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“Life, inexhaustible, goes on. And we do too. Carrying our wounds and our medicines as we go.”

Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston

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I first encountered Zora Neale Hurston when I read Their Eyes Were Watching God from my list of 50 Books Every Woman Should Read Before She Turns 40. I found it surprisingly moving and relatable. So, when I saw that another book that Hurston had written was recently published, I figured it was worth reading. Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” (2018) is the non-fiction recounting by Cudjo Lewis to Zora Neale Hurston of being captured in Africa, shipped to the United States through the middle passage, his time as a slave, and his life after slavery. Hurston gathered the details of […]

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7/7/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:28 |

My new best friend

Becoming by Michelle Obama

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I’ve decided that Michelle Obama is on the top of my list of people I’d like to sit next to on an airplane. Chris Hadfield is also on that list, and Barack Obama as well–although Michelle comes out on top. I’d obviously heard about Michelle Obama’s book Becoming (2018) when it first came out, but it took me awhile to get around to it. I already had a long reading list, and I do tend to avoid political books. I picked up this one because Obama is so likable, and I knew just enough about her life to be intrigued. And I […]

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6/23/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:27 |

The Second Lady Sherlock Novel

A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas

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I’m afraid I’ve fallen into yet another book series, and I’m already behind. A Conspiracy in Belgravia (2017) is the second book in The Lady Sherlock Series by Sherry Thomas. It looks like there are now four books in this series. I’m not sure if more are planned, or how many there will be in total. I read the first book, A Study in Scarlet Women, when I saw it on NPR’s List of Best Books. I loved how it began with Charlotte casually and strategically giving up her virginity for freedom. However, in gaining her freedom, she left her two sisters behind […]

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6/22/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:26 |

Sometimes I wonder whether we hide lovers from others because it makes it easier to hide ourselves from ourselves.

Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday

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A friend of mine gave me her copy of Asymmetry (2018) by Lisa Halliday. She said that it was hard to describe, but well written and very interesting. I was intrigued, and then I saw that it was also on NPR’s Best Books of 2018 (as well as many other “best of” lists with tons of critical praise). All of that was more than enough to make me start reading. I thought Asymmetry was very well-written, insightful, and unique. If I’d had it in the Kindle version, I would have highlighted a number of passages. Unfortunately, my favorite passages have been lost to my laziness. I […]

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6/10/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:25 |

A lady doctor!?!?

Hello Stranger by Lisa Kleypas

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I had a long drive when I went on my latest backpacking trip, so I picked up some books on tape to help me through it. The one I ended up listening to was Hello Stranger (2018) by Lisa Kleypas. I’ve read a number of Kleypas’s books and knew what to expect. On the whole, this one was a good distraction while driving. The characters were likable, but I never got too attached. Part of this may be because it was on tape. I think I take more in when I read in print. Dr. Garrett Gibson is the only female physician […]

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6/8/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:24 |

No adultery is bloodless

The State of Affairs by Esther Perel

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I first heard Esther Perel when she was a guest on Dan Savage’s relationship podcast. She’s been a therapist for many years and has distinctive ideas regarding romantic relationships and infidelity. Apparently, there was so much interest in the chapter on affairs in her first book, Mating in Captivity (2009), that she decided to write a second book entirely on that subject. When I saw this book, The State of Affairs, on NPR’s List of Best Books of 2017, I decided to put it on my list. I found it both interesting and thought provoking. Fortunately, or unfortunately, my relationships tend to end before cheating […]

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6/7/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:23 |

Have a genuinely life-changing experience at Tranquillum House

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

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After coming across Big Little Lies back in 2015, I’ve read most if not all of Liane Moriarty’s books. When I saw that Moriarty had written a new novel, Nine Perfect Strangers (2018), I immediately got myself on the wait list. Like her other books, I found this one very readable and interesting. I was happy to see Moriarty switch up her format a little bit and not lead with a mysterious “big event” and then show what lead up to it. Moriarty did a good job in creating memorable characters, but there may have been a few too many for me to feel […]

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6/2/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:22 |

Mean football wives

Intercepted by Alexa Martin

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I was heading out on another backpacking trip and needed some tent reading that I would find both entertaining and not scary/disturbing. Romances usually do the trick, and I found one from NPR’s Best Books of 2018 List. NPR recommended Intercepted (2018) by Alexa Martin as a fun, sporty romance involving football. Marlee Harper is the long-time girlfriend of star receiver, Chris Alexander of the Denver Mustangs. She’s been with him for about ten years, since high school. But when she catches him cheating on her–again–she dumps him for good. Marlee is done dating athletes, but Gavin Pope. the new, hotshot quarterback complicates […]

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6/1/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:21 |


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