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I am a born and bred southerner and transplant to the Midwest. I read because I NEED to (as a former English major, it's in the DNA) and because I'm possibly ignoring frigid temperatures. Until summer, and then I'll just be reading outside. I also enjoy cooking, witty banter, and cheese. All the cheese.

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“Life is something we need to stop correcting. My boy was a pocket universe I could never hope to fathom. Every one of us is an experiment, and we don’t even know what the experiment is testing.”

Bewilderment by Richard Powers

June 22, 2022 by ardaigle 2 Comments

In one word: Gutting I have something shocking to say. I hope you’re sitting down. I’m behind in my book reviews. I KNOW, I KNOW. Utterly surprising, as um, it’s become my habit, wherein I let a few books pile up, and then stress about being “behind” which I am using quotation marks to illustrate the falsity of this statement. Because how can I be “behind” in a hobby that is supposed to be fun. I mean, these are not required book reviews for a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Bewilderment, death of parent, Environment, nature, oprah's book club, richard powers, science

ardaigle's CBR14 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Bewilderment, death of parent, Environment, nature, oprah's book club, richard powers, science ·
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“I think most people are confused about life, because it’s not just one thing going on,” said Elner. “It’s many things going on at the same time. Life is both sad and happy, simple and complex, all at the same time.”

The Whole Town's Talking (Elmwood Springs #4) by Fannie Flagg

May 22, 2022 by ardaigle Leave a Comment

In one word: Dated Like a good southern woman, I have a fondness for Fannie Flagg. I was excited to realize there are a few of her books that I’ve never read, so I grabbed this one from the library. However, I didn’t realize this was the fourth in a series, and I am such a completist that I almost needed a lie-down and smelling salts. Once I got ahold of myself, I realized that I had read two of the other books, and this […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Fannie Flagg, Missouri, Small town

ardaigle's CBR14 Review No:21 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Fannie Flagg, Missouri, Small town ·
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“The world’s like that. What matters in one moment, it doesn’t matter the next. Things that fall apart eventually come back together again.”

Lucky by Marissa Stapley

May 21, 2022 by ardaigle 1 Comment

In one word: Convenient I’ve been pretty pleased with Reese’s Book Club selections. This is the 8th of her picks that I’ve read, and even when the book wasn’t for me (I’m looking at you, “Where the Crawdads Sing”), I still saw the quality of the novel and understood why she would champion it as a female-written, female-centric story. This is the first Reese book that was a swing and a miss for me. At first glance, it had a lot going for it. Sexy […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: lucky, marissa stapley, reese witherspoon book club

ardaigle's CBR14 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: lucky, marissa stapley, reese witherspoon book club ·
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“I think I’d been looking for it all my life a storm in my body to match the one in my head.”

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

May 21, 2022 by ardaigle 2 Comments

In one word: Unnerving First things first. We gotta talk about this cover. FRIGGIN. GASP. From art to font, the whole thing is perfection. It really captures the tone of the book, as nature and puberty coalesce into a diseased nightmare for the students of the Raxter School for Girls. When the Tox breaks out the girls are quarantined, and a year and a half later, they are no closer to answers, and their numbers are dwindling. We follow a trio of friends, Hetty, Byatt, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: LGBTQ, rory power, sapphic horror, wilder girls

ardaigle's CBR14 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: LGBTQ, rory power, sapphic horror, wilder girls ·
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“An Indian Affairs agent said, ‘The question will suggest itself, which of these people are the savages?”

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

May 21, 2022 by ardaigle Leave a Comment

In one word: Injustice. (Bonus words: rage-inducing) This is my second read of this harrowing historical tale. When my local book club picked it out to tackle this year, I dove back in for another listen, and I was filled with just as much anger as the first time around. This book first came to me by way of my favorite podcast, Literary Disco. A quick plot summary: the people of the Osage Nation experienced the displacement and reloaction forced upon many indigenous peoples by […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 1920s America, and also a movie, David Grann, FBI, indigenous, killers of the flower moon, Osage murders, true crime

ardaigle's CBR14 Review No:18 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 1920s America, and also a movie, David Grann, FBI, indigenous, killers of the flower moon, Osage murders, true crime ·
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“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

April 27, 2022 by ardaigle 2 Comments

I have a confession to make: I made it to thirty-nine years old, never having read The Little Prince. I knew of it, of course, that it was a mind-bending children’s classic and emotional philosophical journey, and I purchased a copy with the intent to read it…12 years ago. This slim novella traveled from Tennessee to Louisiana to Illinois and I never cracked it open. It was a matter of missed opportunities: I felt like I should read it, but that I should have already […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy Tagged With: Antoine de Saint-Exupery, broadway, classics, The Little Prince

ardaigle's CBR14 Review No:17 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy · Tags: Antoine de Saint-Exupery, broadway, classics, The Little Prince ·
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