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Title: Moving Forward Looking BackAuthor: Beth Ann BlackwoodGenre: Nonfiction; MemoirYear Published: March 10, 2023 Date Started: March 29 ,2023Date finished: March 30, 2023 This is the story about the author, Beth, and how she is learning to deal with the loss of her husband,Tom. The story goes back and forth between present and past and... Continue Reading →
Title: EducatedAuthor: Tara WestoverGenre: Nonfiction; MemoirYear Published: February 20, 2018 Date Started: December 1, 2022Date finished: December 12, 2022 This is a story about author Tara Westover. She takes us through her younger years and into adulthood. We learn about her upbringing, her education, and life as a Mormon in rural Idaho. I listened to... Continue Reading →
Title: SahaAuthor: Cho Nam-JooGenre: Sci-fi; DystopianYear Published: November 1, 2022 Date Started: November 24, 2022Date finished: November 26, 2022 This is a story about a future where a caste system truly separates the haves from the have-nots. In an apartment complex known as the Saha Estates, the occupants live quietly, keeping to themselves. Jobs are... Continue Reading →
Title: Tender Is the FleshAuthor: Augustina BazterricaGenre: Sci-fi; Dystopian; HorrorYear Published: August 4, 2020 Date Started: August 1, 2022Date finished: August 7, 2022 This book was given to me by my daughter to read because she enjoyed it. The story is about cannibalism in a future world where humans can’t eat other meats because of... Continue Reading →
Title: Once to Die: The Other Side of DeadAuthor: T.S. EppersonGenre: Fiction; Christian SuspenseYear Published: March 28, 2023 Date Started: March 20, 2023Date finished: March 27, 2023 This story follows a homeless man named Perry. He’s a good man but just ended up on the wrong side of life. He wants success and he wants... Continue Reading →
Title: Higher Connections: Humor and Inspiration from a Certified Public PotheadAuthor: Eric Right and Alexandra RightGenre: Nonfiction; Addiction; MemoirYear Published: July 27, 2022 Date Started: March 15, 2023Date finished: March 19, 2023 This book is about the author, Eric Right, and his addiction to cannabis. The book was written while he was high on cannabis... Continue Reading →
Title: Fairy TaleAuthor: Stephen KingGenre: FantasyYear Published: September 6, 2022 Date Started: March 8, 2023Date finished: March 17, 2023 This is a story about a boy named Charlie Reade. Life was hard on him, and bad luck just seems to be something that’s been happening to him and his parents. His mother dies in an... Continue Reading →
Title: Tides of BlueAuthor: Sharon BrubakerGenre: Fiction; Literary, Women’s FictionYear Published: October 20, 2020 Date Started: March 9, 2023Date finished: March 12, 2023 This story is about two women, Anna Grace and Beth, who are in abusive marriages and learn to find their way out. The two stories take place in two different time periods,... Continue Reading →
The book review is below this life update. You can skip and go directly to the review because it could be a bit depressing. I'm currently playing catch up on my book reviews from the last year and before. There was a period in there when I was trying really hard to blog but my... Continue Reading →
Title: From Utopia to the American DreamAuthor: John CzingulaGenre: Memoir, NonfictionYear Published: October 23, 2021 Date Started: March 2, 2023Date finished: March 7, 2023 This is a memoir about John Czingula, the author of the book. It follows him through childhood in his home country of Hungary to the United States. The focus on the... Continue Reading →
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