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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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Weekend in Buffalo
After realizing that the two weeks straight of eyelid twitching I'd been experiencing was probably more due to stress than a lack of...
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Sep 4, 20232 min read
Buffalo murals
So many fabulous murals and other public art out in the streets of Buffalo!
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Sep 4, 20231 min read
Review: Genuine Fraud
2/5 stars Genuine Fraud, by E. Lockhart (2017) I could keep this super simple and just say: If you have read or watched The Talented Mr....
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Aug 26, 20231 min read
Review: The Girl Who Drank the Moon
3/5 stars The Girl Who Drank the Moon, by Kelly Barnhill (2016) This is written in the style of a classic fairy tale, complete with...
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Aug 21, 20232 min read
Review: Let Me Go
3/5 stars Let Me Go, by Helga Schneider (2001) TW: Anti-Semitism, and graphic descriptions of Holocaust camps, including medical...
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Aug 15, 20233 min read
Review: The Family Upstairs / Remains
3/5 stars The Family Upstairs (2019) & The Family Remains (2022), by Lisa Jewell TW: Domestic abuse, cults A crazy thriller series that...
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Aug 13, 20232 min read
Review: A Botanist's Guide to Parties & Poisons
3/5 stars A Botanist's Guide to Parties & Poisons, by Kate Khavari (2022) TW: Threat of rape This is a delightful, historical murder...
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Aug 1, 20232 min read
Review: Wrecked
3/5 stars Wrecked, by Heather Henson (2022) TW: Descriptions of drug manufacturing, use, and addiction Full disclosure - I have a...
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Jul 30, 20233 min read
Review: Barracoon
5/5 stars Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo," by Zora Neale Hurston (2018) Barracoon tells the story of Olualo Kossula, also...
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Jul 24, 20233 min read
Review: The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
2/5 stars The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid (2017) TW: Domestic abuse and rape I enjoyed this more than a 2-star...
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Jul 17, 20232 min read
Review: Mexican Gothic
2/5 stars Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (2020) TW: Allusions to sexual assault, incest, suicide, cannibalism, murder...
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Jul 13, 20232 min read
Review: The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
3/5 stars The Killings at Kingfisher Hill, by Sophie Hannah (2020) Another of Hannah's Hercule Poirot mysteries! I also read The Mystery...
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Jul 7, 20233 min read
Review: Weyward
5/5 stars Weyward, by Emilia Hart (2023) I absolutely LOVED this book, but let me get some trigger warnings out of the way first: sexual...
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Jul 7, 20232 min read
Review: Who is Maud Dixon?
4/5 stars Who is Maud Dixon?, by Alexandra Andrews (2021) WOW this was fun. Totally entertaining! But there's also VERY little I can say...
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Jun 30, 20232 min read
Review: How High We Go in the Dark
2/5 stars How High We Go in the Dark, by Sequoia Nagamatsu (2022) I saw this compared favorably to Emily St. John's Station Eleven, which...
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Jun 28, 20233 min read
Review: Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow
2/5 stars Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin (2022) “What is a game?" Marx said. "It's tomorrow, and tomorrow, and...
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Jun 20, 20233 min read
Music City - Nashville, TN
I recently had the opportunity to visit Nashville, TN for a conference, and decided to fly in a few days early to explore "music city,"...
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Jun 6, 20231 min read
The First 30
A few days ago I was talking to Dorothy about how I've read 30 books so far this year, and we were talking about how a lot of them have...
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May 30, 20233 min read
Review: Hestia Strikes a Match
4/5 stars Hestia Strikes a Match, by Christine Grillo (2023) This is a great piece of speculative / alternate universe fiction. The year...
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May 28, 20232 min read
Review: Olga Dies Dreaming
4/5 stars Olga Dies Dreaming , by Xóchitl González (2022) TW: Mention of suicide and rape (not graphic), drug use, hurricane damage Olga...
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May 24, 20232 min read
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