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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 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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Apr 27, 20222 min read
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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Feb 15, 20222 min read
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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Jan 27, 20223 min read
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
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
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
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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Aug 27, 20213 min read
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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Aug 6, 20212 min read
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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Jul 22, 20212 min read
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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Jul 15, 20212 min read
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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Apr 21, 20212 min read
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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Apr 8, 20212 min read
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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Mar 23, 20212 min read
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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Dec 14, 20202 min read
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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Nov 8, 20202 min read
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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Sep 13, 20204 min read
Review: Exhalation
2/5 stars Exhalation: Stories, by Ted Chiang (2019) I didn't love this collection of stories, but I did really enjoy some of them, and...
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Jul 28, 20202 min read
Review: The Astonishing Color of After
2/5 stars The Astonishing Color of After, by Emily X.R. Pan (2018) TW: Suicide & Depression Magical realism, with a deep dive into a...
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Jun 11, 20202 min read
Review: Speak No Evil
2/5 stars Speak No Evil, by Uzodinma Iweala (2018) "A novel about the power of words and self-identification, about who gets to speak and...
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May 18, 20203 min read
Review: The Scribe of Siena
2/5 stars (for the shear enjoyment of mentally transporting me to back to beautiful Siena) The Scribe of Siena, by Melodie Winawer (2017)...
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May 16, 20203 min read
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