Review: Black Cake
2/5 stars Black Cake, by Charmaine Wilkerson (2022) Very sad to be giving this 2 stars. It started out so well! A 5-star beginning, that...
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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
- Mar 10
- 2 min
Review: Amy Among the Serial Killers
2/5 stars Amy Among the Serial Killers, by Jincy Willett (2022) I didn't realize until I was well into the book that it's actually the...
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tatedecaro
- Jul 28, 2022
- 3 min
Review: two Sophie Hannah mysteries
4/5 stars - The Mystery of the Three Quarters, by Sophie Hannah (2018) 2/5 stars - Woman with a Secret, by Sophie Hannah (2014) 4/5 stars...
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tatedecaro
- Jun 25, 2022
- 2 min
Review: Between You & Me
2/5 stars Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen, by Mary Norris (2015) There were parts of this book that were quite...
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tatedecaro
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
Review: The Midnight Library
2/5 The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig (2020) I started this one last year and only got about a chapter in before stopping. I thought I...
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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
- 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
- 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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tatedecaro
- Nov 9, 2021
- 2 min
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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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
- 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 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
- 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 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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tatedecaro
- Apr 21, 2021
- 2 min
Review: Such a Fun Age
2/5 stars Such a Fun Age, by Kiley Reid (2019) This is a tough one to review. I think the premise is interesting and important......
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tatedecaro
- Apr 8, 2021
- 2 min
Review: Gods of Jade & Shadow
2/5 stars Gods of Jade and Shadow, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (2019) This book is set in the 1920's in Mexico, but mostly it draws on...
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tatedecaro
- Mar 23, 2021
- 2 min
Review: Out of Darkness, Shining Light
2/5 stars Out of Darkness, Shining Light, by Petina Gappah (2019) This is a book of historical fiction that tells the story of the people...
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tatedecaro
- Dec 14, 2020
- 2 min
Review: Musicophilia
2/5 stars Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, by Oliver Sacks (2007) I received a copy of this book in 2007 when I went to see...
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tatedecaro
- Nov 8, 2020
- 2 min
Review: The Night Tiger
2/5 stars The Night Tiger, by Yangsze Choo (2019) This book was solidly in the camp of "OK." The narrative follows two main characters in...
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tatedecaro
- Sep 13, 2020
- 4 min
Reviews: Name All the Animals / Women Talking
So, it's been tough for me to write about the last few books I've read because, while I don't lack for things to say about them or ways...
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