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The Plotters by Un-Su Kim (Translated by Sora Kim-Russell)

Posted on October 1, 2021 by bseat

An assassin must fulfill the requirements of the job they are hired to do. Reseng knows this because he was raised by and now works for one of the most famous killers of all time, Old Raccoon, who runs a … Continue reading →

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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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Istanbul Passage by Joseph Kanon

Posted on September 10, 2021 by bseat

There are usually two kinds of spy stories: the thriller/action type like The Red Sparrow series by Jason Matthews or Shanghai Factor by Charles McCarry and the the more cerebral/thinking type like John Le Carré’s  Agent Running in the Field … 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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A Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

Posted on August 20, 2021 by bseat

“Brief and beautiful,” was one reviewers reaction to this 2011 Man Booker Award winner and I tend to agree. I find that award winning books do not always sustain my interest or are particularly readable, but Barnes has written a … 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 Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

Posted on July 23, 2021 by bseat

There has been a lot of novels published about WWII recently, particularly about the ways women served as spies, cryptographers, aviators or were just caught up in the war in many unexpected ways. The Huntress, The Nightingale, The Alice Network, … Continue reading →

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Our Kind of Traitor by John Le Carré

Posted on July 16, 2021 by bseat

Somehow I missed this book by John Le Carré when it came out in 2010! I imagine I was waiting for the price to go down or for it to show up in my library queue. Whatever the reason it … Continue reading →

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The Searcher by Tana French

Posted on July 9, 2021 by bseat

Tana French is one of my favorite authors. Every book is a joy to read with new and different mysteries, new characters that are interesting and complicated and great writing that just draws you in and doesn’t let go until … Continue reading →

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The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 64)

Posted on June 18, 2021 by bseat

Sometimes, during hard times it is helpful to be reminded that there have been other hard times in our past, some that were even more tragic or more difficult than the ones we are currently going through. In The Four … Continue reading →

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