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Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau
fiction / literary fiction / review

Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Rachel • Leave a comment

I really don’t know how I came across this book. It was on my reserves from library so at some point I must have suggested they purchase it. I vaguely remember reading an earlier book of hers and enjoying it well enough. Sometimes the lag between reading about a book and it actually coming out … Continue reading →

The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver
fiction

The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Rachel • Leave a comment

What a clever idea for a novel! Who doesn’t wonder what their other life could be if things went differently? I felt like Lydia was a fully developed character as was Jonah but I didn’t see what the appeal of Freddie was. When they stayed together in her “sleep”, they didn’t seem to have anything … Continue reading →

Miss Me When I’m Gone: A Novel by Emily Arsenault
fiction / literary fiction / mystery

Miss Me When I’m Gone: A Novel by Emily Arsenault

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Rachel • 1 Comment

This book was an unexpected delight. I didn’t remember what it was about at all or what it was about but it was on my Amazon wishlist (I’ve since made a dedicated book wish list, why did that take so long?) so I requested it and it was finally available to download to my Kindle. … Continue reading →

Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa
fiction / food / literary fiction

Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Rachel • Leave a comment

I’ve read a few books the last couple of days but Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa was my favorite. Translated from Japanese, it is the story of a reluctant dorayaki (a type of pancake filled with sweet bean paste) chef who against his initial impulse hires a woman in her mid-70s to help out at the dorayaki … Continue reading →

The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall
literary fiction

The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Rachel • Leave a comment

I’ve read that The Best Kind of People has been optioned by Sarah Polley as a movie and reading it, I can totally see why that would happen. It almost reads like a script as-is (Zoe Whittall does write for television so that makes sense)–a valued member of the community and high school teacher who … Continue reading →

A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
fiction / literary fiction

A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Rachel • Leave a comment

A Spool of Blue Thread was not my favorite Anne Tyler.  I always liked Ladder of Years best, personally, although now I see the protagonist who seemed like a real, old, established adult to me when I first read it was only supposed to be 40. Oy. Living in Baltimore, I do like to read books that … Continue reading →

Funny Girl: A Novel by Nick Hornby
fiction / historical fiction / literary fiction

Funny Girl: A Novel by Nick Hornby

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Rachel • Leave a comment

  I have read all of Nick Hornby’s books even the music essay ones and somehow it took me until now to read Funny Girl. I guess my library hiatus had more casualties than I thought. I enjoyed the beginning of the book. Barbara from Blackpool goes from being Miss Blackpool for an hour to … Continue reading →

The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee
fiction / literary fiction

The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Rachel • Leave a comment

I’m not really sure how I feel about The Expatriates. I recently read The Copenhagen Affair which was also about expats (although the main character in that was an Indian-American woman living in Copenhagen and in The Expatriates the main characters are two white women and a Korean-American woman all living in Hong Kong) and I can’t … Continue reading →

Harmony by Carolyn Parkhurst
fiction / literary fiction

Harmony by Carolyn Parkhurst

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Rachel • Leave a comment

I picked up Harmony yesterday morning at the local library. I’ve never actually been in that branch before but it looked okay and the staff seemed more competent than the wackjobs at the Canton branch. I had Harmony on my wishlist for while (Netgalley rejected me for an ARC) so I was excited that it came in … Continue reading →

Is This Tomorrow by Caroline Leavitt
fiction / historical fiction / literary fiction

Is This Tomorrow by Caroline Leavitt

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Rachel • Leave a comment

I decided to re-read Is This Tomorrow last night after reading Cruel Beautiful World yesterday morning. I had read it when it came out but it was available for download from the library with no wait so I thought I might as well. I remember liking it at the time and I still enjoyed it this time … Continue reading →

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