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Hi! I'm Sadie and I love to read. I'm a native Chicagoan now living in Wisconsin. A physician assistant by profession, I am also newly engaged and beginning to plan a wedding! In between I try to fit in a few books.-
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Wuthering Heights
—2.5— WTF Emily Bronte? What a bizarre book you have written. And who thinks this drivel is romantic? Not I, that’s for sure. Summary from Barnes and Noble: Emily Brontë’s only novel, Wuthering Heights remains one of literature’s most disturbing … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Classic Literature, General Fiction
Tagged book review, books, Emily Bronte, Fiction, reviews, Wuthering Heights
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Before I Go to Sleep
—4— Over the summer I read the psychological thriller, Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson. This book had been getting a lot of buzz, and I was in the mood for a book that would capture me. And … Continue reading
Posted in Best Sellers, Book Reviews, General Fiction
Tagged Amnesia, Before I Go to Sleep, Best Sellers, book review, books, Fiction, reviews, S.J. Watson, Thriller
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The Lost City of Z
—4— I love good nonfiction. Not everyone reads nonfiction, perhaps it makes people think of schoolwork, but great nonfiction is nothing like textbooks. Nonfiction can be just as exciting, mind-bending, heartbreaking, romantic, and literary as fiction, if not more-so. I … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Nonfiction
Tagged amazon, book review, books, David Grann, Nonfiction, reviews, The Lost City of Z
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
—4— Amazon.com released its lists of the 100 best books of 2010, one list ranked by editors, the other by readers. Here is the top 10 by the editors: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Faithful Place: … Continue reading
The Magicians
—3.5— First of all, November is the month of HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS movie release. Therefore, despite the fact that I hate cold whether, this becomes the BEST MONTH OF THE YEAR. I am more excited about Harry … Continue reading
Posted in Best Sellers, Book Reviews, General Fiction, Science Fiction/Fantasy
Tagged book review, books, Codex, fantasy, Fiction, Harry Potter, Lev Grossman, reviews, The Magicians
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Caught My Eye
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin is a book I’ve been seeing around the blog-o-sphere quite often. It is a Mississippi crime novel which surrounds two childhood friends in the 1970’s, one white and one black, and a young … Continue reading
Another Great Idea from Nancy Pearl
Nancy Pearl is probably the most famous librarian out there. I mean, I even had her action figure. She is the author of the incredibly useful Book Lust books, which are books about books! And now I hear she has … Continue reading
Posted in Book News, Randomness
Tagged Book Lust, books, Nancy Pearl, Nonfiction, Travel
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Grave Sight
—4— Well fellow readers, October has come. Which means it is time for some good mysteries, spooky reads, and novels of suspense! First review of the season is a recent Anderson Family Book Club reading choice, Grave Sight by Charlaine … Continue reading
Posted in Anderson Book Club, Book Reviews, Holiday Reviews, Mystery
Tagged book review, books, charlaine harris, Fiction, grave sight, Mystery, paranormal, reviews
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The Reserve
—2.5— What to say, what to say? I got this book in the clearance bin! Score. What else… No, it wasn’t that terrible actually. But The Reserve by Russell Banks is not a book I’m going to go out of … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, General Fiction
Tagged books, Fiction, Historical Fiction, reviews, Russell Banks, The Reserve
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