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For Jessica and Jane, or The Murder of the Missing Link by Vercors
Regarding Untitled, To Post or Not to Post , one of my fav fans Jessica suggests I post only when I feel like it, and not try to make it perfect. Here it is. Time used: 0 minutes (already written awhile ago) This crazy book has a really nice romantic story at the beginning but then lives up to its title when the protagonist, afraid to tell the woman he loves her, instead heads off to the middle of the jungle with some archeologists and discovers some beings which are half man

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Nov 182 min read


James by Percival Everett
2024, Doubleday, Winner of Pullitzer Prize 2025 Spoiler alert: details about the ending of the book are included towards the end of the...

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Jul 272 min read


Baby vs blog
Where has the time gone? Months ago, I over-optimistically promised I'd post several books before transforming into Gramma. But it...

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Mar 203 min read


When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
2000, Faber and Faber Although this book was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2000, and its author has won several prizes including...

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Jul 28, 20241 min read


The Brimming Cup by Dorothy Canfield
1919, The McCall Company I love this book about being a woman, expressed by main character Marise through her inner thoughts on...

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Jul 17, 20243 min read


the Twin by Gerbrand Bakker
2009, Vintage This first book by Dutch author Gerbrand Bakker won the 2010 International Impac Dublin Literary Award. I don't have much...

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Jul 11, 20241 min read


A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro
1982, Penguin We read this book for bookclub. Luckily, in spite of jetlag, Yvonne had just finished it before our meeting and could...

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Jul 4, 20241 min read


The Other Side of You by Salley Vickers
2006, Fourth Estate Caravaggio the painter comes to mind when I think of this book, about a woman who has tried to commit suicide and...

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Jun 27, 20241 min read


Atonement by Ian McEwan
2002, Vintage Today in Normandy, France, the 80th anniversary World War II D-Day Landings commemoration ceremonies are taking place as I...

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Jun 6, 20242 min read


Petite Series: In the Country of Others by Leila Slimani
Original title: Le pays des autres Part 1: War, war, war First published Editions Gallimard, 2020 SUMMARY: Book 2 of the historical...

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Apr 18, 20241 min read


Petite Series: A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
1996, Faber and Faber SUMMARY: Two Hindu "untouchables" Ishvar and Om move from their village to a big city in India and become friends...

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Apr 4, 20241 min read


Petite Series: Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
2023, One World Publications Ltd SUMMARY: A descent into the dystopian hell of an authoritarian regime takeover in an imaginary city in...

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Mar 15, 20241 min read


Alas, Poor Lady by Rachel Ferguson
Jonathan Cape, 1937 Persephone, 2006 Interview with Susan Hudson kb: Sue, I loved reading this unique book you recommended. Summarize it...

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Dec 20, 20232 min read


Lost in the City by Edward P. Jones
1992, HarperCollins In these short stories set in Washington D.C., the author of The Known World invites the reader to see the uniqueness...

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Nov 30, 20231 min read


The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Chona runs a grocery store in the poor section of town, and refuses to move when her husband starts moving up in the world. She loves her...

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Nov 16, 20231 min read


Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
2022, Harper In Demon Copperhead, Kingsolver courageously tackles two crises in the United States: a deficient foster child care system,...

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Nov 8, 20233 min read


Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
My bookies* Jane, Yvonne and I read Louise Kennedy's first novel many months ago. Longlisted for the 2023 Women’s Prize, it's about a...

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Oct 13, 20233 min read


Recent reads
With Autumn in, I feel the need to rapidly record my rare reads of the receding-out-to-sea summer. Rememberings, Sinéad O'Connor, 2021....

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Oct 4, 20232 min read


Princes in the Land by Joanna Cannon
Persephone Books Guest Review by Susan Hudson After bringing up children, Priscilla is left asking herself, what was it all for? This...

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Aug 20, 20231 min read


The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyama
1994, St. Martin's Press Even if you walk the same road a hundred times, you'll find something different each time. (211) I especially...

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Aug 3, 20231 min read

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