Certainly treated female characters authentically, as awful as that was. Not my favorite Phillipa Gregory but not bad.

Not the most fun I‘ve ever had reading but then again I didn‘t expect to. Nothing too surprising about the guy in the Oval Office sadly. I did enjoy the history additions that the author included. The sooner this “situation” is over with the better off our republic will be.

I loved this book. It was heartwarming, painful, sweet, funny, and serious. I want to know Queenie and be her friend. I Candice Carty-Williams keeps writing novels!

Beautifully written, thoughtful, a masterpiece. Sometimes it absolutely broke me and other times, hope rang supreme.

I see the comparison to David Foster Wallace. Incredible writing but at times hard to keep it all straight. The ending wasn‘t what I was expecting but the again I‘m not sure what the ending should have been.

When I first started I wasn‘t sure, I was feeling like maybe I had “out grown” the Shopaholic books BUT that was obviously a dumb thought. As I read I got happier and happier. This certainly isn‘t literature but just a funny, charming story.🎄

❤️ Gloria always inspires❤️

Reading Lindy is never boring, it often feels like a deep conversation with a good friend. This collection of essays would be great to pick up on random days and read one or two.

So as usual Zadie Smith‘s writing is wonderful, however I hungered for her longer stories. I did adore The Lazy River though.

Wow, wow, wow such a stunningly beautiful and emotional story. Woodson writes characters better than any writer currently writing. Wow

Fast paced, realistic, set in my much beloved Paris. What‘s not to love?

So I always think it‘s interesting & important to read Houellebecq, he‘s thought provoking though I tend to not like his characters. This time I just can‘t take the misogyny, the arrogance and then be expected to have empathy for this male protagonist. Much of the plot had potential but his flashbacks to the women in his past are awful & filled with sex more than almost anything very deep about the women.

I wanted to love it but it just isn‘t my genre,as much as I love Chbosky‘s writing, which is remarkable. If horror is your thing, definitely read this.

I cannot day enough positive things about this beautifully written, dystopian novel. The protagonist Evan and his Anishinaabe community were written about with such honesty and admiration. I pray that Waubgeshig Rice continues to write. His indigenous community and Canada should be proud. I also have to say that the book‘s title might be one of the most gorgeous and elegant I have encountered.

Just finished the audiobook. I normally prefer to read the book but this one has Rachel reading it, so.Rachel Maddow does what she does best, tells a story. In this case, the story of oil and its‘ impacts on the world.I knew it was bad but holy crap,it‘s worse then I realized.Between the politics and environment, oil/gas has screwed all of us. Definitely worth reading/listening to and for listening, you get a bonus Pussy Riot song at the end.

Read this damn book now! Be prepared to be angry, very, very angry. And be prepared to be very, very, very proud of brave women who told their excruciating difficult stories and be prepared to be proud of the honest reporters that continue to do their jobs in extremely arduous times. This is one of the most important books I have read in a very long time.

There was so much good but the plot never felt clear. Best part was the indigenous people.

I‘m not sure what I expected when I heard about this book but I knew I HAD to read it, so ordered it from Canada (it‘s not released in the Stated until 2/28/20.)Wow, so worth it. Incredibly sad yet Christie somehow continues to be hopeful in this multigenerational, future and past. I‘m scared that his future may become too realistic. Pre-order people or better yet buy it from an indie-bookstore in Canada, like Munro‘s in Victoria!

Wow, deserves the praise it‘s received. Immensely creative, soul crushing, beautiful, honest, we need more Pets. Jam was the perfect protagonist and hero.

I adored this book. It‘s a book of humanity and when you think how could these terrible things keep happening, a moment of honest, beautiful love occurs. The preface of the brain slowly dying, in 10min38seconds was intriguing and made me wonder what my brain would remember. It‘s worthy of the Booker Short List.

Beautiful, heart wrenching, prepared myself and yet...I hope we have many more exquisite novels from Julia Phillips.

This is a beautifully written book about the ethics of climate change but it‘s also a book of connections with family, the Holocaust, grandmothers, guilt, human history, religion, and Science. Frankly it felt like a conversation with a close friend when you talk about the difficult and unspoken things. Go out and read this NOW!

I haven‘t read anything by Jonathan Safran Foer for awhile and had forgotten how stunningly beautiful his writing is. Such irony, exceptionally beautiful writing about about the terrifying,, complicated and divisiveness of climate change.

I wasn‘t sure what to expect from this novel.I love Margaret Atwood, adored The Handmaid‘s Tale & was slightly terrified this would fall flat.I shouldn‘t have worried &trusted Atwood. Nine months ago I ordered a signed copy (coming from Blackwell‘s) but couldn‘t wait,so listened to it.The voice talent was excellent.I can‘t wait to get my hands on the actual book to read it.I can only speak for myself but I feel as though the story is now complete.

Elegant,unusual, mind bending.

Such glorious women to read about and be inspired by. The perfect book when you are looking at age.

More emotional than I expected, realistic, and incredibly sad. I enjoyed Kwon‘s interesting narrative style. My heart broke from the pain these characters felt.

Heartbreaking and fascinating stories from a lawyer that is trying to help those abused and hurt. Her work gives me hope for victims.

Unusual and surprisingly sad. One of the the reviews called the novel funny, which I certainly would not say. About the time you think Jessa is never going to pull out of her sadness, the story changes.

So how to describe, is it dystopia, a fable, a warning, a tribute to crows or all animals for that matter, a comedy, a mystery, a novel of Seattle, a nightmare, HOPE... all or none but what it is, pure joy to read. Incredibly unique, fun and best of all about my home. Shit Turd is a fantastic protagonist.(picture of book with my own “Dennis”)

I enjoyed Ben‘s story. He‘s a year younger than I am, so I got a kick out of parts of his childhood.

Beautiful yet heart wrenching. Hosseini‘s writing shines in this mournful tale. There is a whole generation of children that know nothing but war, with no end in sight. Bless the refugees and may they all find “home”, wherever it maybe.

A fascinating small book about three days of the infraordinary sitting in the same square, Place Saint Sulpice recording everything the author saw, from the simple to the unusual to the ordinary (lots and lots of ordinary). At first I was unsure, it felt like a list but over those three days I began to “see” this part of Paris in a very different way. Quite an extraordinary little book.

Inspiring book that went well with my goal of #plasticfreeJuly . It‘s gives science based info on the problem and easy advice on how to begin to rid your life of plastic. Happy to say I‘ve made progress but it‘s not easy with all the packaging in our lives.

I have absolutely no idea what I just read. I don‘t even know what type of genre it is. However, I could not put it down. There‘s so much to say or maybe better to think about. Weirdly all of this makes a weird type of sense. What I do know is the name Molly/Moll has a completely different feeling for me. I‘m guessing, we‘ll see this win some awards.

My favorite Aimee Leduc Mystery so far. Paris, murder, theft, search for long lost mother-what more could you ask for?

Wow...Colin Whitehead writes quite a story here. Beautifully written, with twists you don‘t see coming. Stunner of a story. I will be surprised if this doesn‘t win literary awards!

Beautifully written, intense, terrifying, relevant. John Green said it pairs well with 1984 and the Handmaid‘s Tale and I agree. Being a West Coaster, this hit home even more. Octavia Butler was a master storyteller.

I certainly did not see where this story went-holy cow. Terrifying and sobering yet the ending was perfect for this novel. Read it in a day. Jo Baker can certainly write!

Wow, dark and heartbreaking. A powerfully unique read. I absolutely adore Matt Haig but there is some serious darkness to this one. I feel shattered but so glad I read it.

If I needed/wanted to run away, Buenos Aires is where I‘d run too. Interesting preface but took a little to long to get to what “it” was, which made it not feel quite as bad as it should have. I liked her time in BA and her skiing history but the rest was too drawn out. I like it but not 5 stars worth.

Took some turns that I didn‘t expect and by the end it all made sense. I enjoyed Carol Drinkwater‘s Olive Farm quartet of books, so thought I‘d give one of her novels a try. It didn‘t disappoint.

We‘ve had some race issues come up at school this last year and as a white, female teacher, I wanted to make sure I am dealing with it in a positive way, so that my students of color are supported. This book helped me to not to not only think about race from a different perspective but also has given me ways to help fight against racial oppression. A book all Americans should read.

Such an inspirational story. Loved their courage and adventure. Must admit I had to go online to check on how Moth‘s health is doing currently😀

It‘s been a while since I read a novel this size in one day. Interesting stories intertwined from after WW II and during the terrorist attacks in Paris in Nov 2015. I savored this.

I wanted to love this book but I just couldn‘t get into it. Not sure if it‘s my mood or the book. Not sure how it got nominated for the Women‘s Prize ( which probably means my mood was the problem).

Important and terrifying book. Extremely readable but scary as the most horror filled story. Everyone e should be required to read this!

My new favorite book. Smart, strong, women to inspire and look up to.

Stunningly beautiful, heartbreaking, a letter from a son to his mother. Vietnam to America on all that this family had to go thru. I greatly hope Ocean Vuong continues to write prose.

Just the book I needed. An “interesting” woman, so unlike me. Lovely story, see right before WW II.