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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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tatedecaro
- Feb 19, 2022
- 1 min
Review: Fifty Words for Rain
1/5 stars Fifty Words for Rain, by Asha Lemmie (2020) UGH. I'm so angry right now! Though it had it's flaws, I enjoyed this book... right...
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tatedecaro
- Feb 15, 2022
- 2 min
Review: Mouthful of Birds
2/5 stars Mouthful of Birds: Stories, by Samanta Schweblin (2009) Translated from Spanish by Megan McDowell (2019) Last year I read...
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tatedecaro
- Feb 9, 2022
- 2 min
Review: Redemptor
3/5 stars Redemptor (Raybearer Book #2), by Jordan Ifueko (2021) This is the second book in Ifueko's duology, and since I have a terrible...
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tatedecaro
- Jan 27, 2022
- 3 min
Review: Stardust
2/5 stars Stardust, by Neil Gaiman (1997) First of all, I'm not tagging this as YA fiction. Gaiman didn't initially write it to be YA...
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tatedecaro
- Jan 25, 2022
- 2 min
Review: Call Us What We Carry
3/5 stars Call Us What We Carry, by Amanda Gorman (2021) Like everyone else, I was introduced to and blown away by Amanda Gorman when she...
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tatedecaro
- Jan 23, 2022
- 2 min
Review: An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed
4/5 stars An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed, by Helene Tursten (2021) Translated by Marlaine Delargy Well, this was just a delight. To...
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tatedecaro
- Jan 21, 2022
- 4 min
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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tatedecaro
- Dec 31, 2021
- 4 min
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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tatedecaro
- Dec 29, 2021
- 2 min
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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tatedecaro
- Dec 29, 2021
- 2 min
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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tatedecaro
- Dec 24, 2021
- 2 min
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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tatedecaro
- Dec 18, 2021
- 1 min
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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tatedecaro
- Dec 17, 2021
- 2 min
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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tatedecaro
- Dec 13, 2021
- 2 min
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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tatedecaro
- Dec 12, 2021
- 3 min
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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tatedecaro
- Nov 26, 2021
- 2 min
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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tatedecaro
- Nov 23, 2021
- 2 min
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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tatedecaro
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
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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tatedecaro
- Nov 17, 2021
- 2 min
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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