Monthly Archives: January 2020

His Dark Materials Trilogy by Phillip Pullman

Posted on January 31, 2020 by bseat

I did not read Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy when they were first published starting in 1995.  It wasn’t until HBO recently started advertising its new series based on the books that I became interested. Although marketed as young adult … Continue reading →

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This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

Posted on January 24, 2020 by bseat

Years ago I read a novel called Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger, which was a becoming of age story about a young man who in the course of one summer is confronted with lies, betrayal and murder and yet … Continue reading →

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Flights by Olga Tokarczuk

Posted on January 17, 2020 by bseat

I became very curious when Tokarczuk won the Man Booker Prize for Flights and then even more intrigued when she recently won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature. (The award was postponed a year due to internal controversy and dissension … Continue reading →

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The Map of Knowledge by Violet Moller

Posted on January 10, 2020 by bseat

I have been sick since Christmas Day with a terrible hacking cold and cough. Yesterday, after being sick and tired of being sick and tired, I declared myself well and tried to get back to my normal schedule. Today I … Continue reading →

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Best Books of 2019-A Year End Wrap-up.

Posted on January 3, 2020 by bseat

Looking back at 2019 I realized that the books I really enjoyed this year were by women authors. This seemed appropriate as women dominated in 2019; from Greta Thunberg and Fiona Hill to Nancy Pelosi, strong women made their voices … Continue reading →

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