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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 ( 877 )
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Review: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver rarely disappoints, but I was nervous about reading this adaptation of David Copperfield, a favorite classic. Read more
Posted on 19 December 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE -
My Very Long 2023 TBR List: Which Books Do You Recommend?
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is about our Winter TBR list. I decided to spin this a little differently, instead thinking about my... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
I picked up this book on the recommendation of Modern Mrs. Darcy, and I wasn’t disappointed. It’s a moving story of a young black nurse in the 1970s, about a... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE -
My November Reading Wrap-Up
Here we are in the last month of 2022 – and I’ll be okay seeing this year go by. November was a busy month, with two visits to see family, plus Thanksgiving. Read more
Posted on 03 December 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review and Blog Tour: Factory Girls by Michelle Gallen
I loved Gallen’s Big Girl, Small Town, so I was happy to receive an advanced review copy of Gallen’s second book. I highly recommend her for anyone who’s lookin... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Nonfiction November: Books I Added to My TBR
Nonfiction November always closes with a look at what we’ve added to our TBR lists this month. I always get a lot of great recommendations from these... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: Lady Justice by Dahlia Lithwick
Dahlia Lithwick is a senior editor at Slate Magazine and a nationally-recognized commentator on the law and the Supreme Court. Read more
Posted on 25 November 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Nonfiction November Book Pairings: Fiction and Nonfiction About Activism and...
This week’s Nonfiction November topic is book pairings, which can be nonfiction books on a particular topic paired with fiction, or with other types of media.... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Twelve Series I Want to Keep Reading
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is about series we’d like to start, catch up on, or finish. In this post I’m writing about... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Nonfiction November: My Year in Nonfiction
I’m participating in Nonfiction November, one of my favorite annual blogging events. The first week’s topic is hosted by Doing Dewey, and I’m already a little... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE -
My October Reading Wrap-Up
Better late than never, here’s my reading wrap-up for October. It was a busy month, as I traveled to Phoenix last weekend to visit my family, plus two of my... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Old and New Horror
At work recently we had a discussion about where someone might jump into Stephen King’s work if they hadn’t read him before. This led to a conversation about... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin
I was afraid this book might be a little “sappy” for me. I like emotional reads but rarely read the kind of books described as “heartwarming”, and this book... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews
I gave up reading historical romances for a little while because they started feeling dated and repetitive. I understand that it’s hard to write about... Read more
Posted on 17 October 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE -
My September Reading Wrap-Up
September was a challenging month, between getting COVID on vacation, getting back to work, family health issues, and just generally easing into fall. I love... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huynh
This is a humorous and emotional saga of a Vietnamese family in America. Though not a perfect book for me, I expect this book will resonate quite a bit with... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE -
How to Give Up Plastic by Will McCallum: a Review and My Own Efforts to Reduce...
Plastic may not be the worst issue impacting the environment, but it does feel like one that an individual can more easily do something about. Read more
Posted on 19 September 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE -
My 20 (Well, 15) Books of Summer
Every year I enjoy participating in 746 Books‘ 20 Books of Summer Challenge. I read all year round, of course, but something about summer reading is special,... Read more
Posted on 07 September 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Reading Challenges: What I Still Need to Read in 2022
Today I’m doing a look at my 2022 reading challenges, while there are still about four months in the year, so I can get readers’ suggestions about what books I... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Review: Haven by Emma Donoghue
Many readers of Donoghue’s other works will probably be disappointed by this one. She’s a beautiful writer and a powerful storyteller, and I appreciate how... Read more
Posted on 23 August 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE