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Audiobook Review : Chances Are by Richard Russo

By amodini Posted in 2_star_rating, 2020, audiobook, contemporary, random_house | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Chances Are by Richard Russo

Title : Chances Are Author : Richard Russo Narrators : Fred Sanders Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 11 hours 17 minutes Rating : 2/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 Three old friends meet up on Martha’s Vineyard where they’d spent many happy moments as college students. Lincoln is a real […]

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Audiobook Review : The Mother-in-law by Sally Hepworth

By amodini Posted in audiobook, books, contemporary, crime, macmillan, mystery, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Mother-in-law by Sally Hepworth

Title : The Mother-in-law Author : Sally Hepworth Narrators : Barrie Kreinik Genre : Mystery Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 12 minutes Rating : 1/5 Narrator Rating : 2/5 Lucy is married to Ollie. Diana and Tom are Ollie’s parents. While Tom is loving and forgiving towards his children (Ollie also […]

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Audiobook Review : Educated by Tara Westover

By amodini Posted in 2020, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, contemporary, culture and society, memoir, must listen, must read, non-fiction, random_house, recommended, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Educated by Tara Westover

Title : Educated Author : Tara Westover Narrators : Julia Whelan Genre : Non-fiction; Memoir Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 12 hours 10 minutes Rating : 4.3/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 In this book, author Tara Westover describes her childhood with her parents and her siblings on a rural farm in Idaho. […]

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Book Review : Force of Nature by Jane Harper

By amodini Posted in 2020, 4.5_star_rating, books, contemporary, crime, little_brown, must read, recommended, slow-burn, suspense, thriller | Comments Off on Book Review : Force of Nature by Jane Harper

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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Book Review : Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4.5_star_rating, books, contemporary, favorites, feel-good, humor, knopf, must read, recommended | Comments Off on Book Review : Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler

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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Wordless Wednesdays #115

By amodini Posted in books, contemporary, historical, images, india, lovely things, wordless_wednesdays | Comments Off on Wordless Wednesdays #115
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Book Review : The Art of Racing in The Rain by Garth Stein

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4_star_rating, books, contemporary, feel-good, must read, recommended | Comments Off on Book Review : The Art of Racing in The Rain by Garth Stein

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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Book Review : Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4.5_star_rating, books, contemporary, lovely things, must read, recommended, wit, women | Comments Off on Book Review : Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler

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 […]

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Audiobook Review : The Dry by Jane Harper

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, crime, macmillan, must listen, must read, mystery, recommended, slow-burn, suspense, thriller | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Dry by Jane Harper

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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Wordless Wednesdays #110

By amodini Posted in 2020, audiobook, BestBooks, books, contemporary, crime, culture and society, education, favorites, lists, must read, non-fiction, recommended, thriller, Top10, wordless_wednesdays , , | Comments Off on Wordless Wednesdays #110

I tweeted this list out in response to a question on the #TSBC Book Chat, so here it is again! My Top 10 Books of 2020 – some have been reviewed here and some will appear in the following months!

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