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“These are the times in her life that Louise has felt most acutely the animal nature of her humanity, and therefore they have been the most comforting. To be a human is complex, and often painful; to be an animal is comfortingly simple and good.”

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

March 27, 2025 by cheerbrarian 4 Comments

It’s early, coming up on the end of March, but this book is in the running for my top book of the year. Everyone I know who has read this book has told me it is amazing. Everyone I know was telling me the truth, and now I keep recommending it to everyone else. One important caveat first, I do NOT think this book really works as an audiobook. Each chapter you are jumping characters and timelines and I could not follow it for the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: historical fiction, liz moore, The God of the Woods

cheerbrarian's CBR17 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: historical fiction, liz moore, The God of the Woods ·
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Yeet the Rich.

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

December 30, 2024 by Zirza Leave a Comment

It’s a quiet, early morning in a summer camp in the Adirondack mountains, 1975, when teenager Barbara van Laar is discovered missing from her bunk. The alarm is raised quickly, but there is no sign of Barbara. As the search progresses, skeletons come out of the closet and worlds collide. Barbara is the daughter of the wealthy Van Laar family, owners of the camp and the surrounding land. The Van Laars are remarkably eager to steer the investigation and they don’t seem particularly interested in […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Adirondack Mountains, eat the rich, liz moore, Missing Children, mystery, summer camp, Teenagers, The God of the Woods

Zirza's CBR16 Review No:68 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Adirondack Mountains, eat the rich, liz moore, Missing Children, mystery, summer camp, Teenagers, The God of the Woods ·
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Campy

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

July 25, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR16 Bingo: and also…This is a repeat of the dun-dun square since the book is a mystery Has America found her Tana French? Bold words to be sure. French is my favorite writer and the person I’d argue is our greatest living crime writer. Her character-driven mysteries are sumptuous masterpieces. The Hunter, her 2024 release, is an early favorite for my personal best book of this year. At the very least, I can’t imagine it falling out of the top 3. French […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: 1950s, 1970s, and also, camp, cbr16bingo, dun-dun, historical fiction, liz moore, mystery, The God of the Woods

Jake's CBR16 Review No:112 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: 1950s, 1970s, and also, camp, cbr16bingo, dun-dun, historical fiction, liz moore, mystery, The God of the Woods ·
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