Into the Water by Paula Hawkins This is a thriller/murder mystery by the author of The Girl on the Train. It’s similar in it subject matter and that it’s set in England, but it differs in that this one is much more strictly a murder mystery and less a clear-and-present-danger thriller. Also, it doesn’t have …
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Jul 30
Book Review: My Absolute Darling
My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent This is a book I expect to be thinking about for a long time. I’m rating it highly mostly because of its uniqueness, both in content and writing style. It has some flaws, but the strength of its main character and the lush descriptions made up for it. You …
Jul 25
Book Review: Loving Day
Loving Day by Mat Johnson What intrigued me about this book was that it was set in Philadelphia and that it’s fundamentally about what it’s like to be of mixed-race in America. I love reading about people whose experiences are different from mine and I’d hoped to get a thrill out of reading about some …
Jun 17
Book Review: Never Split the Difference
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss While not exactly a memoir, this book has been peppered with enough anecdotes and case studies to make it more engaging than a typical business how-to guide. Voss talks about his experience as a hostage negotiator for the FBI, and …
May 31
Book Review: One Plus One
One Plus One by Jojo Moyes This book is exactly what I was hoping for from a Jojo Moyes novel: emotionally poignant, heart warming and heartbreaking by turns, with relatable, believable characters. It is, at its heart, a romance novel. Jess, the female protagonist, is kind of manic, the sort of woman who seems to …