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I gave this book every chance I could. I saw it available at the library and I’d seen it around. But I am really glad I didn’t waste a credit on it, but I did waste some time. I think it … Continue reading →

I’d had my eye on this ever since it won the Pulitzer Award for History in 2022.   I was a history major and I kind of know US history and some European history, but that’s about it. Sad to … Continue reading →

The first Saturday of the month means Six Degrees of Separation day. This meme is hosted by Kate at BooksAreMyFavouriteandBest. The idea is she gives a starting title, then associates six other books with it- and invites her readers to do … Continue reading →

I’ve read a couple novels by Proulx, Shipping News (1993 – Pulitzer Prize), Bearskins (2016)), but this is the first nonfiction I’ve read by her It’s a series of science essays more than anything else and I like that so … Continue reading →

I had no idea what to pick up to read next,  but this had sounded very good when I put it on ye olde wish list at Audible and I’d very much enjoyed Stagg’s prior two novels in this series … Continue reading →

When I am full of really good nonfiction or literary fiction I take a break by reading comfort books,  mysteries of lots of kinds. I enjoy procedurals, old fashioned who-done-its, thrillers, cozies, and true crime. I love getting my teeth … Continue reading →

Excellent! I do so enjoy Sarah Bakewell and now I’ve read three of her five books.  She brings a good measure of fun to her books along with delightful anecdotes.  I so very much appreciated this book.    Humanly Possible:Seven … Continue reading →

This book sounded interesting and I’d had it on my Wish List at Audible for a couple months for when I got bored with crime novels and bought it. The first chapter was kind of  a slog but then when … Continue reading →

This one was on sale and it just seemed to appeal to me.  I like lighter books to read between denser non-fiction.  (But the reverse is also true.)  For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing 2023Read by David Pittu 10h 37mRating;  A: … Continue reading →

 I read this back in January of 2021 so that’s about 2 years and 8 months ago!  I keep a blog to remind myself of what I’ve read. That’s not as easy as it used to be as I’m 75 … Continue reading →

I thought I’d read Jeffery Deaver before but I must have been mistaken. This book started out great but after about 1/2 way point it just kind of went rambling through more twists The Never Game  The Never Game by Jeffrey Deaver 2019/ Read … Continue reading →

With no great speed, I’ve been reading this Quirk series in order.  They’re by John Bancroft using the name of Benjamin Black.  I read quite a number of Bancroft’s books about 15-20 years ago and have been reading Quirk since … Continue reading →

This is the second novel in the volume “The Jailhouse Lawyer” which I said I’d get to a week or so ago.  So I got to it but didn’t finish until the wee hours of August 1.   Power of … Continue reading →

Recommended by a friend whose taste is, quite often, similar to mine. Also, as itt turns out, this was the “Best Crime Novel of the Year” for 2022 according to the judgement of the New York Times The Lost Kings by … Continue reading →

This is a P.S. more than anything to say that the above comments are not my final thoughts. I was none too happy with the idea of rereading this book even if I did give it a 9.5 and felt … Continue reading →

Learning From the Germans was selected by the All-Nonfiction Reading Group https://groups.io/g/AllNonfiction for our August read.  If it weren’t for that group I’d miss a LOT of great books!!!  The author comes from an academic place of Philosophy especially the Enlightenment.  She also … Continue reading →

This is the first James Patterson I’ve read where he has someone other than Maxine Praeto co-writing with him.  It took me awhile but at about a third of the book the plot took off.  Someone was murdered and the … Continue reading →