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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

July 8, 2020 by Wanderlustful 1 Comment

Eleanor Oliphant is a 30 year old accounts worker at a graphic design firm in Glasgow, Scotland. She is particular, organized and incredibly socially awkward, but without any desire to change herself to be liked- she is, as the title indicates, “completely fine”. Eleanor’s life is, like her personality, particular and organized- she goes to work and then she goes home, with weekends filled by grocery store pizza and a vodka buzz. She has no friends or family and as we get to know her […]

Thoughtfully burning down the house

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

July 8, 2020 by Wanderlustful Leave a Comment

Adapted into a limited series by Amazon Prime, Ng’s book follows the intersecting lives of two families in Shaker Heights, Ohio- single mother Mia and her teenage daughter Pearl, and the Richardson family, parents Bill and Elena and their four teenagers Lexi, Trip, Moody and Izzy. After Mia and Pearl become Elena’s tenants in her rental property, the two families gradually become more involved in each other’s lives- Moody and Pearl become fast friends, Mia agrees to be a part-time housekeeper for the Richardson’s and […]

One for the times

Pale Rider by Laura Spinney

July 8, 2020 by Wanderlustful 1 Comment

In some very serendipitous timing, we ordered this book back in the fall, shortly before coronavirus made the news out of China. Spinney’s history of the 1918 flu pandemic has become so very relevant, and luckily this history is also very readable- she is a science journalist, so has lots of practice translating science jargon and telling non-fiction stories. The book is split into a number of sections with different focuses: the world that that flu emerged into (religious, superstitious, viruses as yet undiscovered, teeming […]

“It is better to fall off than to freeze.”

The White Spider by Heinrich Harrer

July 8, 2020 by blauracke Leave a Comment

The Eiger is a 3,967 metre (13,015 ft) mountain in the Swiss Alps, and the White Spider is a firn field in the upper portion of its infamous north face. Heinrich Harrer was a member of the first team to successfully climb it in 1938, and this is his account of this feat, and also a history of all attempts, successful or not, from 1935 to 1964. Back then, the Eiger north face was considered such a challenging and deadly climb that in German it […]

Two books, two ways of telling the same story

Ocean! Waves for All by Stacy McAnulty

The Sea Knows by Alice B. McGinty

July 8, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr12bingo How-To How does a person who likes children’s books find a “how-to book” that is not dull or confusing? I have found several “how to” books or even science or craft kits, and thought, “I’m college educated, and I have no idea what is going on here, how is a kid supposed to figure it out?” But I put my thinking cap on and while waiting for those few minutes at the end of the day to go by (that 10 minutes you can’t […]

“Was there ever a time you thought – I am doing this on purpose, I am f*cking up and I don’t know why.”

May We Be Forgiven by A.M. Homes

July 7, 2020 by scootsa1000 Leave a Comment

I think you can tell a lot about a person based upon what kind of books they give as gifts. The world is made up of the following types of book gifters: Those who just walk blindly into a bookstore or onto Amazon to buy a last minute gift, not quite sure if what they bought is good or not, or if you’ll like it or not, but it looked popular or shiny. Those who try to get everyone to read their favorite book, even […]

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
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.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
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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