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The Book Stop
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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 ( 872 )
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Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong
I recommend this short but moving first novel by Rachel Khong about a woman caring for her father with Alzheimer’s. This is a prospect I find absolutely... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Science Fiction and Fantasy Mini-Reviews
Here are three more science fiction and fantasy mini-reviews, brought to you by the 20 Books of Summer Challenge. Since it’s pretty difficult to review books... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Sympathizer is a first novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen, which won last year’s Pulitzer Prize for literature. It’s a fascinating look at the Vietnam War and its... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
My June Reading Wrap-up
June is always one of my favorite months. It’s the start of summer and the weather is usually perfect, right in between May which is too wet and July which... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Top Ten Books Read So Far This Year
This week’s Top Ten topic, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, is the best books I’ve read so far this year. We’re at the halfway point, and it’s been an... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Mid-year Musings: 2017 Resolutions and Challenges
As we hit the year’s halfway point, I looked at my progress on blog resolutions and challenges. Last year I was really overwhelmed, and this year, with no grad... Read more
Posted on 25 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The world feels very wrong right now. Between shootings, terrorism, and the horrible people that are governing our country with seemingly no ethics or empathy... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Science Fiction and Fantasy Mini-Reviews
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis I’ve been wanting to read something by Connie Willis for a while now. In April I went to an exhibit of the Science... Read more
Posted on 17 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. The New York Drama Critics’ Circle named it the best play of 1959. I read... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Power of the Debut Novel
Last month I read two fantastic books that were the authors’ debut novels (The Hate U Give and The Leavers). That got me thinking about other great first... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vásquez
I read this book for the Read Around the World challenge, where a specific country is selected for each month. May’s selection was Colombia. Read more
Posted on 06 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
My 20 Books of Summer
746 Books is once again hosting Twenty Books of Summer, which is a good way to think about and organize my summer reading. I hope I’ll be able to cover more tha... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
May Reading Wrap-up
May was an eventful month, beginning with a DC blogger happy hour, Zezee with Books, and Grace from Books without Any Pictures. Read more
Posted on 31 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Long Drop by Denise Mina
This was a really interesting novel about a real-life serial killer in Scotland in the 1950’s. I say interesting because it wasn’t quite like anything else... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Reading the Bailey’s Longlist: The Lonely Hearts Hotel and The Gustav Sonata
Both of these books were on this year’s Bailey’s Prize for Women longlist, although neither made it to the shortlist (in addition to Hag-Seed). The winner of th... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Literary Links: Looking for Some Good Science Fiction and Fantasy?
Warm weather means outdoor reading, and if you’re looking to pick up some new science fiction or fantasy, these links will help. Read more
Posted on 20 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
This was a difficult book to review, because it’s 1) about slavery, which is hard to talk about; and 2) it won the Pulitzer Prize. So I’m a bit intimidated,... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Leavers by Lisa Ko
This is a really thoughtful, moving novel about a Chinese family that is torn apart in the United States. Peilan grows up in China in a small village but... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
For some reason I started this book several times; it didn’t quite grab me at first. I suppose a story about a theater director seemed like it might be... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right
Like many of you, to say I was surprised by the results of the November election is a profound understatement. What kept echoing through my mind the next day wa... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE