The Searcher
by Tana French, 2020, Audiobook narrated by Roger Clark, Penguin Audio This book seemed like it was going to be really good, but as I got into it, it turned out to be just okay for me. The book is … Continue reading →
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The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store
by James McBride, 2023, Audiobook narrated by Dominec Hoffman, Penguin Audio I thought I would enjoy this book a lot more as everyone is talking about it. I thought it was okay, but not great. It seemed to lag and … Continue reading →
Morale
by John W. Gardner, 1978, W.W. Norton & Company, New York As is the case with many of the books I read, I didn’t really seek this book out as one I would really want to read. It was in … Continue reading →
Imagined Communities
by Benjamin Anderson, 1991 revised and extended edition, Verso, an imprint of Left Wing Books My son went to George Washington University in Washington, D.C., to get his Master’s degree in Eastern European History. After graduating he had a collection … Continue reading →
Lightning Strike
by William Kent Kruger, 2021, Atria Books, New York This book is a prequel to the Corcoran O’Connor series by William Kent Krueger. The author takes us back to a time when Cork was twelve years old and his father, … Continue reading →
Demons of Unrest
by Erik Larson, 2024, Audiobook narrated by Will Patton, Random House Audio This book is a detailed account of the events that led up to the attack on Fort Sumter which was the start of the Civil War. The author … Continue reading →
So Close to Home
by Michael J. Tougias and Alison O’Leary, 2016, Pegasus Books, Ltd. I didn’t initially think much about this book. It’s the story of a family that was on board a freighter bound to New Orleans from Costa Rica during WWII … Continue reading →
The Devil’s Daughter
by Gordon Greisman, 2024, Kindle Edition, Blackstone Publishing This is a gritty detective story that is set in New York City in the 1950’s. The plot centers on a missing teenage girl whose father contracts with a private detective to … Continue reading →
Norwegian by Night
by Derek B. Miller, 2013, Kindle Edition, Mariner Books, Reprint edition This book is about Sheldon Horowitz, an 82-year-old former U.S. Marine sharpshooter, who has moved in with his granddaughter and her husband in Norway. A woman who is a … Continue reading →
Britt-Marie Was Here
by Fredrik Backman, 2016, Audiobook narrated by Joan Walker, Simon & Schuster Audio This audiobook is delightful. It’s about a 63-year-old woman who has led a very sheltered life. She is ready for a change, and she decides to try … Continue reading →