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The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
by Erik Larson

It was OK (1/10/2021)

Expected much more after The Devil in the White City. This was much less. A big gossipy. Very readable and predictable. All tied to Pearl Harbor attack that got the US President to come on board.

Everybody's Fool
by Richard Russo

Did not care for the plot(s) or characters. (7/28/2016)

Too unstructured, and I did not care about any of the characters. Written well, but plot(s) not engaging.

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Lessons in Chemistry
by Bonnie Garmus

Praised by Parade and The New York Times Book Review, this debut features a 1960s scientist turned TV cooking star.

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The Lilac People
by Milo Todd

For fans of All the Light We Cannot See, a poignant tale of a trans man’s survival in Nazi Germany and postwar Berlin.

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Daughters of Shandong
by Eve J. Chung

Based on the author’s family story, comes an extraordinary novel about a mother and her daughters’ escape from Taiwan.

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