Monthly Archives: February 2021

Notes on a Silencing by Lacy Crawford (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 49)

Posted on February 26, 2021 by bseat

This was a hard book to read. It is one woman’s account of sexual assault and rape at an elite boarding school in New England. In it Crawford tries to answer the question, Why Now? which seems to be asked … Continue reading →

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The Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 48)

Posted on February 19, 2021 by bseat

Are science and faith incompatible? That is the underlying question in Gyasi’s novel The Transcendent Kingdom, but she explores it as if using a kaleidoscope, twisting the picture so that new images and understandings emerge and we can see things … Continue reading →

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The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 47)

Posted on February 12, 2021 by bseat

One night, at an exclusive and remote hotel on the tip of Vancouver Island, someone etched with acid the following words on the large picture window in the bar: “Why don’t you swallow broken glass.”  Who was the message for … Continue reading →

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Snow by John Banville (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 46)

Posted on February 5, 2021 by bseat

You can’t get more appropriate than reading a book called “Snow” during a winter snow storm! Banville is a new author to me, but I know I will be reading more of his work.  It is a snowy winter day, … Continue reading →

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