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Alison D.

My Reviews

The Female Persuasion: A Novel by Meg Wolitzer

Slow, Interesting, Insightful

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Beautiful, Interesting, Addictive

The Kindness of Strangers by Katrina Kittle

Dark, Insightful, Difficult

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: A Novel by Gail Honeyman

Interesting, Insightful, Fun

Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton

Informative, Adventurous, Beautiful

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

Interesting, Inspiring, Dramatic

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: A Novel by Gail Honeyman

Interesting, Fun, Insightful

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

Insightful, Interesting, Gloomy

The Other Einstein: A Novel by Marie Benedict

Interesting, Informative, Insightful

After this quick read, I am more intrigued by the people, particularly women, around Einstein. However much of the story focused on the imagined emotional responses, easily paralleled to the modern-day power struggle between men and women, rather than the historical context and importance of the shift in leading scientific thought. The protagonist's insights were mere quotes of concepts without any clarification of what the thinking was at the time and why/how her thoughts were new and exciting. Wouldn't recommend other than it is fast and easy. And would be fun to read while consuming the delightful pastries and coffee of the time.

Boy Swallows Universe by

Book Club Recommended

Addictive, Dramatic, Beautiful

Boy Spins Story

Beautifully poetic, horrifying story. It was like reading a young person's cursive air-writing from the jump, woven through the plain terror of good adults doing very bad things until they can fight toward the good in themselves. All the while the child works through very real trauma. I could not put this down and loved almost all of it.

Oona Out of Order: A Novel by Margarita Montimore

Unconvincing, Fun, Interesting

Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard by Liz Murray

Insightful, Inspiring, Dramatic

Anxious People: A Novel by Backman Fredrik

Fun, Interesting, Insightful

One Plus One: A Novel by Jojo Moyes

Fun, Optimistic, Romantic

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Informative, Beautiful, Insightful

The Mother-in-Law: A Novel by Sally Hepworth

Dramatic, Interesting, Insightful