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JennyIL

JennyIL

Joined September 2016

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Nutshell | Ian McEwan
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I highly recommend this book. The narrator is believable and the mystery is carefully laid out. A marvelous example of the power of storytelling.

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This is a very interesting book about the women who worked for the Harvard Observatory, analyzing the data on the glass plates. There are discussions of equal pay, equitable recognition and many unsung achievements of these female pioneers. An educational and entertaining look at a forgotten piece of history.

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This is a long and involved book that took me a long time to connect with. I was surprised in the end by the outcome and the identity of the murderer which is a sign of a good mystery.

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The Story Hour | Thrity Umrigar
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Not a bad way to spend a Saturday. Lakshmi is an Indian immigrant who meets Maggie, an African-American psychologist, after trying to kill herself. The women become close, crossing the boundaries of a patient/therapist relationship, and then Everything falls apart.

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March: Book One | John Robert Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell
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I enjoyed reading this book about John Lewis' early life and how he met Martin Luther King Jr.

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The Wonder | Emma Donoghue
Mehso-so

I think this book was trying to be a psychological thriller but it moved very slowly and the characters lack depth. The ending was apparent 2/3 of the way through the book. It is great story and could have been a much better book. Frog Music remains my favorite of Emma Donoghue's books.

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New York to Dallas | J. D. Robb
Mehso-so

Better than some of the books in this series, this book takes Eve Dallas back to Dallas with Route in tow following a murderer she put away at the start of her career.

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All the Birds in the Sky | Charlie Jane Anders
Mehso-so

The premise of this book is interesting - a battle between magic and technology at the end of the world - but the book itself was lacking. The characters lacked depth and the story did not hold my interest. I think a book about magic should be magical and expansive, not mired in political details.

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Before I Go to Sleep | Steven J. Watson
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This was a quick read on a lazy holiday and kept me engaged to the end, probably because I was too lazy to try and guess the ending. Writing about a character who has lost their memory is difficult and Watson does a reasonable job here. What Alice Forgot set my teeth on edge a bit with its sweetness, this book is similar but has more of an edge to it.

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Lily and the Octopus | Steven Rowley
Mehso-so

Anyone who has ever had a beloved pet will identify with the relationship between the love between man and dog that is the main subject of this book. For me, the battle with the octopus and the lengthy conversations between man and dog wore thin before the ending f the book.

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The third book in the Sully Carter series provides more insight into Sulky's past and personal relationships. It takes the reader into a Washington DC newsroom and to rural Oklahoma showing how a good reporter works his sources and seeks out information. A well written, suspenseful and interesting book.

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Murder, D.C. | Neely Tucker
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Sully Carter travels through upper crust neighborhoods and violent projects in Washington DC as he tries to find out who killed Billy Ellison, the son of an influential Washington family. He finds a series of murders in the most violent place in the murder capital of the country.

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Indulgence in Death | J. D. Robb
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I picked up this series again, after not reading anything for a while, and enjoyed this book. The combination of mystery and romance made this a fun read.

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Panpan

I have read all of the books in this series and enjoyed the early ones because they combines romance, mysteries, and humor. They were like popcorn and were fun to read. Recent books in the series have lost their sense of humor and romance. This one has a better story than others but it has no soul.

Suzze I just talked with my sister. The first thing she said was she had read this and was ready to give up on the series. I'm still on the hold list for it, but I was close to throwing in the towel after the last one. 8y
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