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Trix and Leo sitting in a tree

Making Up by Lucy Parker

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I usually don’t buy books. If I can’t get it at the library, it’s not worth reading. But I make an exception for Lucy Parker. For some reason, my library doesn’t carry her, but I really enjoyed her first two books. When I saw that she had another one coming out, Making Up (2018), and I was about to leave on a backpacking trip, I knew it would be perfect reading for the rainy weekend ahead. I have to be careful about what I read while I’m camping. I have a vivid imagination and I can freak myself out pretty quickly when […]

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7/28/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:34 |

Saving a marriage…for a little while

Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle

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I swear I found Love Warrior (2016) by Glennon Doyle on NPR’s List of Best Books, but I just went back to check and couldn’t find it on the list. So now I have no idea where I found it. Love Warrior is a memoir of a life and a marriage. Glennon Doyle grew up in a loving family, but she had Bulimia since she was a child. As she grew older, she also became an alcoholic. Getting married to Craig Melton and becoming a mother was a turning point in her life. She sobered up and she focused on building the perfect family. […]

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7/28/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:33 |

Las Mariposas – Sisters standing up to a murderous dictator

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

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Another day and another book from my list of  50 Books Every Woman Should Read Before She Turns 40. This one was In the Time of the Butterflies (1994) by Julia Alvarez. I had heard of this novel before and was interested in reading it. It is a fictionalized version of the true story of four sisters in the Dominican Republic, three of whom were killed by the order of the brutal dictator, Rafael Trujillo. Trujillo came into power with a military coup, and he managed to stay in power for over thirty years from 1930 to 1961. The three sisters and their […]

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7/28/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:32 |

In this story, I’m the girl no one is waiting for

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

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Like many of the books I’ve been reading these days, A Visit From the Goon Squad (2011) by Jennifer Egan is on my list of 50 Books Every Woman Should Read Before She Turns 40. I had heard of this one before. It won the Pulitzer Prize, and a coworker recommended it to me back when it was first published. However, I think I was turned off by the title. What is a goon squad? It sounded violent and probably not fun to read. So when I finally picked it up, I began reading with a little optimism and some trepidation. A Visit From […]

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7/24/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:31 |

She corrupted him from beyond the grave

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

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I’ve discovered another problem with my list of 50 Books Every Woman Should Read Before She Turns 40. The first problem was including Fifty Shades of Grey–no explanation needed. The second was including Madame Bovary (1856) by Gustave Flaubert, which requires a little more explanation. The introduction states that “this list celebrates female writers who wrote coming-of-age classics as well as modern page-turners.” There is no doubt that Madame Bovary is an influential classic that is worth reading, but the problem is that Gustave Flaubert is not a female writer. I am genuinely curious if there was some breakdown of communication between the editor and the […]

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7/2/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:30 |

Bad boy saved by a good woman

Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase

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I was ready for a good romance novel and discovered Lord of Scoundrels (1995) by Loretta Chase on Cannonball. This was my first Chase novel, and I think I will be reading more in the future. The plot was not something I would regularly enjoy, but Chase’s writing is good. She makes her characters sympathetic and understandable, even when they are unlikable. Jessica is independent, over twenty-five, and unmarried. She’s earned herself a good income by buying and selling unique items she comes across. Her goal is to open up her own shop in London. But first she must travel to Paris […]

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6/27/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:29 |

You can’t be the one that hurts and the one that comforts

The Power by Naomi Alderman

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The Power (2017) by Naomi Alderman is another book recommended by President Obama. Again, I had no idea what it was about going into it, but I’m really glad I read it. Not only does it give me something to talk about with Obama if I ever happen to run into him [very likely], but I thought it was interesting and thought-provoking. The Power begins five thousand years in the future. Neil Armon just wrote a book and is getting feedback from a fictional Naomi Alderman. They live in a world that is matriarchal and women have the more powerful roles. Neil’s […]

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6/22/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:28 |

We’re all just a mess

Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout

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Anything is Possible (2017) is another book I picked up on President Obama’s recommendation. I remember reading Olive Kittredge (2008) many years ago–it must have been right after it was published. At the time I was impressed by the writing, but the details are fuzzy. Anything is Possible is similar in construction: a novel composed of interconnected short stories. However, these stories take place in a small, Midwestern farming community instead of a small town in Maine. Lucy Barton is the primary connection in these short stories. Everyone in the book is related to her, knows her, and/or has an opinion about her. Growing up, […]

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6/18/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:27 |


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