Book Review: The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles was recommended to me by my friend Michele, and at first glance, I realized it wasn’t necessarily a book I’d pick up on my own....
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Book Review: These Silent Woods
One of my favorite books I read in 2021 was These Silent Woods – an engrossing, perfectly-paced novel about a man (Cooper) and his daughter (Finch) who li...
Book Review: Transcendent Kingdom
I read Homegoing in February 2018 and was smacked in the face by its style AND substance. Yaa Gyasi is solid, grounded literary writer. There is something incre...
Book Review: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
I didn’t have to read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn when I was in school, but as I’ve developed as a teacher, this novel consistently shows up on must-re...
Book Review: Consider This
This will be the only Chuck Palahniuk book I’m reviewing for this website because I am not built for Chuck Palahnuik’s fiction. I’ve tried. Th...
Book Review: My Cousin Rachel
My first and only experience with Daphne Du Maurier’s work is Rebecca, which I utterly loved and enjoyed, so part of the reason I wanted to read My Cousin...