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Utah v. Lafferty

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer

January 19, 2022 by Pooja 4 Comments

Not long after, Ron handed Dan a piece of paper through the bars. Written on it was a revelation that Ron said he’d just received, in which God commanded Dan to let Ron kill him. After praying for guidance, Dan says, “I felt I should submit to what it said, and we discussed how it might be done.” In 1984, two men, fervent Mormon fundamentalists, murdered their sister-in-law and niece and claimed they had been commanded to do so by God. Krakauer is one of […]

Time to Talk About Time

Switch by A.S. King

January 14, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

We have arrived at a fold in space and time. Nothing moves forward. A scientific dilemma yet to be solved fully. You are probably confused. We are confused, too. Ever since time stopped, Truda’s life has turned upside-down. Her mother left the family. Her brother is keeping secrets. She has discovered that she can throw a javelin further than anyone ever has. And her father is building boxes around a mysterious switch in the house. I have never read a book quite like this. It […]

Surf and Secrets in Malibu

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

January 12, 2022 by Pooja 8 Comments

‘The Malibu fire of 1983 started not in the dry hills but on the coastline. It began at 28150 Cliffside Drive on Saturday, August 27—at the home of Nina Riva—during one of the most notorious parties in Los Angeles history. The annual party grew wildly out of control sometime around midnight. By 7:00 a.m., the coastline of Malibu was engulfed in flames. Because, just as it is in Malibu’s nature to burn, so was it in one particular person’s nature to set fire and walk […]

No Country For Grieving Mothers

Stolen by Tess Stimson

January 10, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

‘But Lottie is alive. My daughter is alive. She’s tenacious, determined, ferocious. She couldn’t be extinguished without creating a disturbance, a rent in the fabric of the world that I would feel.’ Alex’s three year-old daughter Lottie is kidnapped from a destination wedding in Florida, vanishing into thin air under the negligent eyes of the guests. Sympathy for grieving Alex turns to suspicion as the case progresses. This story, told from the viewpoints of Alex, reporter Quinn, and a mysterious abductor, takes an unusual approach […]

Petticoat Government

Uncontrollable Women: Radicals, Reformers and Revolutionaries by Nan Sloane

January 9, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

‘I told him I was not a felon, and that I would not be treated as one. His answer was, that there were many women in Newgate who had been well off, and who were obliged to sleep on the floor: there have been two hundred at once sleeping on those mats. Two hundred did you say? Yes. Then more shame for you. Had I been one of them I would have excited a rebellion against you…’ The years between the advent of the French […]

Too much plot makes not a good thriller

Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea

January 7, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

“I’m sorry, Avery. I love you, and we’ve been on some wild rides together. But this one might be too crazy for me to jump aboard.” Victoria Ford, the chief suspect in a murder investigation, died when the Twin Towers fell on 9/11. Now, twenty years later, her remains have been identified, and Avery Mason, the journalist reporting on the story, realizes there is more to the case than anyone realized. Guys, I really wanted to like this book. Though I felt iffy about 9/11 […]

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Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
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Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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