A good mystery that I did not figure out halfway through. There's a good selection of unreliable characters with quirks and opathies that made putting this together a lot of fun. The shady new-age charlatan is a modern character that I am finding I enjoy.
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Blank Slate started reading Hide: A Detective Harriet Foster thriller. by Tracy Clark (Detective Harriet Foster, #1)
Hide: A Detective Harriet Foster thriller. by Tracy Clark (Detective Harriet Foster, #1)
From acclaimed author Tracy Clark comes a page-turning mystery featuring hard-boiled Chicago detective Harriet Foster, who’s on the hunt for …
Blank Slate reviewed The Hive by Gregg Olsen
Blank Slate started reading The Hive by Gregg Olsen
The Hive by Gregg Olsen, Karen Peakes
This is listed as an audio edition but I'm reading the e book.
Blank Slate reviewed My Evil Mother by Margaret Atwood
Blank Slate reviewed The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber
The Dawn of Everything
3 stars
I didn't enjoy reading this book but that's not to say it wasn't a good book, or worthwhile. There were some revelations in there for me to enjoy - and I sure did! I told others about this book while reading it - but they were buried inside of too many words. The appendix consumes 48% of this tome but so much more of the text could have safely been stowed there for the detail-starved reader. I was frequently reminded of "Moby Dick" and found myself wondering whether it would be safe to skip whole chunks. I admit to skimming at times. Could be me, this wasn't a popular book for nothing...but I'm so relieved to be finished.
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Blank Slate finished reading The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber
The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber, David Wengrow
A breathtakingly ambitious retelling of the earliest human societies offers a new understanding of world history
For generations, our remote …
Blank Slate commented on The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber
I read in bed every night. It seems the more I need to stop and reflect, the faster I fall asleep. I'm falling asleep every few pages on this one so it's slow going. Long winded at times but some interesting stuff to consider. Like, women invented math and science before it got mansplained. I can't wait to finish this book.
Blank Slate started reading The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber
The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber, David Wengrow
A breathtakingly ambitious retelling of the earliest human societies offers a new understanding of world history
For generations, our remote …
Blank Slate reviewed City on Fire by Don Winslow
City On Fire by Don Winslow
3 stars
The story moved along quickly. There were a lot of characters and I had trouble at first keeping track of them. My favorite was Cassie but I didn't get to spend enough time with her. I never developed much emotional attachment to any of the characters; had I cared more for or about them this would've rated higher for me.
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Blank Slate reviewed The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
4 stars
Great fast read with some fun twists and no deep intellectual commitment required and nothing here to make me worry about the actual real world. I didn't learn anything new and I didn't have any epiphanies...a perfect distraction.
Blank Slate started reading The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
“Welcome to the family,” Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the …
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
3 stars
This is the first book I've ever read that I think I am actually too old to appreciate. I'm not a gamer and lack the familiarity with that world that might help me better grasp the literary Easter eggs. I'm sure I missed a few. It's a lovely tale, well-written, with characters I cared about.
Blank Slate commented on Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
I'm about two thirds through. It's sad. It's interesting to learn about something new and different for me. It's making me feel old I keep feeling impressed with the accomplishments of these young kids.