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Did you know there were different types of Puritans?

by Michelle | Apr 29, 2020 | Audiobook, Book Review, Books Read in 2020, V Author

I like Sarah Vowell, and I think that Ms. Vowell and I would be friends in real life were we to meet. After all, I too have gone on vacation purely as an excuse to visit key historical areas and points of interest. I get her sense of humor, her dry delivery, and her...

Books Read in October

by Michelle | Dec 29, 2019 | Book Review, Books Read in 2019, K Author, M Author, N Author, V Author

It may start slowly, but hang on to your hats, folks. It is one wild ride. I absolutely loved the diversity and gender fluidity within the novel. The magic is intriguing with its message of harmony and partnership. While it is not as unputdownable as I wanted, I still...

These vampires are disappointingly bloodless

by Michelle | Jul 12, 2018 | Book Review, Books Read in 2018, V Author

Genre: Supernatural Thriller Publication Date: 5 June 2018 Source: Publisher from NetGalley Synopsis from the Publisher: “This panoramic fictional oral history begins with one small mystery: the body of a young woman found in an Arizona border town, presumed to...

The good and the bad in recent mystery novels

by Michelle | Jan 24, 2018 | Book Review, Books Read in 2018, J Author, V Author

Genre: Mystery; Young Adult Publication Date: 16 January 2018 Source: Publisher via NetGalley Synopsis from the Publisher: “Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It was founded by Albert...

Bright Air Black is not the Medea story you remember

by Michelle | Mar 8, 2017 | Book Review, Books Read in 2017, V Author

Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: 7 March 2017 Source: Publisher via NetGalley Synopsis from the Publisher: “Following the success of Aquarium, which was a New York Times Editors’ Choice and garnered numerous rave reviews, David Vann transports us to...

Audiobook Review – Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance

by Michelle | Dec 6, 2016 | Audiobook, Books Read in 2016, V Author

Title: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Author: J. D. Vance Narrator: J. D. Vance ISBN: 9780062477521 Audiobook Length: 6 hours, 49 minutes Genre: Nonfiction Origins: Mine. All mine. Release Date: 28 June 2016 Synopsis: “Hillbilly...