Title : Born A Crime Author : Trevor Noah Genre : Non-fiction; Memoir Publisher : One World Pages : 304 Rating : 3.5/5 I borrowed Born A Crime by Trevor Noah from the library because I do watch Trevor Noah’s show on Comedy Central, I have seen his stand-up comedy and heard about his background. […]
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Book Review : Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
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Posted in 2020, 3.5_star_rating, books, memoir, non-fiction, recommended, social issues, Uplifting books |
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Audiobook Review : Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee
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Title : Go Set A Watchman Author : Harper Lee Narrators : Reese Witherspoon Genre : Romance Publisher : Caedmon Listening Length : 6 hours 57 minutes Rating : 1/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 I’d wanted to read “Go Set a Watchman” because it’s written by the author of To Kill a Mockingbird and I […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audibook Review : The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
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Posted in 2020, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, historical, macmillan, war, women |
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Title : The NightingaleAuthor : Kristin HannahGenre : HistoricalPublisher : Macmillan AudioNarrator : Polly StoneListening Length : 17 hours 19 minutesRating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Narrator: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kristin Hannah’s Nightingale is about 2 French sisters in World War II. When Hitler invades France, Vianne Mauriac the elder sister is living happily with husband Antoine and daughter Sophy in […]
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Posted in 2020, 4.5_star_rating, books, contemporary, crime, little_brown, must read, recommended, slow-burn, suspense, thriller |
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Title : Force of NatureAuthor : Jane HarperGenre : MysteryPublisher : Little BrownPages : 347Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 Five women, Jill Bailey, Alice Russell, Lauren Shaw, twins Breanna and Bethany, go out on an office-sponsored survivalist-style corporate retreat, a moderately challenging exercise where they will have to make their way from one point to another […]
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By amodini
Posted in 2021, 4.5_star_rating, books, contemporary, favorites, feel-good, humor, knopf, must read, recommended |
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Title : Redhead by the Side of the RoadAuthor : Anne TylerGenre : ContemporaryPublisher : KnopfPages : 192Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 I recently read Ladder of Years and liked it very much. So I picked up “Redhead by the side of the Road” and like it even better! This is a story of people – […]
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Book Review : The Art of Racing in The Rain by Garth Stein
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Posted in 2021, 4_star_rating, books, contemporary, feel-good, must read, recommended |
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Title : The Art of Racing in the Rain Author : Garth Stein Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Harper Pages : 321 Rating : 4.2/5 The protagonist of this tale is a dog. Literally a dog. His name is Enzo and he is the faithful pet of racecar driver Dennis. He tells us Dennis’s story […]
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Posted in 2021, 4_star_rating, books, historical, india, must read, recommended, social issues, south-asian, suspense, women |
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Title : The Widows of Malabar Hill Author : Sujata Massey Genre : Mystery Publisher : Soho Crime Pages : 432 Rating : 4/5 Young Perveen Mistry has just joined her father’s law firm. Although she has her law degree Perveen cannot practice in the courtroom because of the current laws preventing women from being […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler
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Title : Ladder of Years Author : Anne Tyler Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Vintage Pages : 336 Rating : 4.5/5 Anne Tyler has written The Accidental Tourist, a book I haven’t read (but mean to) which was transformed into the fabulous film of the same name starring Geena Davis and William Hurt. Recently I […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Dry by Jane Harper
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Posted in 2021, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, crime, macmillan, must listen, must read, mystery, recommended, slow-burn, suspense, thriller |
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Title : The Dry Author : Jane Harper Narrators : Stephen Shanahan Genre : Thriller Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 59 minutes Rating : 4.3/5 Narrator Rating : 4.3/5 Federal Agent Aaron Falk has returned home to Kiewarra after any years, for friend Luke Hadler’s funeral. Luke has shot his wife […]
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