Bec reviewed The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
Good writing, but not that suspenseful.
3 stars
Interesting story, and good writing. But the villian was telegraphed fairly early in the novel, so there was not a lot of suspense.
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My reading tends to go in spurts. I love mysteries and suspense, poetry, history, cookbooks, bios, photography collections (ok, anything.). I’m open to any recommendations, especially trying to discover and read great BIPOC authors.
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Bec finished reading Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce, Rachel Joyce
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is a novel by Rachel Joyce, published in 2012. Joyce's first novel, it was …
Bec wants to read Crows Nest by Nikki Mottram
Crows Nest by Nikki Mottram
Fleeing problems in her own marriage, child protection worker Dana Gibson leaves Sydney for a job in the Queensland town …
Bec started reading Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce, Rachel Joyce
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is a novel by Rachel Joyce, published in 2012. Joyce's first novel, it was …
Bec wants to read Main currents in modern American history by Gabriel Kolko
Bec wants to read The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
Hugo, Locus, and Nebula-Award winner Mary Robinette Kowal blends her no-nonsense approach to life in space with her talent for …
Bec finished reading The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
On the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of its first publication, here is the definitive …
I read this as part of Banned Books week. (It came out long after I had graduated from school.) It should be required reading for students (at least at the Jr. High level and above), and for politicians.
Bec wants to read The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to Earth and obliterated much of the east coast …
Bec reviewed Allow Me to Retort by Elie Mystal
An analysis of how bad seeds grow diseased trees, with an emphasis on the Bill …
Great Read.
4 stars
Bec finished reading Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston
In 1927, Zora Neale Hurston went to Plateau, Alabama, just outside Mobile, to interview eighty-six-year-old …
This story of Zora Neale Hurston interviewing one of the last then-surviving slaves kidnapped from Africa was not published during her lifetime because she refused to change his dialect to something easier for white audiences. It is truly gripping to hear him tell his story in his own words.
Bec rated The Dutch House: 4 stars
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
A HOUSE FORMERLY OWNED BY A WEALTHY COUPLE IS PASSED DOWN TO A NEWLY RICH BUSINESSMAN AND HIS CHILDREN. HOW …
Bec reviewed The Last Thing You Surrender by Leonard Pitts Jr.
Review of 'The Last Thing You Surrender' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This is one of those wonderful books that you start to read and then cannot put down.
Witness by Ariel Burger
"In the vein of Tuesdays with Morrie, a devoted protégé and friend of one of the world's great thinkers takes …
Bec rated The Tattooist of Auschwitz: 4 stars
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a 2018 Holocaust novel by New Zealand novelist Heather Morris. The book tells the story …