Curlygeek04
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The Book Stop
http://thebookstop.wordpress.com/
I review what I read and write about reading. Some favorite genres are literary fiction, historical fiction and mysteries, fantasy, science fiction, and children's and young adult. I love books that take place in other times and places, and books with strong, complex characters. I believe the best books can't be easily classified.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 871 )
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Review: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
July was a pretty heavy reading month, but this book was pure fun and I enjoyed every bit of it. Moreno-Garcia’s novel is set in 1920’s Mexico, where... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: How Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
For those interested in reading memoirs about events in other countries, I recommend this book by a young woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more
Posted on 26 July 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish
I recommend this historical novel about two researchers who discover a cache of letters from the 1660s about a rabbi in London and the young Jewish woman he’s... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Reading the Hugo Nominees: Time to Vote!
This year I read nearly all of the Hugo nominees for best novel and best novella, because my husband and I get to vote for the winners. Read more
Posted on 17 July 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE -
2019 Challenges: the Halfway Mark
We’re halfway into the year, so it’s time for a quarterly report-out on challenges. You can see current progress on all my challenges here. Read more
Posted on 12 July 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE -
My June Reading Wrap-up
June was a busy month — I saw my niece graduate high school, I went to Harry Potter World in Orlando, I joined a new book club, I presented at a national... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Reading the 2019 Women’s Prize Longlist
Every year I read as much of the Women’s Prize longlist as I can. Not for any challenge, but just because it’s a great source of reading material and one that... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: Dopesick by Beth Macy
This was one of those books that’s a tough read, but an important subject we should know more about. And Macy does a nice job of balancing medical, business, an... Read more
Posted on 22 June 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung
I really appreciated this memoir by Nicole Chung about her adoption and the search for her birth family. It was particularly interesting to read about her... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Readers, Do You Audiobook?
Last month I listened to my first audiobook. Well, not exactly… there was that road trip many years ago where my husband and I listened to Fellowship of the... Read more
Posted on 07 June 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE -
My 20 Books of Summer
Twenty Books of Summer is back! It will run from June 3 through August, and basically the challenge is to make a list of 20 books and read those books over... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE -
My May Reading Wrap-up
May was a mostly good month and a very good reading month. I love summer, and soon I’ll be posting my 20 Books of Summer List, one of my favorite challenges. Read more
Posted on 01 June 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Top Books Published in the Last Ten Years
I love this week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic, which asks you to pick the best book published in each of the last ten years. Here’s my list from 2009 to 2018, with... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
It’s hard to say this book was fun, since it involved more violently ill characters than any other book I can think of… but it’s a page turner and yes, a lot... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Reading the Hugo Nominees
This year my husband signed up to vote in the Hugo Awards, and together we’re reading as many of the nominees as possible. Voting runs from May 11 to July 31,... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE -
On The Come Up and The Poet X: a Double Review
These books share a lot of similarities and both were fantastic, so I’m reviewing them together. Both are about teenagers dealing with racial identity,... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: The Farm by Joanne Ramos
I really liked this slow-burner of a novel about a program for the wealthy who want surrogate parents. Ramos creates what I found to be a very believable... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE -
My April Reading Wrap-up
April was a great month, ending with a trip to Southern California that included my husband’s college reunion, wine tasting in Paso Robles, and some... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Re-Reading Childhood Favorites: Heidi by Johanna Spyri
You might not expect Heidi to be one of my childhood favorites, but it is. I tended to love books that were grittier and darker. Read more
Posted on 29 April 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Pros and Cons of Writing Book Reviews
A lot of us started our book blogs with a focus on writing book reviews. More and more, though, the bloggers I read are finding they don’t really want to write... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE