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Review of Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. Trump
I resisted reading this book for a very long time. I didn’t want to read a hatchet job, even if it was about someone I don’t like. But I’ve seen interviews on television with Mary Trump, Donald Trump’s niece and … Continue reading
Review of Now or Never by Janet Evanovich
At the end of Dirty Thirty, fugitive-apprehension agent Stephanie Plum had just been proposed to by both of the men in her life, and she has accepted both proposals. She has also “celebrated” each of her engagements (if you know what I … Continue reading
Review of The China Bulldog by Judy Dykstra-Brown
I’ve loved Judy’s poems ever since I stumbled on her blog 10 years ago (where she posts a new poem or two every day). The China Bulldog, subtitled And Other Tales of a Small-Town Girl, contains poems and essays about her childhood in rural South Dakota. … Continue reading
Review of Dear Theo edited by Irving Stone
A number of years ago, I read Lust for Life, a fictionalized account of Vincent van Gogh’s life. The factual parts of the book were based on the letters of Vincent to his brother Theo, which were translated by Theo’s wife, … Continue reading
Review of Autopsy by Patricia Cornwell
Autopsy is the 25th installment of the Kay Scarpetta novels. It came out in 2021, and it was the last book I read that year. I didn’t review it then, and I had to reread it to review it now, because … Continue reading
Review of The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland
The Dragonet Prophecy is Book 1 of the popular middle grades series Wings of Fire. I read it not because I have any interest in dragon fantasy, but because I wanted to look at top books for that age level. In the early … Continue reading
Two Great Books for Middle Grades Readers and Older
The Eyes and the Impossible, by Dave Eggers I didn’t think I would like this book, because all the characters are animals. But once I got used to these animals talking like humans, using phrases I wouldn’t expect from an animal, … Continue reading
Review of The Judge’s List by John Grisham
We last met Lacy Stoltz, an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct, in Grisham’s The Whistler. She is still investigating complaints of improper conduct by judges in Florida. She’s tired of the job and is thinking of finding a … Continue reading
Review of Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
It took me more than four years to finish this book. Not that it’s boring—it’s the opposite of boring! Walter Isaacson built relationships with some of the foremost authorities on da Vinci and researched this book meticulously. He produced a … Continue reading
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