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The Plot landed on all the 2021 best-of lists and now that I've read it I understand why. Jean Hanff Korelitz strikes again with her clever and devious novel. I read and raved over her 2014 book, You Should Have Known (made into the HBO show The Undoing and reviewed here). Korelitz is an excellent … Continue reading Well-plotted
Trapped in bed after a bad fall. At the mercy of your nurse and your assistant. Out of it because of all the pain meds and the Ambien. It was a really bad fall. Wondering if you're losing your mind or if it's just the drugs. This is the setting for Laura Lippman's celebrated novel … Continue reading Dream Girl Nightmare
Hello dear readers, happy new year! I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you and to share some updates for the new year. I'm so grateful for you and as always I hope you find yourself inspired to read something new. I'm approaching my two year blog anniversary and have some plans … Continue reading Closing the book on 2021
THE MASTERPIECES A Gentleman in Moscow - Sigh, I love this book and love the Count. I read it twice and will absolutely go back again. Wise, funny, charming; if you haven't read it yet treat yourself to this epic tale by Amor Towles. https://bookthrasher.com/2021/08/14/simply-spectacular/ Deacon King Kong - Sigh again, I love this book, … Continue reading The best books I read in 2021
I finished this book two months ago and have been trying to write a review ever since. But I've been distracted, unfocused, uninterested. With reading, too, unfortunately. I've been listening to audiobooks of the Joe Pickett series (literally back to back, like a chain smoker) but haven't read a physical book in a while. I … Continue reading Falling
Early Morning Riser is a story about family - the one you're born into and the one you find. Katherine Heiny published this charismatic novel in 2021 and it might be the bright spot of joy you need right now. I think it would appeal to any adult, any gender. The heroine of the story, … Continue reading Early Morning Riser
I think I just read my favorite book of the year. A Gentleman in Moscow deserves all the praise, acclaim and awards it has received and more. It's wonderful, playful, charming, delightful...an absolute savory treat of a novel. Written in 2016 by Amor Towles, virtually all of it takes place in the Metropol Hotel in … Continue reading Simply Spectacular
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