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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: 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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Nov 18, 20212 min read
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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Sep 24, 20212 min read
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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Aug 27, 20212 min read
Review: Turtles All the Way Down
4/5 stars Turtles All the Way Down, by John Green (2017) TW: Anxiety, OCD, Mental Illness, Death of a Parent “In three words, I can sum...
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Jul 12, 20212 min read
Review: Home Fire
4/5 stars Home Fire, by Kamila Shamsie (2017) To say this book is based loosely on the Sophocles play Antigone makes it sound loftier...
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Jun 2, 20212 min read
Review: Red at the Bone
4/5 stars Red at the Bone, by Jacqueline Woodson (2019) Sometimes it seems much more challenging to write a review of a book I loved than...
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May 13, 20212 min read
Review: Little Eyes
4/5 stars Little Eyes, by Samanta Schweblin (2018) Translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell (2020) Little Eyes is a creepy but...
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May 2, 20211 min read
Review: Nothing to See Here
4/5 stars Nothing to See Here, by Kevin Wilson (2019) My one-sentence review: This book is a rollicking good time! But I'll say more... I...
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Jan 29, 20212 min read
Review: The Library at Mount Char
4/5 stars ... I think? The Library at Mount Char, by Scott Hawkins (2015) Uhhmmm. So. THAT was weird. Honestly it's the weirdest book...
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Jan 26, 20212 min read
Review: Raybearer
4/5 stars Raybearer, by Jordan Ifueko (2020) "In the global empire of Aritsar, love-starved Tarisai is compelled by her mother to join...
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Jan 23, 20212 min read
Review: Empire of Wild
4/5 stars Empire of Wild, by Cherie Dimaline (2019) This is a really fun and unique YA fantasy/thriller... A fairytale-like story from a...
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Jan 12, 20212 min read
Review: Luster
4/5 stars Luster, by Raven Leilani (2020) This book was beautifully written, with a splash of dark humor, but also so hard to read. It's...
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Dec 30, 20202 min read
Review: The Death of Vivek Oji
4/5 stars The Death of Vivek Oji, by Akwaeke Emezi (2020) The Death of Vivek Oji is heartbreaking, but so beautiful. This book was tough...
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Dec 17, 20202 min read
Review: Pain Woman Takes Your Keys
4/5 stars Pain Woman Takes Your Keys, and Other Essays from a Nervous System, by Sonya Huber (2017) Here is the window I've been looking...
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Dec 4, 20204 min read
Review: The Nickel Boys
4/5 stars The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead (2019) Tough read, but worthwhile. This is a sad story, but so well written. It is based...
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Nov 12, 20202 min read
Review: The Five
4/5 stars The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper, by Hallie Rubenhold (2019) It sounds morbid, but it's not....
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Nov 2, 20202 min read
Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
4/5 stars The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, by V.E. Schwab (2020) "France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a...
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Oct 30, 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: Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts
4/5 stars Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts, by Kate Racculia (2019) "The Westing Game meets the love child of the movies Ghost and Clue."...
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Aug 24, 20202 min read
Review: The Yellow House
4/5 stars The Yellow House, by Sarah M. Broom (2019) I finished this book about two weeks ago, but have been putting off writing about it...
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Jul 21, 20203 min read
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