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A New York Tate of Mind
A New York Tate of Mind
In which this reader and explorer reviews books, muses on literary (and other) matters, and shares some of her adventures.
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My 1-5 rating system:
1 = I did not like it and would not recommend it.
2= It was fine. Read it if the subject matter interests you.
3 = I enjoyed it and would recommend it.
4 = I really liked it, and think you should read it!
5 = One of the best books I've read.
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Review: The Grisha Series
3/5 stars (some of) The Grisha Series, by Leigh Bardugo (2012 - 2016) TW: Graphic violence, Allusions to rape Of the seven books in this...
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Jan 21, 20224 min read
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What Did You Read in 2021?
Ringing in the new year by writing up this blog post about all the books I read in 2021. I found myself needing a lot more "fun" books,...
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Dec 31, 20214 min read
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Review: The Deep
5/5 stars The Deep, by Rivers Solomon (2019) Decades back, pregnant African slaves were thrown from slave ships into the ocean. Their...
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Dec 29, 20212 min read
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Review: My Sister, the Serial Killer
4/5 stars My Sister, the Serial Killer, by Oyinkan Braithwaite (2018) I really enjoyed this dark, morbid, thriller/crime story - not...
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Dec 29, 20212 min read
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Review: Pet
1/5 stars Pet, by Akwaeke Emezi (2019) UGH. I really didn't enjoy this book. I'm so confused by all the praise it has received (including...
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Dec 24, 20212 min read
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Review: Nowhere Boy
3/5 stars Nowhere Boy, by Katherine Marsh (2018) This should be required reading for all middle grade students (middle school, or higher...
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Dec 18, 20211 min read
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Review: Firekeeper's Daughter
3/5 stars Firekeeper's Daughter, by Angeline Boulley (2021) TW: grief, suicide, murder, drug addition, & rape Despite the heavy nature of...
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Dec 17, 20212 min read
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Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
5/5 stars The Ocean at the End of the Lane, by Neil Gaiman (2013) "Grown-ups don’t look like grown-ups on the inside either. Outside,...
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Dec 13, 20212 min read
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Review: Tongues
4/5 stars Tongues: On Longing and Belonging through Language, edited by Eufemia Fantetti, Leonarda Carranza, & Ayelet Tsabari (2021) I...
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Dec 12, 20213 min read
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In This Moment chapbooks
5/5 stars In This Moment: Revolution, Reckoning, Reparation, a chapbook series curated by Amanda Chestnut, coordinated by Jeanne...
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Nov 26, 20212 min read
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Review: They Called Us Enemy
4/5 stars They Called Us Enemy, by George Takei, Justin Eisinger & Steven Scott, illustrated by Harmony Becker (2019) In this graphic...
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Nov 23, 20212 min read
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Review: Mixed Feelings
4/5 stars Mixed feelings: Poems and Stories, by Avan Jogia (2019) This book may be slim, but it packs a punch, exploring the complicated...
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Nov 18, 20212 min read
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Review: Where the Dead Sit Talking
2/5 stars Where the Dead Sit Talking, by Brandon Hobson (2018) TW: Drugs, suicide, sexual identity, violence against women This is a dark...
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Nov 17, 20212 min read
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Review: Into the Water
2/5 stars Into the Water, by Paula Hawkins (2017) This is one of those 4-stars-while-reading, 2-stars-when-done kind of books. It is...
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Nov 9, 20212 min read
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Review: Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
2/5 stars Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, by Amanda Montell (2021) There were parts that I found so fascinating, but overall it fell...
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Oct 22, 20213 min read
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Review: Conjure Women
3/5 stars Conjure Women, by Afia Atakora (2020) An impressive debut of historical fiction, the book is set on a large plantation in the...
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Oct 12, 20212 min read
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The Book Thieves 2022 Line-Up
My book club, The Book Thieves, met last night to choose all of our books for 2022, and I'm excited to share the list! If anyone is...
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Oct 8, 20214 min read
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Review: If We Were Villains
3/5 stars If We Were Villains, by M.L. Rio (2017) A murder mystery for fans of Shakespeare! It's a very dramatic, literary, theatrical...
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Oct 1, 20212 min read
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Review: The Kingdoms
4/5 stars The Kingdoms, by Natasha Pulley (2021) Kingdoms is a very cool and complex Victorian-era/Georgian-era time travel book of...
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Sep 24, 20212 min read
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Review: Detransition, Baby
3/5 stars Detransition, Baby, by Torrey Peters (2021) TW: Trans- and Homophobia, Miscarriage/Abortion, Suicide, Sexual Content & Violence...
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Sep 12, 20212 min read
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