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A father — President Abraham Lincoln — mourns his son, Willie — who has died of typhoid fever — as thousands of parents mourn their own sons — who have died in the first year of the American Civil War. This book takes place over one night (along with several flashbacks) in a crypt where … Read More “Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders” »
My first book of 2020, and if it this is what books are like this year, it’s going to be a good one. Charlotte and Philip have a (somewhat stereotypical) meet cute on an airplane while sitting in economy, and start a romantic relationship that will alter both of their lives. She moves with … Read More “This is Not How it Ends by Rochelle B. Weinstein” »
I really enjoyed reading this book, and I finished it wishing it was longer. Tom Hazard has been alive for over 400 years, although because of a rare medical condition he looks like a regular man his in his early forties. He has acted with Shakespeare, sailed with Captain Cook, and drank with F. Scott … Read More “How to Stop Time by Matt Haig” »
This was the first book I’ve read by Emma Rous, and if her earlier book is as good as this one, I definitely want to go back and read that one, too. Told in dual timelines, we learn the story of Raven Hall, an old, isolated manor. In 1988, Beth Soames is left with the … Read More “The Perfect Guests by Emma Rous” »
Detective Amanda Steele lost everything almost six years ago after her husband and daughter were killed by a drunk driver and she shut out her parents and siblings, unable to be near them after her life fell apart. Now she spends her nights drinking too much and having one night stands, although somehow she still … Read More “The Little Grave by Carolyn Arnold” »