Title: Treasure Island
Author: Robert Lewis Stevenson
Publisher: Atheneum
ISBN: 9780684171609
Thoughts: Some parts bored me, some confused me, but none excited me, but not badly written.
Rating: 2/5
Monday, November 23, 2020
The Smallest Lights in the Universe
Title: The Smallest Lights in the Universe
Author: Sara Sager
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 9780525576259
Thoughts: A meandering memoir of grief with a healthy dose of astrophysics.
Rating: 3/5
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Title: Empty
Author: Susan Burton
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 9780812992847
Thoughts: I can only imagine how hard it was for Burton to share her story, but as it is not one often told, it is good she did.
Rating: 4/5
Saturday, November 21, 2020
Stacking the Shelves: 11/8-11/21
Got at a Yard sale:
Marivaux: Three Plays by Stephen Wadsword, trans
The Troop by Nick Cutter
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Celestina's Burnings
Title: Celestina's Burnings
Author: Annemarie Schaivi Pedersen
Publisher: Literary Wanderlust
ISBN: 9781942856436
Thoughts: The historic aspect was good, but the story needed a lot more polishing and the sprinkling of random italicized Italian words got a little annoying.
Rating: 2/5
Monday, November 16, 2020
Notes on a Silencing
Title: Notes on a Silencing
Author: Lacy Crawford
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 9780316491556
Thoughts: It is mind-blowing what Crawford went through and how it is still being covered up.
Rating: 4/5
The Couple Next Door
Title: The Couple Next Door
Author: Shari Lapena
Publisher: Pamela Dorman
ISBN: 9780735221086
Thoughts: There were twists, but not as intriguing as I thought they would be; plus, the title is misleading and the end seemed bad-horror-movie-ish.
Rating: 2/5
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