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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Posted on July 1, 2022 by bseat

It is always interesting to have an unusual narrator. It offers a very different perspective, for example, if a dead girl to narrates what happens after her death, or for an unreliable narrator to string you along until the final … Continue reading →

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Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doer

Posted on April 8, 2022 by bseat

Stories that intertwine are always fascinating, but often encounter difficulties in their execution. Not only do the stories need to intertwine in a way that makes sense but they need to show that the intertwining has a purpose. Often authors … Continue reading →

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Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley

Posted on March 18, 2022 by bseat

The sounds of the surf and the feel of the soft, warm sand of vacation are now just a memory and I am back home to a cherry tree in full bloom and the bulbs I planted in the fall, … Continue reading →

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A Year End Summary for 2021

Posted on December 31, 2021 by bseat

I find it helpful, at the end of the year, to look back and see what books were important, impactful or memorable. Here is my list of the best books I read in 2021! I think Anxious People by Fredrik Backman … Continue reading →

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Kneeling in Bethlehem by Ann Weems

Posted on December 24, 2021 by bseat

It is Christmas! I don’t know about you, but this year I felt such a spaciousness early in December, and then it all shifted and there were Christmas presents to buy and wrap, menus to plan and of course that … Continue reading →

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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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Exhalation by Ted Chiang (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 55)

Posted on April 9, 2021 by bseat

I am not really a short story person. I like long novels where I can engage the characters and the end comes after a long circuitous path. Then I read an article where they interviewed famous people and asked about … Continue reading →

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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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Educating Myself About Racism (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 11)

Posted on June 5, 2020 by bseat

As a white woman I have been trying to educate myself about the inherent racism that is a part of our culture and society. As a third culture person (someone who grew up overseas and was immersed in a different … Continue reading →

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Testaments by Margaret Atwood

Posted on March 6, 2020 by bseat

Testaments is one of the books I listed as wanting to read on vacation. It was a good pick! Engaging, well written, with a great plot and interesting characters, this book also answered some questions and filled in some of … Continue reading →

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