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Life After Life by Kate Atkinson: Book Review

Ursula Todd is born on a cold winter’s night in England in 1910…over and over again. Sometimes she is stillborn, other times she makes it through, only to die later and start over at the same place. Each time, something is a little different and her life takes drastically diverging paths as a result. Someone Continue Reading…

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Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed: Book Review--5 St Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed: Book Review--5 Stars. Full review at the link in my bio.So, first of all, the book was originally written in Arabic. Since it’s a graphic novel, the speech was translated into English but the art panels were left as originally printed. So it’s read from back to front and the panels are read from right to left. I thought I would struggle with the format but I got used to it within a few pages. Don’t let concerns about that hold you back at all.That out of the way, I just need to say that this book was fantastic. It’s hefty, coming in at 518 pages, but there’s even more to to chew over and unpack than meets the eye.It’s written in three parts (because of course a book about wishes would be written in three parts) and each takes a slightly different approach to the story. The first section features Aziza, a poor woman living with regrets who gets caught up in the corrupt laws surrounding wishes to disastrous effect. The second section is about Noor, a young person who is financially well off but who is fighting crushing depression. This was by far my favorite section. Noor creates graphs and charts showing their mood from day and day. This representation made it so easy to follow what life must be like for people who have this disease. The third section is sort of about Shorky, a devout Muslim who doesn’t believe in the wish economy but who ends up with wishes to sell, and Hagga, one of his regular shop customers. This one gets into government corruption, colonialism, arranged marriages, domestic abuse, and our ultimate right to choose our own paths.I have a lot more to say but I would get into spoilers so I’m going to stop here. I highly, highly recommend this powerful graphic novel. It would be a great choice to read as part of a book club.#witmonth #2023booksintranslation
The Ashford Affair by Lauren Willig, read by Nicol The Ashford Affair by Lauren Willig, read by Nicola Barber: Book Review--3 Stars. Full review at the link in my bio.I am a surprisingly big fan of Ms. Willig’s Pink Carnation series for someone who doesn’t consider herself a romance reader. But the witty banter, intrigue, and Napoleonic settings sucked me right in. I inhaled that entire 12-book series and wished for more.The author’s newer books look more serious to me so I’ve avoided them until now. But I was in the mood for a fun, flirty book and decided to go ahead and give one of them a try. I was correct; this one is more serious.In dual timeline books, I almost always strongly prefer one timeline over the other. That was the case in the Pink Carnation books and that was the case here. I didn’t feel invested in the modern timeline’s characters and mostly just thought that Clemmie had a lot of nerve to get angry with everyone else in the family for not keeping her in the loop about her grandmother’s health when, by her own admission, she never visited and never called.Addie, Clemmie’s grandmother, had a lot more going on in her youth. Addie is an innocent, and honestly a bit of a milquetoast, but Bea comes across as a vixen. I wouldn’t want to have Bea in my circle, but her exploits did make for interesting reading. Addie couldn’t have carried a book but Bea certainly did.There are some “surprising” revelations that are so strongly hinted at throughout the story that I’m not sure I was even supposed to be surprised. But there sure was a lot of buildup for them so I don’t know what to think.I believe this is the first time I’ve listened to a book narrated by Nicola Barber and she did an excellent job. I’ll seek her out again in the future.This is a more serious family saga/romance than I was looking for, so readers who prefer those kinds of books will like it more than I personally did. As for me, I’ll just keep recommending the Pink Carnation series.
Check out what I've been reading, reviewing, posti Check out what I've been reading, reviewing, posting, and doing on Introverted Reader in my weekly update for August 20, 2023! What did you read last week? Full post at the link in my bioBook read:📚 The Ashford Affair by Lauren Willig, read by Nicola Barber--3 Stars
Today was Bookstore Romance Day. When I saw that m Today was Bookstore Romance Day. When I saw that my (current) local bookstore, @well_read_moose was offering 10% off all romance books plus a free romance book and a free chocolate bar, I knew I had to swing by. I scored on this trip! I bought The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton, and got a chocolate caramel filled Moodibar. When I opened my "Fake dates, trans cook rom com" I found Chef's Choice by TJ Alexander. It's the second in a series but my library has the first one. Woohoo! @bkstoreromanceday #romancereads
Read my book review of the classic, Northanger Abb Read my book review of the classic, Northanger Abbey, the first novel Jane Austen wrote Full review at the link in my bio.Northanger Abbey is about Catherine Morland, an average girl and avid reader of gothic romances, and her adventures vacationing in Bath and visiting friends at their home, Northanger Abbey. To say more than that is to give away plot points.According to the introduction to this edition, Northanger Abbey is the earliest of Jane Austen’s published novels but the last to be published, and even then it was published posthumously. I could tell this was an early work of hers, because her sarcasm and social commentary is much more obvious and pointed than in the other Jane Austen books I’ve read. This was still a decent book, but I much prefer Austen’s sly, subtle barbs to this transparent disdain for social climbers, silly rules of etiquette and propriety, and the gothic romances of her time.
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