, interspersed with Greek mythology. She actually posted a shorter version of this s...
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Review: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book was a delightful surprise. My sister sent it to me on audio, because she thought I'd like it. She knows my reading tastes well, apparently. Elsa is seven ye...
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book was a delightful surprise. My sister sent it to me on audio, because she thought I'd like it. She knows my reading tastes well, apparently. Elsa is seven ye...
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Review: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury My rating: 5 of 5 stars I reread this book for my book club, as it was this month's very apt pick. I first read it when I was a freshman in high school, so I remembered only the most distinct images and themes...
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury My rating: 5 of 5 stars I reread this book for my book club, as it was this month's very apt pick. I first read it when I was a freshman in high school, so I remembered only the most distinct images and themes...
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Review: Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote My rating: 4 of 5 stars Of course we're all familiar with Breakfast at Tiffany's : the sprightly, adorable protagonist, her impish ways, and the cast of characters she draws to her like moths to a guttering flame. The...
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote My rating: 4 of 5 stars Of course we're all familiar with Breakfast at Tiffany's : the sprightly, adorable protagonist, her impish ways, and the cast of characters she draws to her like moths to a guttering flame. The...
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Review: Mysteries of the Middle Ages by Thomas Cahill
Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe by Thomas Cahill My rating: 3 of 5 stars It has been SO long since I've reviewed any books. I stalled on this one, so I thought I could start back up here,...
Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe by Thomas Cahill My rating: 3 of 5 stars It has been SO long since I've reviewed any books. I stalled on this one, so I thought I could start back up here,...
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Review: Magic for Nothing (InCryptid #6) by Seanan McGuire
Magic for Nothing by Seanan McGuire My rating: 5 of 5 stars Anyone who's talked to me about books for more than 30 seconds knows I adore Seanan McGuire's books. I fell behind with this one, though. It's been out for over 2 1/2 months, but I'm just getting t...
Magic for Nothing by Seanan McGuire My rating: 5 of 5 stars Anyone who's talked to me about books for more than 30 seconds knows I adore Seanan McGuire's books. I fell behind with this one, though. It's been out for over 2 1/2 months, but I'm just getting t...
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Review: In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson My rating: 4 of 5 stars I suspect some knowledge of WWII would've served me well, going in to this book. I know the basics, but a greater knowledge would've supp...
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson My rating: 4 of 5 stars I suspect some knowledge of WWII would've served me well, going in to this book. I know the basics, but a greater knowledge would've supp...
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Review: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is one of those books I was convinced I'd read years ago. The way people spoke of it, it sounded like my school couldn't possibly have overlooked assigning it. But the plot points people spok...
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is one of those books I was convinced I'd read years ago. The way people spoke of it, it sounded like my school couldn't possibly have overlooked assigning it. But the plot points people spok...
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Review: Why I Jump by Naoki Higashida
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida My rating: 5 of 5 stars So many of the books about children with disabilities are written by the parents or caretakers. It's difficult to find a variation of the th...
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida My rating: 5 of 5 stars So many of the books about children with disabilities are written by the parents or caretakers. It's difficult to find a variation of the th...
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Review: The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer
The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer My rating: 4 of 5 stars I'd never read any Georgette Heyer, but I kept running across her name in various contexts. I finally combed through her books at my local library to find one that was unlikely to make me throw it ...
The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer My rating: 4 of 5 stars I'd never read any Georgette Heyer, but I kept running across her name in various contexts. I finally combed through her books at my local library to find one that was unlikely to make me throw it ...
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