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Mind’s Eye by Håkan Nesser

Posted on February 4, 2022 by bseat

It is always exciting to find a new author and a new series to read. I have found Scandinavian crime novelists to have an interesting perspective- humane and soulful rather than the “good and bad” dichotomy that is often the … Continue reading →

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The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

Posted on January 28, 2022 by bseat

Sometimes it is hard to describe book that you loved. All you can say is “READ IT!” These are the kind of books that are best to be read in book clubs, because there you have the time to tease … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 26, 2021 by bseat

I am spending time with my family and I hope that you are able to do that too! I will be back next week with a new blog, but in the meantime enjoy your turkey day leftovers! Happy Thanksgiving! Brenda

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Gold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian

Posted on September 24, 2021 by bseat

This book was not what I expected. I mostly don’t like magical realism and have avoided Gabriel Garcia Marquez and have struggled when reading Haruki Murakami, both of whom are known for their magical realism. It is a bit strange, … Continue reading →

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The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult

Posted on September 3, 2021 by bseat

if you had the chance, would you live your life differently? What changes would you make? These are the questions that are central to this novel by Jodi Picoult, and they are just as provocative and challenging for the main … Continue reading →

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The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldtstein

Posted on August 13, 2021 by bseat

These novels by Elena Ferrante have been described as “ferocious”, “explosive,” as if they are describing some kind of action/thriller series, but instead Ferrante tells the story of two girls growing up in post WWII Naples whose friendship becomes more … Continue reading →

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The Distant Hours by Kate Morton

Posted on August 6, 2021 by bseat

Do you ever lose books? It doesn’t seem it was as easy to lose books when I bought physical books, since I could usually visualize in what bookcase and in what room I had shelved it, but since I went … Continue reading →

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The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 63)

Posted on June 11, 2021 by bseat

Mary Jekyl is strangely unaffected when her guardian dies. When her parents died when she was a child, she was left in the care of her guardian  for whom she felt very little affection. Now in her twenties, with her … Continue reading →

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The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 58)

Posted on May 7, 2021 by bseat

Anthony Marra is truly gift writer. His Constellation of Vital Phenomenon is on my, “All Time Best Books I Ever Read” list. I don’t actually physically keep such a list, but if I did it would be one of the … Continue reading →

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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 57)

Posted on April 30, 2021 by bseat

The year is 2045. All the things that humanity worried about; climate change, eco destruction and gross inequalities between the haves and have nots, have come to fruition. Earth is a dying planet and the only escape is OASIS, a … Continue reading →

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