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Audiobook - The Residence, Inside the Private World of the White House - Kate Andersen Brower

I think this was the most boring audiobook I have ever listened to. It took me months to finally finish because I found it so difficult to make myself turn it on. However I am not a DNFer so I persisted. I'm absolutely sure Kate Andersen Brower has

Audiobook - Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner

I'm really sorry to say, but I didn't get on with this book. Possibly part of the problem was that I listened to the audiobook. Michelle reads this book herself and while that can be powerful especially in a memoir (I'm looking at you

Additional Review F - Why did they have to give it a NSFW cover?

My Best Friend's Honeymoon by Meryl Wilsner Thank you Goodreads and St. Martin's Griffin for the ARC of My Best Friend's Honeymoon.  First things first. What is with the cover? This was warm, cozy book that made me smile but I had to read

Additional Review E - A book or an extended newspaper column?

Lost At Sea by Joe Kloc Thank you goodreads and Dey Street Books for the ARC of Lost at Sea.  I visited Sausolito many years ago on a trip up the West Coast, but other than looking out of the rental car window and seeing some little boats in the

'25 April - theme: Penguin's 100 books you should read

The Secret History by Donna Tartt I admit this book took some getting into but as soon as I had past the 100 page mark of this nearly 700 page tome, I found it surprisingly readable and I was hooked. Although I struggled initially to keep the characters straight in

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