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Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
fiction / mystery

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Rachel Rappaport • Leave a comment

I have not had great luck with books this month. Even ones I really looked forward to like the new Meg Wolitzer didn’t really grab me. I must have started and stopped a dozen books this month. I had high hopes for Then She Was Gone. I’ve read Lisa Jewell’s books since college. Back then … Continue reading →

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
fiction

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Rachel Rappaport • 1 Comment

Another YA book! What has gotten into me? I had tried to get this on Netgalley but was refused (I have a 97% rating! What more do they want?) but saw it it was available immediately for the Kindle through the Maryland Library eLibrary Consortium so I downloaded it. I really prefer to read on my … Continue reading →

The Hate U Give  by Angie Thomas
fiction

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Rachel Rappaport • Leave a comment

The Hate U Give caught my eye back before it was released in late February thanks to the 2Pac reference in the title but I just was able to download it to my Kindle from the library this week. It was as good as I hoped. The story of Starr, a black girl going to … 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 Rappaport • 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 Rappaport • 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 →

The Ice Cream Girls by Dorothy Koomson
fiction / mystery

The Ice Cream Girls by Dorothy Koomson

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

    Computer problems plagued me again this week. We’ve had awful internet issues since we moved in this house in 2005 and since we live in Baltimore City we have little choice as to service providers. We finally bought a new desktop for me to work on (our old one was so noisy and … Continue reading →

Dare Me by Megan Abbott
fiction / mystery

Dare Me by Megan Abbott

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Rachel Rappaport • Leave a comment

I think I am getting old because I spent the whole book thinking “where are your parents?”. I’ve read a couple Megan Abbott books and they are generally pretty good. YA but long, well written and a little dark. Dare Me is the story of two best friends, their cheerleading squad and the new, troubled … Continue reading →

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