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High expectations led to disappointment

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

November 25, 2023 by Sophia 1 Comment

My phone has figured out that I’m a sucker for reading lists, so everyday a new headline pops up with another list of books I should check out. One day, a Buzzfeed list appeared with “10 Outstanding Books That Are So Good, I Want To Erase My Memory To Experience Them Again.” I was intrigued–especially when I saw that I’d already read a number of the books on the list and enjoyed them. And this is where I found More Happy Than Not (2020) by Adam Silvera. […]

A little SNL escapist romance

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

November 22, 2023 by Sophia 4 Comments

I’ve read Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld, which I enjoyed. So when I began seeing Romantic Comedy (2023) around, I figured I’d like that one as well. Sally Milz is a sketch writer for The Night Owls [basically, SNL]. She’s been working at the show for nine years and loves the frantic energy of it all. After an early failed marriage and an unrequited crush on another SNL writer, she’s dedicated to staying single. But Sally has noticed how many of the male writers on the show have ended up dating some […]

“When you’re poor, you live in an alternate reality.”

Finding Me by Viola Davis

November 10, 2023 by Sophia Leave a Comment

After my very positive experience listening to Tom Hanks narrate The Dutch House, I was eager to listen to another great actor for my next audiobook. I think I saw that Viola Davis’s memoir, Finding Me (2022), had great reviews, and I decided to give it a shot. I admire Viola Davis as an actor, and I’ve seen her in a number of things. However, I really did not know anything about her life before reading this book. She has overcome unimaginable hardship. It is amazing that she’s […]

More disturbing than I expected

The Girl's I've Been by Tess Sharpe

November 7, 2023 by Sophia Leave a Comment

Time has flown by, but with this book, my book club will have been meeting for ten years! It’s been a great way to stay connected with friends and read books I might not otherwise read. I’m grateful that someone (I can’t remember who at this point) had this wonderful idea. We even kept it going during Covid with video chats. Because we started our book club with a young adult thriller (Divergent), we decided to mark our ten-year reunion with a young adult thriller […]

Living my dream life

Elephant Memories by Cynthia Moss

October 30, 2023 by Sophia Leave a Comment

CBR15Bingo: Africa (and Blackout!) One of the best trips I’ve ever taken was when I went to Tanzania. We spent six days climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and three more days seeing amazing animals on safari. I loved all of it. A large part of my personality would find it deeply satisfying to spend my life being some kind of wildlife biologist–observing wildlife in any number of places–but especially Africa. My life is very far from that dream, but I very much enjoy living vicariously through others. […]

“There are more life forms in a handful of forest soil than there are people on the planet.”

The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

October 23, 2023 by Sophia Leave a Comment

It was back when I read Lab Girl by Hope Jahren* that I discovered trees and plants were much more interesting than I had ever thought. So, when I was looking for audiobooks to listen to and saw The Hidden Life of Trees (2016) by Peter Wohlleben, I was primed to learn more about them. I did find this book interesting, and I definitely learned some things. However, I sometimes found it difficult to always pay attention in the car. It was surprisingly easy for my mind to drift […]

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