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An Ode To My Parents

Posted on April 23, 2021 by bseat

My father passed away last Tuesday. He was 93. My mother passed away in 2007.  I know that my love of books, the joy I find in stories, the way my curiosity is fed by books is because my parents … Continue reading →

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Death Comes to Pemberly by P.D. James (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 54

Posted on April 2, 2021 by bseat

If you are a fan of Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice, you will be intrigued by this riff on a theme by P. D. James. This is definitely “fan fiction”  and P. D. James’ homage to this literary gem contains … Continue reading →

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The King at the Edge of the World by Arthur Phillips (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 50)

Posted on March 5, 2021 by bseat

It is 1601, and Queen Elizabeth is dying. Childless, she has yet to designate an heir and King James VI of Scotland is the leading contender. However, there are suspicions that he is secretly a Catholic and might cause another … Continue reading →

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The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, Books to Read During Pandemic, Part 44)

Posted on January 22, 2021 by bseat

The blurb for this book says it is a “…a timeless love story set in a secret underground world—a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea.” I think that description encapsulates much of … Continue reading →

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The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 43)

Posted on January 15, 2021 by bseat

Daniel Mason, is fast becoming one of my favorite authors. The Piano Tuner was published before The Winter Soldier which I really enjoyed and reviewed previously, and I found it just as engrossing and even more lyrical and mysterious. In … Continue reading →

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All Systems Red by Martha Wells 9 (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 38)

Posted on December 11, 2020 by bseat

One of my friends, a librarian, recommended these books by Wells which are collectively known as The Murderbot Diaries. Somehow I never got around to reading them. Then when the pandemic began and she recommended them again, I listened and … Continue reading →

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The King Of Lies by John Hart (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 34)

Posted on November 13, 2020 by bseat

John Hart keeps on surprising me! I recently read one of his books and now, here I am again reviewing another novel he wrote! Although The King of Lies initially seems like a straight forward murder mystery, Hart somehow manages … Continue reading →

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The Hush by John Hart (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 24)

Posted on September 4, 2020 by bseat

John Hart is one of those authors that can’t quite be pigeonholed into some convenient genre. He writes thrillers and mysteries, detective stories, moody, haunted, events and about betrayal, broken dreams and love lost. Although The Hush, is a sequel to … Continue reading →

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The Poppy War and the Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 16)

Posted on July 10, 2020 by bseat

Over the years I have read many fantasy books but I have never found a series that uses Asian history to such good effect as The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang. Using 12th century China as a back drop, … Continue reading →

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Agent Running in the Field by John Le Carré (Books To Read During A Pandemic, Part 14)

Posted on June 26, 2020 by bseat

John Le Carré has not lost his touch! This was a fascinating inside look into what it means to be a spy in the time of Brexit and Trump. As always, Le Carré creates characters that are interesting and complex … Continue reading →

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