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“I’m as wary of certainty as I am of good vibes and positive thinking.”

Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough

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I was looking for another audiobook to listen to during my commute when I saw Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing (2021) by Lauren Hough available at my library. The blurb described it as a memoir about leaving a cult. It sounded like an interesting topic, and so I picked it up. I wasn’t sure what to expect, so I was surprised when Cate Blanchett began speaking, and the first essay was the author’s experience of being a lesbian in the Air Force. At first, I thought I’d […]

It’s good to be an officer–especially if you’re a POW

The Confidence Men by Margalit Fox

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I found The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History  by Margalit Fox on NPR’s Best Books of 2021 List. I found it listed under “funny stuff,” although I probably wouldn’t categorize this book that way myself. This non-fiction story takes place during World War I, in a Turkish POW camp for British officers. We first meet Harry Jones. We learn how he joined the war, how he was taken prisoner, and how he came to be at the remote […]

The epitome of British stoicism?

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

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I am getting married in less than a month. This is relevant because when my fiancé and I started dating, he was shocked I hadn’t read anything by Kazuo Ishiguro, and he loaned me his copy of Never Let Me Go. I thought the book was very good, and I was very impressed by my new boyfriend. I’ve been meaning to read more books by Ishiguro for ages, but only recently got around to The Remains of the Day (1990). I have vague memories of seeing the trailer […]

A touch of science and romance

Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood

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After finding Ali Hazelwood through a recent book club book, I’ve been reading her trio of romantic STEM novellas. Below Zero (2022) is the second novella that I’ve read, and it has what I’ve come to expect from Hazelwood. There’s a smart science-y woman, a hunky hero, friendship, a misunderstanding, and in the end: a happily ever after. This one I listened to on Audiobook. Hannah has always known that she wants to work at NASA, and that knowledge has motivated her to succeed through a lot of schooling–even […]

The real price of our entertainment

Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

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I first found Jacqueline Woodson when I read Brown Girl Dreaming after it won the National Book Award. It was like nothing I’d ever read before. It was not a typical narrative and almost felt like poetry. Thus, it was very emotional and impactful in parts but also sometimes more difficult to read than a straight-forward story. After that experience, I’ve read whatever Woodson book I’ve noticed has been recently published. Before the Ever After (2020) is a short novel that addresses chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the disease […]

Romance novella with a little misunderstanding

Stuck With You by Ali Hazelwood

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After reading The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood for book club, I decided I should read some more books by her. I discovered that she has written a trio of romantic novellas involving women in STEM. I picked up Stuck With You (2022) for a quick read. I finished this one night when I was sick and couldn’t stop coughing. It was a nice distraction, but I could have skipped the sickness. Sadie (also the name of our new puppy, which felt a little weird as I was […]



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