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Well-written (2), As usual (2), youngest (2), Interesting (2), personality (1), Always a good story. Same Time next year theme which is good but leads to many complicated relationships and ultimately holds main character's life back. Predictable end where children on Same Time couple may get together. Interesting reflection on a fair (1), one who passes for white and one who does not. They both have daughters who eventually connect and determine their true heritage. Stella who passed for white had one visit home to see her mother but does not give up her true identity. Only her daughter kn (1), Well-written very interesting tale of life of twins (1), Sadie was Dad's favorite. Dad had a stroke and Mom realized he was having an affair. Sadie came home to take care of dad and reunited with old boyfriend. All worked out okay but lots of realizations about what is valuable in life. (1), Another good family story about a couple and their two daughters - Juliet was Mom's favorite (1), Good family story about a widowed mother who is in love with another woman and how that impacts her children's lives as well as how her adult children deal with her and their own children. Set in a quaint town in NY. Interesting characters and realistic s (1), Three novellas including one with Holly Gibney. Have not read Kind a a long time. Somehow got off him. He is a good writer with lots of suspense in the real world. (1), complicated by an anti abortion bombing. A bit unbelievable. (1), Interesting story of a WPA Mural project painted by a young artist from Plainfield NY in a small NC town. She won the project in a competition with a local artist that led to a rape (1), A suspenseful read but a bit of an odd story. A young woman seeking to be a writer pens a blog about a bad sexual experience and that story goes awry. She volunteers for a service that helps women get abortions and is partnered with a high profile politic (1), Quirky story about a film editor who was asked to work on a project that really was all about solving a murder from long ago and recreating it. Kinda creepy. Was set in small island off Lewes Delaware where I took ferry to Cape May in 2019. (1), Bruce investigates that murder of an author-friend during a bad hurricane. The investigation gets very complicated but eventually comes to a good conclusion to expose a nursing home scandal. (1), Another good Grisham read but not as good as some others. Follow on from Camino Island (1), Fun read about a "big girl" who is enticed by an old friend who is a user to be in her wedding. Lots of brand and influencer info and interesting tale when bride to be is found dead on her wedding day. Her friend successfully figures out the murderer and (1), a new home and a potential for a new and different life. (1), Great story about firm that focuses on getting wrongly convicted folks out of prison. This was a compelling read that led to many other shady characters as plot to wrongly convict innocent man unfolded. Much better for me than recent Camino books. (1), others not as engaging. Ford always writes about people in my generation so it is comforting and somewhat affirming and makes me feel at home. (1), murder and a new identity. Her mentoring of a young black artist led to challenges but he saved the mural. Jump ahead another troubled young artist is commissioned to restore the mural by the black artist. An interesting comparison between pre WWII US and (1), A fast read with much back and forth from high school to adult times with lots on crazy connections. All works out okay but amazing how youth experiences form adult selves. (1), relationship with her past ex and her friends. Very self-absorbed and went back and forth between time periods- confusing. (1), her relationship with her kinda crazy mother (1), Story about a 30-something woman trying to find herself (1), Interesting story about a family who decided to spend time at sea with a sad ending with the husband's death from fever. Showed ins and outs of their relationship and family life. Wife became a great sailor and also broke through after the trip by complet (1), Interesting premise with main character finding letters and recipes from previous homeowner and comparing her marital life in the home with the previous owner. Ending seemed a bit unreal to me. I thought the couple had become so distanced that they did no (1), Not as good as other Sue Miller's. Very detailed analysis of a woman's life with her husband and a reaction to her death. It portrays how complicated and challenging relationships can be but was to me rather boring and just too navel-gazing at this time. (1), Very well-written and fascinating story based on the letters from Jane Austen to various relatives. Her sister Cassandra was the focal character who led an interesting but single life and was a key companion for her rather unorthodox sister. The views of (1), Some of these stories were good (1), Crazy story about a young pregnant girl delivering pizza who gets involved with a woman she delivers to. Lots of family relationship influences with a mad trip out of LA. Not an enjoyable read. (1), Fun and quick read but really all about the rich and famous Asian and WASP New Yorkers. Does not resonate right now but could see it as an entertaining movie. (1), Lots of shady goings in this easy to read suspenseful saga set on a rocky island off coast of Ireland. Lots of interesting characters with plenty of shady history and all kinds of prior challenging history and relationships (1), but all ended well. The ending was somewhat unrealistic that Caitlin was able to talk her murderer out of it.............. (1), deranged mother and her vicious accomplice (1), Nora Roberts is always a good read. this one was rather predictable in that the guy who first saved the heroine ended up her true love. Lots of scary happenings from a selfish (1), Story that shows that shocking dreams do come true. Main character dreams of being in a place with a person in five years. She tried to avoid thinking about this premonition but it does come true in the break-up of her engagement (1), the death of her best friend (1), the wife of Jesus. She was a very independent woman in her time. It would have been unusual for Jesus not to have a wife although scripture says he did not. Fascinating story that has some grounding in the history of the time (1), Good read about a fascinating family of 3 sisters who found out they had another sister when their father died. Warm story about family relationships and how some complex challenges all worked out. Father's true nature really came to light upon his death (1), Even thought there has been tons of controversy (1), she has writer's block (1), Well-written but rather odd story about a woman who is in a challenging personal period where she needs to wear her dog in a baby sling - similar to a comfort animal. Her marriage is challenged (1), hard to follow. She got way too involved in politics and Kennedy death. Not easy to follow and too precious. (1), Washington high society. Was very representative of white privilege (1), Diary of woman who was involved with Jack Kennedy (1), this was the detailed diary of an epic journey of a mother and her son to freedom in the US. I am so glad she got in - not sure that would happen anymore. What struggles and what courage she and her son lived through. A sad tale o four times. (1), Good thriller with lots of interesting story lines and a definite story for the next novel. A family story unfolds into many different plots! (1), her son is a teenager. A bit odd and main character makes odd choices but seems to end up in a good place. (1), relate to a young black woman. This young black woman babysits for a white woman who is so superficial and cares about how her own life looks. Young black woman also meets a man in a difficult situation where her role of care-taker of the daughter of the (1), who had a previous challenging relationship based on racial issues (1), Interesting story demonstrating implicit racism in our society in the manner in which two white people (1), is working with a patient who cannot recall his identity. She specializes in similar cases and is called in to work with this patient who ultimately reveals himself to be a determined killer who is after this young doctor. Lots of intrigue and exciting pa (1), Compelling story about 2 main characters with challenging pasts. A young doctor with a new identity due to her father killing himself and stealing money from many people's investments. (1), he lived with his aunt and uncle and developed a relationship with a young girl who supported him and later became his wife. it was so hard to recover but when he began reaching out to families of other victims - which his uncle had been sheltering him fr (1), her best friend is dying (1), A good read about sisters who were estranged over many issues and reunited in the end. Set in philadelphia (1), Intriguing story about a jury who decided NOT to convict a alleged murderer. One of the jury members never got over the verdict and initiated a documentary 10 years later about what really happened. The jury reconvenes and the instigating juror gets murde (1), who seemed to be a good guy (1), it was a great story (1), Very interesting imagined tale of Ana (1), Good story representing the racial inequity and stereotyping still prevalent in the US with a very sad ending. (1), So well written by Anne Tyler- story of somewhat lonely 40+ man who encounters some folks in his life that make him realize that he does not want to be alone. Very spare but touching. (1), Fascinating and easy read about the women of Plymouth Colony and the vagaries of organization and politics. It was pretty hierarchical - not to be surprised - but not as positive as I had imagined. Very interesting (1), was not at all and was putting the entire family at risk. A good read! (1), A suspenseful read with a surprise but good ending.. An earnest mother finds herself in a complicated situation which ultimately was caused by multiple personality challenges she had. Her husband (1), one sister has become a police officer and is challenged in that job. Her younger sister is addicted (1), Great read about a complicated saga of several families set in Ramapo NJ area. (1), she gets blamed and leaves the school. She continues the relationship with the teacher once she is 18. He gets involved with other students as well. Frankly hard to understand how she continues to stay involved. She does get some help eventually and is on (1), Challenging tale about a young woman who was involved with her teacher at a private school. The relationship becomes known (1), history of WWI and II and work and struggle of his wife and her relationship with world leaders as well. (1), Interesting bio and life story of Clementine - wife of Churchill. Glimpse into Churchill's personal struggles (1), etc. they have a very intense history and have had little contact for many years. The cop is determined to find her sister when prostitutes start getting killed and ultimately they are reunited and with their dad. Lots of interesting characters (1), has a hard life (1), Very interesting tale of an English woman who was seen as the "ugly duckling" in her family of 4 other sisters. Although there was excruciating detail (1), Challenging story of a young woman and her tortured family who are religious zealots using snakes for healing and moonshine makers or shiners. Interesting characters and story with lots of twists and amazing that this is set currently in West Virginia. Se (1), a view of English life and it all worked out in the end. An enjoyable read and well-written (1), Quick suspenseful read but rather confusing and focus on genetic testing seems odd. Combo story of rich couples with intertwined histories sat a weekend getaway and people trying to find their father who connect through genetic connection groups. (1), a sister-in-law (1), Story about 3 siblings who lost a strong-willed mother and are celebrating first Christmas without her. One couple wants to have the mother's house and that generates some controversy that is ultimately settled. Alice (1), Nana died at the end. Daisy's death was revealed at the end but that was surprising at least to me. (1), had been killed earlier in life and was participating as a spirit. Nana and her great-granddaughter planned it all (1), Quirky tale about a family coming together to celebrate Nana's 80th birthday and everyone is being killed. Maybe I missed the cues but Daisy (1), Easy read about a woman dying of cancer who comes to a hospice in her best friend's home town. Nice story about their relationship and families. Best friend gets back with her husband at the end but seems rather superficial. YET hospice is so challenging (1), interesting family history of close folks who were rich Philadelphians who also loved their summer homes in Maine. Two main characters and many tales about their families and friends. Controversy re future of point but ultimately given to native Americans (1), allowing actions with a child that were not feasible in any way. Rather disjointed. (1), but has some romance and soul-searching for Carrie. Her dad passed away almost at the end and that passing seemed to mellow Carrie. She ended up coaching her biggest rival. (1), her career and her relationship with her dad as her coach. It was rather repititious - match after match (1), she was forced to revisit the crime and realized she had ID'd the wrong person. She found the killer but it was a big surprise and she almost lost herself and her husband. Good read. (1), 3 novellas all interesting. Great writing as usual. The first story felt like it was not really finished. (1), and her health challenges with leukemia. She has many supportive friends and it all worked out well but health challenges can be devastating. She was blessed with her devoted second husband. (1), finding a new love (1), is a social worker and gets too close to a client (1), Lovely written story about a young girl who stays with a family while her mother is pregnant and wants them to be her own family. Sad for her who would rather stay with her foster family. (1), sister of Nora Ephron (1), A rather quaint tale about a young woman who moves to Monterey pre-Civil War. She is widowed and glad of it and becomes a prostitute. She and her lesbian friend hunt down a man killing girls and move on with their lives. A bit off-putting but interesting. (1), Great family story- very well-written (1), Another one that sounded good but ended up being very far-fetched. Young authors summoned to a retreat with a famous female author they admire turns into a scam for the author to publish their writing and with several young authors and writer's staff dead (1), Rather odd story of a young woman who had a boy friend who was very odd. Her friend died unexpectedly with the boyfriend and it haunted her and got her on drugs. She was trying to get off the drugs and saw a video where another girl had died with this guy (1), Great read if you are a Bosch fan. Two scary tales and Harry and Renee Ballard solve both. Harry has an illness which seems to be fatal so this may be the last Bosch book............... (1), detailed tale and was rather tangential as to how the author for this film star's memoir was selected until we discover at the end. (1), This was an interesting read that gave the deep back-story of Hollywood in the 50's - 80's and how it did or did NOT deal with LGBTQ issues. Long (1), Little slow to start as connection with rest of story was not clear. Stuck it out and thinks picked with an detailed and intricate story about the Dixie mob in Biloxi and how it was brought down to a great extent. (1), Interesting story about a Native American woman finding out about her past and who killed her mother - who she thought abandoned her. Lots of Native American lore - some believable (1), It was rather long and tedious and did not cover new territory - knew some from Netflix show - but he did seem to be treated very badly and get a raw deal. I think his mother would have wanted him to break away and not have his family suffer. A sad but pr (1), Light and entertaining about a lawyer on house arrest and another building resident on house arrest as well meet up and develop a great relationship. Not heavy but very entertaining. (1), Touching and heart-breaking story by Rob Delaney about his son Henry who died at 2 years old from brain cancer. The family saga and struggle is so authentic and health care system in UK is so much better than in US. Rob Delaney - Castrophe (1), when the father of all sets us a plan to kill many of his kids and the main character's finance is found to be a serial killer is not believable. (1), Another interesting family drama with lots of twists with many characters but the end (1), Interesting story about a young woman whose mother dies and leaves a family mansion to a university development person to create a youth arts program. Daughter is extremely upset and had a long-lasting affair with this development person as an underage te (1), some not. But was a good story and in the end it was revealed that this woman's grandfather killed her mother. (1), of the loss of her husband (1), Interesting tale with a number of intertwining stories between wealthy Goss family and their employees and neighbors. Interesting characters but somewhat hard to follow as they were all related but lots of back and forth between times. Although lots of dr (1), Well-written and interesting story of a romance between a divorced mom (42) with 2 sons and her butcher ( 22). The ups and downs of the age difference and fascinating amid the context of Brexit and family dynamics. A good read and a very realistic narrati (1), had a nice ending (1), both places I know. (1), Story of a young Chinese woman trying to find herself and in her relationship. Was okay but most interesting because she grew up in Davis and moved to Ithaca (1), Not much time to read so I skimmed. Bad timing in light of current pandemic. Rampant rabies disease in humans and animals. Pregnant woman loses her husband to an infected person who infects her. Saga with her doctor friend trying to get her treated and de (1), her mother and stepfather who ultimately killed the mother. Not clear what attracted the mother to the 2nd husband. The daughter worked out her grief and her own sense of guilt in writing the memoir. (1), Very sad story and quick read about the difficult life of a daughter (1), but just a bit out there. (1), Hot best-seller but kind of wonky. Lots of characters are set up in a hostage setting with a bank robber who is not really a bank robber. Interesting relationships develop between the characters and the cop team - father and son - who are investigating. H (1), Fascinating story set in small Irish village that showed how informal community leaders were trying to keep the town together. When Cal (1), Some interesting stories but others did not hang together. Kinda all over the map. Was not sure of theme other than craziness of life and relationships. (1), Rather quirky story about 3 women friends who are clearing out the summer home of a 4th friend recently deceased. They all have unique personalities and issues and seem rather contentious which may have been smoothed over by their deceased friend ( who sl (1), indigenous girl who was adopted and later shunned by English was very sad. (1), Horrible conditions on voyage and in prison. Good ending with a united family. Mathinna (1), Very interesting tale of the fate of women prisoners from England who were sent to Australia in 1840's to serve time in prison (1), including a bible that used "she" in all pronouns. Not clear to me if this figure was real or if the mother was having a crisis in identifying herself and/or dealing internally with two identities. Not satisfactory and message rather unclear. (1), Fun read about a nice neighborhood with lots of kookie residents. Interesting but most of these folks are living in such a privileged world and they don't seem to take much seriously. (1), a retired Chicago cop (1), A compelling story of a small English village where everyone knows everyone and a young single mother and her older teacher friend are murdered with her baby kidnapped. Lots of family intrigue with long-standing harsh relationships and lots of interesting (1), Rather odd story of a black and Japanese gay couple in Houston. The Japanese guy went to Japan to care for his dying father and his mother came to stay with the black guy whose family was also challenging. Not sure how it all ended - glimpses of various r (1), Fascinating story about a family with 6 out of 12 children having schizophrenia. Crazy family tale. Lots of info on the schizophrenia -way too much detail for me and a crazy dynamic. Anne Cain loved it. (1), Dawn re-united with Wyatt in Egypt and also found out that Wyatt was biological father of Meter. Dawn and Wyatt came back from Egypt together and it was not clear how life was going to evolve. This one was confusing and not a compelling read for me. (1), but life took its twists and she became a deal doula. The focus on the egyptoloy was distracting. Her soul mate was Wyatt a fellow egyptologist but she had to leave him when her mother died and she married Brian and had her daughter Meter. The career as a (1), this one was challenging for me. It is a story of Dawn who originally wanted to be an egyptologist (1), Although I usually look forward to Jodi's books (1), Grisham is always a great read. Good story about a young boy and his down and out family living with an abusive sheriff. Boy kills sheriff believing he killed his mother and was afraid fo himself and his sister. Jake Brigance is assigned the case and the (1), Well-reviewed historical fiction focused on a healing woman - May Belle - and her daughter Rue who also has those powers. Life before and after the Civil War is depicted vividly. Rue's relationship with the master's daughter Varinda and other slaves is cl (1), bought property there he was ready for retirement but a local young person connected with him to use his skills to investigate their brother's disappearance - family was very poor. Cop took the bait and got very involved in the Dublin drug trade in his co (1), a teaching job and a new boyfriend. Ending was much happier than rest of book and somewhat unrealistic. (1), and is able to reflect on which one is best for her and breaks up with the older writer. She ends up with a publishing contract (1), poor housing and trying to finish the novel along with her mother's death and a tough family past. She gets involved with two men (1), Tale of a young woman who has worked for years on writing a novel while all her peers have gone on to sustainable careers. She is struggling with a low-paying waitress job (1), Easy read with a tortured story and happy ending. Main character really made an effort to help a young girl on behalf of his grandfather (1), Fun read about family struggles in US Virgin Islands. Mom and 2 sons all end up happing even after a terrible hurricane! (1), Excellent and detailed account of a Harvard murder and its investigation that was fraught with mistakes and challenges. Also story of author's life as she followed this saga - she is Susan Lynn's cousin! Great writing - lots of characters and info but fas (1), Excellent well-written story about a boy who was the sole survivor of a plane crash where he lost his parents and brother and how he coped with that terrible loss. (1), Rather odd and disturbing story about young people enrolled in an extremely rigorous arts high school. Adults around these students treated them harshly and took advantage of them sexually. Students had odd (1), Seemed to be interesting initially - story about a young family and interesting research that the mother was doing. Then a woman appears who is the doppelganger of the mom and seems to want to take over the family. Seems to be related to articles found in (1), Interesting glimpse into the north fork versus the south fork on long island. Cultural differences abound. Several interwoven plots - all worked out okay but got rather crazy during the book and main character who lost her job went off the rails - somewha (1), Interesting story re shooting and hostages at abortion clinic. Hostage negotiator's daughter was in the clinic with her aunt (mother) getting birht control pills. Good readable story that highlights challenging issues of the abortion controversy. (1), Always a good read but this one was a bit strange. Nine folks attend a "detoxing" session at Tranquillum House set in Australia. We get to know the participants and the folks who are leading this session. The wacky owner of the house creates a strange ses (1), Not very well-written and a very personalized version of a young woman's live as part of the President's team but interesting to someone who served in the Obama administration and was guessing at some of the characters. (1), Well-written but odd story about a woman who had a hard time finding herself and ultimately did in an odd Baltimore neighborhood relating to a random group of neighbors but not sure if she changed her life or not at the ending. I think she would do so but (1), Story about a rich family and one from "other side of tracks" and how their kids related to each other. Fairly predictable but interesting to see how mom who had been part of wealthy clan for years suddenly decided to give up wealth and the trappings. Rei (1), Interesting read about a rich family with all kinds of secrets. Maid of honor has untimely death that leads to unraveling many connections and secrets. Set on Nantucket. (1), Well-reviewed but a bit hard to follow. 5 girls were stranded on a camping expedition and how this experience impacted their lives was focus on book. Did not think sequencing of incidents and girls' lives was effective. (1), Somewhat suspenseful but switching back and forth between 2 story lines got confusing. The story line of the older characters was somewhat unbelievable. (1), parents divorced. Later the mother met a man with a child who resembled her lost daughter. They became involved and ultimately main character realized her daughter had been killed after she had a baby who was the young girl. Lots of complicated relationsh (1), Very intriguing story about a family whose child disappeared and was never found.. Family was damaged (1), Touching story about how a divorced couple who led separate lives for many years came together through adversity to create a happy but unique living situation and better support for the woman's daughter. Interesting but not particularly compelling or real (1), how they were freed and the challenging recovery and difficult trail they had to go through. Interesting glimpse of historic Albany and the social mores at the time. (1), Very well-written story set in Albany NY in late 1800's about 2 young girls who were kidnapped in a brutal snowstorm (1), Book club read - had some interesting situations and facts but jumped all over her live travels. I know they tried to theme it but was hard to follow. She had tons of interesting experiences. (1), Inspiring story of life of Michelle Obama - a great first lady and a great woman. Honor to have the opportunity to work with her. (1), Three generations of women and how they dealt with life. (1), Imposter syndrome that reunites a mother and her daughter but not the real daughter. After a marriage is dissolved (1), Highly recommended but meandering story of professor who cares about students and shows it but seems to be rather lost. Confusing narrative on professor who never really was there - confusing. (1), particularly the 3 sisters who each deal with it differently. Fiona (1), Family saga of one brother and 3 sisters - good characterizations. Father's early death sends mother into "the pause" which bonds kids together. Mother recovers yet brother Joe is wounded and ultimately dies. This death impacts family (1), Goofy but fun story about a yearbook that has a life of its own. Daphne was willed the yearbook by her mother who was the yearbook advisor for class of 1968. Quite a story regarding her commitment to her students. Daphne tossed it out and it was found by (1), Interesting family saga about 4 adult siblings who have difficult intertwined histories. One of the siblings Althea and her husband Proctor go to jail for food stamp fraud - not clear exactly what - and one of their daughters turned them in. Family focuse (1), Quick enjoyable read about two families who vacation in puerto vallarta. They are caught in a political crisis but also emotional ones. The ending was not satisfying to me. Main character wife found out husband had had an affair and there was no resolutio (1), Interesting story weaving the ravages of the AIDS epidemic and its impact on a group of people as well as a similar saga during WWI represented in art pieces. Interesting adn tied together well for the most part. (1), Interesting story about two tales of young women who were lost or almost lost in freezing river currents. The fate of two families became intertwined and a long- unsolved murder of an innocent young woman was solved due in part to the frightening accident (1), Interesting quirky stories in US and England (1), Read after NYT review. Crazy story about young woman who dreams she lives in Shakespeare times and in NYC around 9/11. Hard to follow and did not get the positive NYT review. (1), Very well-written story about two families and how their lives intersected in one house (or plot of land) in Vineland NJ. Lots of interesting historical info re Vineland and lots of interesting comparisons between families. (1), Best seller but now sure why. All about a young woman who gets involved in a psychiatric survey experiment that leads to a crazy psychiatrist and her goofy husband. Somewhat interesting and/or spooky but unbelievable. (1), Woman obsessed with her celebrity neighbor totally loses her life with that obsession. Very sad to see demise of this woman after trying to conceive and losing everything but just did not seem very realistic. So much damage to herself - and killed her ex- (1), . Needs more explanation of killing the kids - let down at end of story. (1), Spooky story and detailed characterization of a nanny and her family BUT she kills the kids and it is really left unexplained except that nanny is rather nutty (1), Well-written story of family in the Dakota and the dad's bounceback in his career with help of his son as well as the son's interesting relationship with neighbor John Lennon. Impact of John;s death on Dad's talk show very impactful. (1), the truth is revealed and the real daughter is reunited with her famiily. Sappy ending but was a good read. (1), falls in love with a similar conniving man - they don't really reveal themselves to each other. Interesting saga and woman ends up caring for her 2 children that was her ultimate goal. (1), Another great read by Lisa Scottoline. This one focuses on 4 high school students who were involved in a new student accidentally killing himself. This accident haunted them all in different ways for years. Good characterization and the truth finally and (1), Grisham is always a good read but this was a bit of an unbelievable story about 3 law students who dropped out of a dodgy law school and starting practicing law unlicensed. They followed a scandal discovered by a fellow student who committed suicide and p (1), although his wife knows about it. Rather weird and makes for a disturbing life-long connection in this marriage. (1), A quick read by author of Mad Men. Quirky story about a could whose lives are centered around their daughter in an unhealthy way. Their upper middle class life is disrupted when their apartment building is under construction and a worker begins to lurk ar (1), being raped as a young girl and how that impacted her view of her body and herself for the rest of her life. How she is coping and coming to accept who she is - very uplifting and realization of a constant struggle. (1), Interesting and heart-wrenching story of Roxanne Gay (1), made mistakes and story was just not that believable to me. (1), seemed naive (1), Fun (1), This book was an ode to Paris as well as a challenging story of a young boy. The boy's parents were divorced and he was really treated as an afterthought. He had an odd relationship with his mother and his father was very distant and not a role model. He (1), Timothy Leary (1), Very long (1), CIA (1), youngest sister (1), family dynamic (1), Good author (1), Interesting story about the Dakota apt building with two story lines from 1880s and 1980s. The two story lines felt a bit contrived but the focus on the history of the Dakota and what is now Roosevelt Island was very interesting. (1), after being discovered (1), Entertaining read about a woman who was extremely smart and conniving (1), Interesting story about dysfunctional family who goes to Alaska to get away from normal life. Father is abusive and even though family loves Alaska (1), engaging writing from Anna Quindlen about a couple in NYC who live on a very unique block with a very special parking lot and some very crazy neighbors. How this couple lives and then separates is interesting and not unlike many other experiences. Fun rea (1), lives. Some time switching back and forth was not easy to follow. Quick and interesting read but so far from reality for most people (1), not so rich and enjoyable (1), Interesting read about some super and not-so super rich wives in NYC. Some were connected via their past (1), Amazing story of Henrietta Lacks whose cells have been used for medical research since the 1950's when she died. A bit too much science info for me but a great story. Her family suffered greatly but their mother made a difference to many and they were ver (1), the abuse is never-ending and the mother kills the father and mother and daughter flee to Seattle. Daughter has fallen in love and is pregnant but stays in Seattle until her mother dies. The she returns to Alaska and is reunited with her love. Ending is a (1), Very interesting story of relationship of Lorena Hickok and Eleanor Roosevelt who were lovers and close friends for many years. Interesting that lesbianism is so accepted now. Also people close to Roosevelts were aware of relationship but did not go to th (1), killed herself which just did not really fit to me. This young boy had so little support but was developing a strong relationship with his little sister which may be his best family connection. (1), Suspenseful story set in Seattle. Good characters - not totally predictable. Sure to be a follow-up. Kids in a cult are grown-up and hoping to find the evil master who started the cult - they think he is dead but not sure. (1), Suspenseful story about a woman suffering from agoraphobia - due to a car accident which led to the death of her husband and daughter which we do not initially realize are dead - who watches her neighbors in a fanatical way and finds out that scary activi (1), it did not happen and they both ended up happier. Sometimes it is hard to give up the past and you think you have to keep trying but too much has changed. I thought Celestial was rather self-serving and selfish as portrayed in the story and not really com (1), although they seemed to want to try to reunite (1), he had lost Celestial and his beloved mother although he had found his biological father in prison. Quite a coincidence. Roy tried to connect again with Celestial on his return and (1), Celestial his wife became involved with her long- time friend Andre. When Roy was paroled as he did not commit the offense (1), Current best-seller. Interesting story of a successful African American couple newly married. Husband Roy is jailed for a crime he did not commit. During his time in jail (1), finds Joe's girlfriend at time of his death after a long search and realizes that Luna has a child - Rory - with Joe. Fiona did not push Luna on the topic and did not share info with her family. Seemed strange to me. Good story overall. (1), A real page turner with a surprise ending. Many parties who have links in the past end up in a small english town with many coincidences and interrelationships. Everyone seems to be suspiciout of everyone else but it all turns out okay. Lisa Jewell is a m (1), not positive relationships with each other as well. They reconnect as adults and one takes revenge on an older adult who had sexually exploited her but there is no follow-up as to the consequence of that revenge. That character gave up a baby and that chi (1), Lots of inter-twining subplots about a Chicago couple with 4 daughters who all had challenging life experiences but managed to hang together. (1), writing is beautiful and meaningful for boomer generation. Caputo is an excellent author. (1), Well-written inter-connected stories. Primarily set in Michigan UP and focuses around hunting trips (1), Fun read - odd story about a young woman whose mother uses her to hide an affair with her husband's best friend. Daughter follows in mom't footsteps but realizes that is note the way to go and begins to reflect on her relationship with her mother. All com (1), her move to a senior living facility. Also engaging stories about local residents who cross her path. Very enjoyable. (1), a second husband (1), Great read about later years in Olive's life. Her relationship with her son (1), Did not read original but great sequel to this compelling story. i know characters from TV show and Aunt Lydia becomes an unsung heroine by insuring that bad info on Gilead gets out to the real world and Gilead is ultimately destroyed. Great resolution of (1), this one was a bit hard to follow and did not really have a message. (1), Light reprise of Sex in the city. Amusing but not very noteworthy. (1), Highly reviewed - written beautifully. Moving story about impact of a baby you came to soon on a family but was well-loved by most. (1), Highly reviewed - in depth look at New Orleans East - a very poor area. Story of family who lived there and how they survived Katrina. Don't usually read memoirs so some of the personal narration seemed to lengthen book unnecessarily but up-front look at (1), Cute story about two adults trying to start over - one from a failed marriage and one from a failed career. Side story re adult friendship is nice as well. Not complicated - good story that ends well. (1), is a character who seems to have lost her way but is constantly defying the family in support of her mother. Lots of back and forth passages a bit hard to keep track of. Good brief history of Klan sprinkled throughout the text. (1), a family member but not biologic child of the father (1), Although I liked other books she wrote (1), Odd story about twins who were very competitive and took many years to get beyond that competition. I liked another book by this author but this one was not too good. (1), Intriguing but slightly confusing story line about a family that are leaders in the KKK and all their horrible deeds (1), Interesting tale of the real story and beginnings of Dorothy of Oz. Story had roots in Syracuse area. Interesting transition from story development to Oz movie shooting. (1), LSD (1), another young woman who may have been kidnapped or disappeared. Many characters who all had some relationship with the lost young women. Hard to follow. Interesting glimpse into life in the soviet union -Kamchatka - which is a different world than Moscow. (1), Complicated story of two sisters who were kidnapped (1), Interesting story of African-American women. One in current times is challenged to find a good home for herself and her son. She tries living with and caring for her white grandmother who is elderly and not all together - difficult. Other stories include (1), Cute story ala a modern version of little women. Some similarity in characters. Easy read. Relationship of father and mother did not align with Little Women story (1), Story about a lesbian woman and her circle of family and friends. She had a number of complex relationships further complicated by saving one of her friends in a home burglary and assault. Book was readable but ending where she just walked out on the frie (1), other tribes. white settlers and freed slaves was very interesting. (1), This was a great story about a beautiful old house and the impact it had on several families. It was well-written with interesting characters and just a great story. Had an emotional ending where the mother who left the children and the house returned to (1), Story lines were hard to follow with a expansive set of characters but this novel provides a fascinating glimpse into life on a Cherokee nation district before it became a US territory and/or state. Relationship of Cherokee people (1), Always an entertaining ready with Elin H. A saga for a seemingly happy Iowa couple and the husband dies in a plane crash in the Caribbean with his mistress and mother of his daughter. Family saga ensues where the Iowa widow and 2 grown sons decamps to Car (1), I did not enjoy it that much. All the characters went through some kind of mid-life crisis and came out the other end but most people would not have the wealth or privilege to have these kind of crises - and what does it do to the kids.? I may be too hars (1), Although this was a well-reviewed book (1), including ot herself at the time of her father's death. She is tenacious about seeking answers and finds out the story is more complicated and hidden than she thought. (1), Interesting story about a young woman who inherits an old house that opens up her investigation into her father's death in MS. Cast of characters and a bit hard to follow but she did find out what happened (1), There has been some challenges surrounding the similarity of this book to another one recently published. Not sure if that is accurate but seems odd. This is a great story about book delivery in 1930's Kentucky and it is heartwarming for a librarian to re (1), including holding several children hostage over many years. Imogene (1), Odd but quick read about a juror who has an affair with another juror on a very odd case. It's a small (6) person jury and eventually their names come out and the circumstances of the affair. Juror's husband dies and not clear if she continues on with the (1), Another good read set mostly in England about 2 couples whose lives are completely intertwined as well as their children. When one of the husbands dies unexpectedly (1), Very interesting read about a mental patient who was silent after she supposedly killed her husband. A therapist seemed to be committed to helping her communicate but at a surprising twist near the end of the book was seen to have other motives with a com (1), Compelling story about a woman whose father killer her mother (1), Another great Lisa See read. Tons of research about a sub-culture in Korea of women divers that was fascinating. Lots of family and personal drama and information on horrendous past history in Korea during World War II and beyond. Two friends who are torn (1), Well-written somewhat hear--wrenching story with a surprising or not so surprising ending. Life of the Marsh Girl who becomes a biologist and author is plagued by loneliness until she finally connects with her long term love Tate and her long lost brother (1), is thought to be dead but was in philippines. Comes home to find his wife not interested in intimacy and assumes she had an affair with her minister who he later shoots to death. The whole story comes out to the children in the end but a long saga. Also d (1), goes to WWII (1), Good grisham read as usual. interesting family tale of a man has a good farming life in small town south (1), Read just after visiting Cape May so could connect with the setting. Rather odd story of the 1950's where you see how a rather unsophisticated couple let their sensuality get the best of them in a new environment. (1), raised by her grandparents in very traditional ways. A woman always looking for family and the true story of the murder. Her husband died in Vietnam as her mother's loss and her daughter lost her husband at an early age. Georgie was contacted by someone f (1), Well-written and interesting tale of a controlling mother-in-law and her demise. (1), quick read about a injured kite surfer who had to remake her life with her Dad's injury law firm - she became a good investigator with several interesting cases. (1), Long and detailed story about a variety of characters in Bienville - an old southern town ruled by the Poker Club- a rich white-man's cabal that thought they could run the town but found out times had changed. Good characters and interesting story. (1), they are real friends and go back and forth as lovers. The young woman accepts poor treatment from men which this young man will not provide. It is an odd area of misalignment. In the end I believe they will be friends but not lovers during their lives an (1), Well-written tale of two young people who have a challenging yet rich relationship. Beginning in high school through college and young adulthood (1), Compelling read about a troubled family in the outback. Great characters and a solid story about how a respected family member had followed a difficult path based on this cruel father - and a surprise ending re the mother's role in his death. Very readabl (1), their well-ordered worlds fall apart. The widow gets together with the other husband and it gets quite dramatic. All works out as best as possible and people deal with whom they really are. (1), when to prison and died soon thereafter. An orphan (1), who did not love her mother who was not a kind individual (1), Well=written as usual. A slightly weird story about 3 college friends who all loved the same woman. She disappeared but not really as she ended up going to Canada with one of them so he could avoid the draft and she could avoid her life. Female character (1), Interesting family saga that really shows you can never be mrs. everything but can do the best you can. 2 sisters (1), one who has autism. This child changes her life and these couples grow to support each other as a family. Great characterizations in this novel. (1), very well-written story of two young couples - each with very interesting backgrounds - who come together when both husbands - who were called to the ministry in different ways - are hired to co-pastor a parish in NYC. One wife struggles with having child (1), good read but not too sophisticated. some tragedy besets a good family over the years but just seems too formjulaic (1), This is a real thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat. A crazy chain of multiple kidnappings and ransoms have fueled the riches of a pair of psychologically damaged twins. We learn about one family's involvement and their successful and frighten (1), have a demanding mother and lose their gentle father too early. How they survive and their families is an readable tale and shows all kinds of lifestyles bring happiness. (1), Jo and Bethie (1), disconnected after a tragic accident. The reconnected later in life to begin their life together. The families that had been broken apart were woven back together as time and forgiveness can heal many wounds as shown here. (1), did love another woman who really changed his life - his favorite uncle's African-American cook (1), once best friends (1), Interesting saga of two families and how their lives intertwined. The children (1), Good read - thought premise of main character leaving husband and having an affair with Negro cop a bit unrealistic for the 60's. Twist at end was interesting. Voices of characters was a nice touch. main character was certainly determined and did get a ca (1), she lost her best friend. She carried on and had the baby. Finally let the biological father know about the child and the husband finally came around to one big happy family. Not too believable to me. (1), 2015 book -not sure how it got to my attention. Somewhat unbelievable story about a woman who had a fling - with little guilt or thought - got pregnant and lost her husband - who had a vasectomy that she did not want. Husband could nor forgive her (1), Great read that mixed a number of engaging story lines and intertwined major events that occurred in the summer of 1969 for someone who actually lived during that summer! Good family saga. (1), Amazing story of how Sarah survived a very dysfunctional yet in some ways oddly loving family. I think it is part of the current trend toward books like Hillbilly Elegy - how poor whites are not well off and are not likely to succeed. I imagine that is a (1), A fun read about two women and a pair of red shoes that brings them together and opens up their lives. Not serious but interesting and funny cast of characters. Somewhat unbelievable but I enjoyed it. (1)
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