Quick takes- January 2018

Three nonfiction in one month? That may be more than I read all last year. The Dinner Party. 4 stars. I'm still shuddering from that last story. Very solid collection. I don't think he's ever…

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Quick takes- December 2017

I was working on a year-end roundup, and realized I never did the month-end roundup. Whoops. Stephen Florida. 1 star. This was like reading about the asshole borderline-stalker jock who lived across the hall from…

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Quick takes- November 2017

A Horse Walks into a Bar.  3 stars.  One night of a standup comic working through his demons onstage. In better hands, this could have been phenomenal, but it was just okay. When Watched.  5…

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Quick takes- October 2017

Sing Unburied Sing. 4 stars. Great writing, somewhat uneven. Maybe not completely memorable but solid lit. Forest Dark. 3 stars. Hate to say it, but this was kind of a slog. Seems like it should…

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Quick takes- September 2017

The Burning Girl. 3 stars. Kind of forgettable, reads too YA for my taste. Good writing, but not much to the story. Genuine Fraud. 4 stars. I love this writer, and this is a gender…

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Quick takes- August 2017

Mr. Splitfoot. 3 stars. Great writing, but the story went in a weird direction that didn't grab me. Will definitely read more from her though. Mrs. Fletcher. 4 stars. My mom once said that if…

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Quick takes- July 2017

Made for Love. 5 stars. Super twisted and weird. Strangely touching at the same time. I think I'll probably read everything she writes from now on. Swimming Lessons. 2 stars. Ugh, where do I start?…

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Quick takes- June 2017

Single, Carefree, Mellow. 4 stars. You know just what you're getting into with the title and cover. I loved the writing and I have a feeling that I'm going to like her novel even better…

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Quick takes- May 2017

No One Can Pronounce My Name. 4 stars. Maybe a little long and forgettable, but great characters and solid writing. Poignantly captures how it feels to be an outsider, in many different ways. Saints for…

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Quick takes- April 2017

A Gentleman in Moscow. 5 stars. Utterly charming historical fiction. The main character made me think of Ralph Fiennes saying, "Would that it were so simple," in Hail Caesar. If you saw that movie, then…

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