Books High and Low

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Behold the Dreamers, by Imbolo Mbue

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  I have mixed feelings about this first novel by Cameroonian author Imbolo Mbue. It started strong, with chapters alternating between Neni...
Thursday, October 29, 2020

Ansel Adams

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  Looking for a diversion from non-stop news watching, I borrowed this video from my library. I didn't know very much about Ansel Adams,...
Sunday, October 25, 2020

So You Want to Talk about Race, by Ijeoma Oluo

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  So You Want to Talk about Race was selected by my library's climate committee, which has held a number of discussions over Zoom about ...
Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Books: a memoir, by Larry McMurtry

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  I am fond of reading accounts of others' reading habits and interests, so I was happy to find this book on my most recent foray to the...

The Betrayers, by David Bezmozgis

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  I enjoyed this novel about fictional Soviet dissident Baruch Kotler. As a young man in the Soviet Union, he was denounced by a close frien...
Saturday, October 10, 2020

A Warning, by Anonymous (A Senior Trump Administration Official)

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  Unbelievable that this book was published in 2019, and there are so many things that have happened since then. I would really like to know...
Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales, by Stephen King

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  I really enjoyed this collection of short stories by Stephen King. I've been a fan for a long time, but I don't pick up his works ...

Diamond Doris: The True Story of the World's Most Notorious Jewel Thief, by Doris Payne

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  I have mixed feelings about this book. While it was a quick and engaging read, I couldn't help resenting that the author has no regret...

Doing Justice, by Preet Bharara

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  This is a fascinating look at the legal system from one of the most prominent and well-known prosecutors in the U.S. It is a thoughtful an...

Circe, by Madeline Miller

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  I loved this book! It has been many years since I studied Greek mythology as an undergraduate, but this brought it all back to life for me...
Sunday, September 6, 2020

The Contender: Andrew Cuomo, a Biography, by Michael Shnayerson

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  Andrew Cuomo's recent starring role during the COVID-19 pandemic piqued my curiosity about him, leading me to this warts-and-all unaut...

Red at the Bone, by Jacqueline Woodson

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  I really enjoyed this short (196 page) novel by Jacqueline Woodson. It tells the story of multiple generations of one family. The context ...

Wingnuts: Extremism in the Age of Obama, by John Avlon

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  I was a little late in the game with this book, originally published in 2010, and updated in 2014. It's an in-depth look at the many e...

Uniform Justice, by Donna Leon

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  I really enjoyed this detective story set in Venice, Italy, starring Commissario Guido Brunetti. Uniform Justice is the 12th in the serie...

Too Much and Never Enough, by Mary L. Trump

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I couldn't resist reading this memoir by Mary Trump, the daughter of Trump's older brother Fred. It's a slight book, at only 225...
Friday, August 14, 2020

The Calligrapher's Daughter, by Eugenia Kim

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The Calligrapher's Daughter is one of the best historical novels that I've read. It tells the story of Najin, born in Korea in 191...
Monday, July 20, 2020

LaRose, by Louise Erdrich

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I loved this 2016 novel by Louise Erdrich. It's a heart wrenching tale of two families after a hunting accident leaves a child dead. T...
Thursday, July 16, 2020

The Enemy of the People, by Jim Acosta

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I really enjoyed this narrative about reporter Jim Acosta's experiences following the Trump campaign and the first three years of his ...

June 2020 Films and Series

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The Good Liar. Great suspense. Killing Eve (seasons 2-3) Toni Erdmann . Touching German comedy. ...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020

May 2020 Films and Series

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Rocketman . I enjoyed this portrayal of Elton John's life, although it wasn't at all what I expected. The Goldfinc...
Monday, June 15, 2020

April 2020 Films and Series

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The Edge of Seventeen. Judy . Killing Eve (season 1) Bad Times at the El Royale. ...

March 2020 Films and Series

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The Handmaid's Tale (season 3) After the Wedding .

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, by David Epstein

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In his latest work, David Epstein delves into the differences between people who have deep knowledge in a narrow subject and those who hav...
Monday, June 8, 2020

I Almost Forgot about You, by Terry McMillan

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I really enjoyed this novel by Terry McMillan. It's about Georgia, a twice-divorced optometrist in the Oakland area who learns of a lo...
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