Review of David and Goliath: 4 stars
Fascinating premise: the idea that adverse circumstances and handicaps can actually turn out to be "blessings in disguise" (for some of us, in certain situations). I love everything Malcolm Gladwell writes. I love the unique connections he sees ...
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Gone Girl
My Review of Gone Girl: 5 Stars
Wow. Utterly absorbing, totally disturbing. The characters are fabulously written, the twists surprising and (to me) unforeseen.
My biggest complaint about it was the fact that the f-word appeared about five times per page and the sexual references ...
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Station Eleven
My Review of Station Eleven: 5 Stars
I'm not even sure how to rate this book.
It's described on the back as a "tapestry," and that's very much how it feels: I am impressed with the way the author moves through time and between character's viewpoints seamlessly, and you just have to ...
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The Shallows
My Review of The Shallows: 4 Stars
He makes a really interesting point, that because of our neuroplasticity, we are training ourselves to think in a non-linear fashion via clickable links on the web. The overload of information also prevents our working memories from being able to ...
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Review: The Golden Key, George MacDonald
My rating of The Golden Key: 4 stars
This was of the old-school fantasy variety: i.e. heavy on plot and morality and light on characterization. I enjoyed the last one the most (Birth of the Christ Child, I think it was called) because there was more characterization in that one and so ...
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Remember Me?
A good "fluff" book-- you need those once in awhile! The characters were shallow, predictable, and at times over-the-top absurd. But I still enjoyed it... Kinsella leaves just enough mystery to keep you turning pages to find out what happens next. It's set in 2004 and 2007 Britain, and ...
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Review: Letters from a Stoic, Seneca
My Review of Letters From A Stoic: 4 Stars
Lots of great nuggets of wisdom -- Seneca threw out all kinds of one-liners that could all be Proverbs. I don't know so much about the stoic philosophy though... I think there's a lot good in it but overall it was a little too doom-and-gloom ...
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Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins
My Review of The Girl on the Train: 5 stars
I put this one in the same category as "Gone Girl" - it's a thriller told in a very similar style, first person and jumping between different perspectives but withholding the critical information until the very end. I guessed the killer ...
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Fangirl
My Review of Fangirl: 4 stars
A very different premise for a YA novel, I thought... one that actually makes fun of the genre itself! Cath is obsessed with the Simon Snow novels (which are obviously Harry Potter), to the point where she writes fan fiction and has an enormous worldwide following. ...
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Review: On Writing
My Review of On Writing: 5 Stars
I don't actually read Stephen King because I'm not into horror stories, but this was more of a memoir + advice on writing. It was fascinating, and it really made me like him as a person. He just seems like someone I'd enjoy hanging out with. ...
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