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Monthly Archives: April 2022
Clock Dance ~ by Anne Tyler
I usually really enjoy Anne Tyler and I’ve read quite a number, but not so much this time so it’s a good thing I got this from the library. It starts out with Willa as a young girl in her … Continue reading
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The History of Ancient Egypt ~ by Bob Brier
I got this simply because it was available as a freebie (to Premium subscribers) and I’d become interested in the subject since I read The Writing of the Gods by Edward Dolnick https://mybecky.blog/2022/04/14/the-writing-of-the-gods-by-edward-dolnick/ The History of Ancient Egyptby Bob Brier2013 / Read … Continue reading
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City On Fire ~ by Don Winslow
This is a very fast-moving novel with lots of suspense and moderately graphic violence. It is super-good. I’d say it’s somewhere between Mario Puzo and James Lee Burke. The epigraphs of from Homer’s Iliad could have warned me but I … Continue reading
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The Black-Eyed Blonde ~ by Benjamin Black
It’s been a long time since I read a Raymond Chandler/Philip Marlow novel – probably 15 years. And it’s been a long time since I read a John Banville aka anything – I’ve read books by him and I loved … Continue reading
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All That She Carried ~ by Tiya Miles
This book definitely belongs in the genre of American history, but it’s written in a somewhat different way because sometimes the specific subject determines the method to be used. All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family … Continue reading
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The 8th Confession ~ by James Patterson/Maxine Paetro
It took me a few minutes but I actually did feel like I was ready for another Paetro book. First I tried 21st Birthday but I’d read it already. So I got The 8th Confession . The 8th Confession By … Continue reading
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The Triumph of Christianity ~ by Bart Ehrman
Oh it’s good to be back into nonfiction again. Usually I read about 1/3 nonfiction, and 2/3 crime and other fiction. But sometimes I slip into more crime books while other times there are more nonfiction. Genre fiction often gets … Continue reading
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9th Judgement ~ by James Patterson with Maxine: Paetro,
I’m just barely getting started with this older series. I read one Patterson years ago and decided it was too gory for me. When he started his Women’s Murder Club mysteries I kind of looked sideways at them, but it … Continue reading
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The Match – by Harlan Coben
Having read six (6!) nonfiction books already this month, I really wanted to kick back and read some entertainment and I did that. I usually enjoy Harlan Coben’s books (not always) and this was not one of his best but … Continue reading
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The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan
I was wanting some to read something which was lighter, but not a mystery. A friend had said that The Lemon Tree was very good so I went to buy it and found I would get the Audible version discounted … Continue reading
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The Writing of the Gods ~ by Edward Dolnick
Another All-Nonfiction Reading Group selection and I think I nominated this one simply because I was attracted to the subject matter, the sample audio was good and the reviews from good places were great. I got the Kindle version, too, … Continue reading
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The Family Chao ~ by Lan Samantha Chang
Oh what a good thing to read a good book – good in many senses of the term. But first, although the is a mystery of sorts, it’s not a “thriller” in any sense of the term. But yes, it’s … Continue reading
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Wilmington’s Lie ~ by David Zucchino
This book was on sale and I thought I recognized the title as having won the Pulitzer last year (2021 prize for a 2020 book). For a minute, I thought I was wrong, but yes, it did get the prize, … Continue reading
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Empire of Pain ~ by Patrick Radden Keefe
One of the reasons I got this book though was that Patrick Radden Keefe wrote the fabulous book, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (2018). Empire of Pain:The Secret History of the Sackler Dynastyby Patrick Radden … Continue reading
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The Sea of Tranquility~ by Emily St John Mandel
Nominee for the my own Best Science Fiction of the Year 2022! This book had been on my Wish List since it was announced as “to be released” so when I saw it on the New Release “shelf” at Audible, … Continue reading
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Blood and Money ~ by Thomas Thompson
Originally published in 1976, this is an older book but it’s been revived over the years so I figured it looked promising and yes, it’s excellent True Crime. It deals with the background problems of the several involved families in which … Continue reading
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The Guilty Dead ~ by P. J. Tracy
This was included in my membership from Audible. I’ve been curious about P.J. Tracy and it looked okay so I went ahead. It was about as mediocre as you can get. I think I might have slept through part of … Continue reading
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