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Up in the Air

Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

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Marian Graves and her twin brother Jamie get off to a rough start in life, with their sea captain father going to jail for rescuing them and himself instead of going down with the ship. Sent off to live with a drunken painter of an uncle, they grow up largely independent, wandering the hills of Montana. Marian’s path in life is sealed after she sees a barnstorming plan fly over her head one day while she’s wandering through the woods. Determined to fly, Marian works […]

She’s Not There

You Have a Friend in 10A by Maggie Shipstead

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Bingo square – REC’D – I would recommend this book For some reason when I think of Maggie Shipstead’s short story collection You Have a Friend in 10A I think of the Zombies’ song, “She’s Not There”. Well, no one told me about her, the way she lied Well, no one told me about her, how many people cried But it’s too late to say you’re sorry How would I know, why should I care? Please don’t bother tryin’ to find her She’s not there […]

Alas, even an exploding whale couldn’t save this one.

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Here is a brief list of things that I enjoy more than I enjoyed this book: Getting my teeth cleaned. A colonoscopy. Going to the grocery store. Making three interesting & healthy bag lunches every day for my kids. Helping with math homework. Doing laundry. Driving on the beltway. Shoveling snow. Dusting. Vacuuming my car. Cleaning up confetti. Eating radishes. Here’s a list of what I did like about this book: Exploding whales. I did not like this book. I got it from some sort […]



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