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Everything We Never Knew: A Novel
by Julianne Hough
Bland (7/27/2024)
Everything We Never Knew is the type of book with topics and themes I'm generally attracted to…metaphysical, new age, and characters that experience unexplainable phenomena. However, I couldn't get hooked. The writing was bland. I yearned for more descriptive details ofmore
One's Company: A Novel
by Ashley Hutson
Well written, but… (5/4/2022)
One’s Company is a well written book, but I struggled to connect with the main character, Bonnie Lincoln. Her desire to create and live an alternate life (more like an alternate reality) immersed in a sitcom was far fetched and too imaginative (borderline madness) for me.more
The Sunset Route: Freight Trains, Forgiveness, and Freedom on the Rails in the American West
by Carrot Quinn
Beautifully Written! (7/21/2021)
The Sunset Route by Carrot Quinn is one of the most beautifully written memoirs I have ever read. Carrot writes using brilliant figurative language and vivid imagery that convinces readers to ride along on her journey through a tragic childhood and trips across the countrymore
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