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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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
- Nov 8, 2021
- 3 min
Green Lakes & Poet's Walk & more
A few Fall adventures from the past week and a half... Green Lakes State Park On my way back from a visit with friends in the Hudson...
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tatedecaro
- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
I Made That: Books
While living in Siena, Italy in 2008/9 I took a book making class at the Siena School for Liberal Arts. I just recently pulled them all...
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tatedecaro
- Oct 22, 2021
- 3 min
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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tatedecaro
- Oct 12, 2021
- 2 min
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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tatedecaro
- Oct 8, 2021
- 4 min
The Book Thieves
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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tatedecaro
- Oct 1, 2021
- 2 min
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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tatedecaro
- Sep 24, 2021
- 2 min
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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tatedecaro
- Sep 21, 2021
- 2 min
Beyond Van Gogh
This past weekend we went to see the Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience exhibit in Buffalo, NY (located in a large tent set up in...
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tatedecaro
- Sep 16, 2021
- 1 min
Ithaca is (I know you know) Gorges
My mom and I spent Labor Day weekend in Ithaca - she'd never been! We had a beautiful, sunny Saturday, followed by a rainy Sunday, but we...
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tatedecaro
- Sep 12, 2021
- 2 min
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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tatedecaro
- Sep 3, 2021
- 2 min
Review: Nights When Nothing Happened
3/5 stars Nights When Nothing Happened, by Simon Han (2020) This book is a slow, ponderous burn. I found myself feeling distracted at...
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tatedecaro
- Aug 27, 2021
- 3 min
Review: The Body: A Guide for Occupants
2/5 stars The Body: A Guide for Occupants, by Bill Bryson (2019) If you didn't know already before reading this book, you would...
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tatedecaro
- Aug 27, 2021
- 2 min
Review: Brown Girl Dreaming
4/5 stars Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline Woodson (2014) Earlier this year I read Woodson's 2020 novel Red at the Bone (click to read...
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tatedecaro
- Aug 20, 2021
- 2 min
Review: Prison Diary of Ho Chi Minh
3/5 stars The Prison Diary of Ho Chi Minh, by Ho Chi Minh (1943) My mom is going through all of the books in her house, and donating a...
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tatedecaro
- Aug 6, 2021
- 2 min
Review: Long Division
2/5 stars Long Division, by Kiese Laymon (2013) This one's a thinker. The book is two separate but very intertwined stories. One starts...
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tatedecaro
- Aug 3, 2021
- 1 min
Spring & Summer Adventures
Spring flowers: Highland Park Oxford Street Durand Eastman Park Summer Outdoors: "Secret Pathway" and baby ducks at Lake Ontario "I heart...
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tatedecaro
- Jul 22, 2021
- 2 min
Review: The Glass Hotel
2/5 stars The Glass Hotel, by Emily St. John Mandel (2020) Meh. I don't get it. This was a disappointing read because Mandel's book...
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tatedecaro
- Jul 21, 2021
- 3 min
Review: The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
5/5 stars The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, by Stuart Turton (2018) I enjoyed this book SO MUCH! It is as thrilling as it is confusing,...
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tatedecaro
- Jul 15, 2021
- 2 min
Review: Love in Color: Mythical Tales
2/5 stars Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold, by Bolu Babalola A collection of folktales retold with a modern...
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