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I'm a reader who enjoys posting comments and recommendations about the books I read. You will not find a synopsis with my recommendations because you can just click on the book title for a link to www.goodreads.com for a synopsis and reviews by other readers. I prefer the 3 Reason format: the reason I chose to read it; the reason I liked (or disliked) the book; and the reason I recommend it.

Friday, November 27, 2020

This Time Next Year We'll Be LaughingThis Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing by Jacqueline Winspear
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I borrowed this memoir on Overdrive from my local library.
I eagerly anticipate the new Maisie Dobbs novels by this author, and looked forward to her memoir. She writes about her childhood and her relationship with her family of origin. It was nice to read about her extended family during 2020 Thanksgiving season when we are socially distanced from our own extended family.
I recommend it to all readers who enjoy memoirs and to all readers who enjoy this author's novels.

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Thursday, November 26, 2020

Dead at Third (Henry Walsh Private Investigator Series Book 1)Dead at Third by Gregory Payette
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Barnes and Noble offered this as a Serial Reads for Nov 2020.

I give it 4 stars for it was an entertaining mystery that I can recommend to friends.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Anxious PeopleAnxious People by Fredrik Backman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I enjoyed the way this author and his translator play with words to increase our awareness of others.

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Saturday, November 21, 2020

Know the Past, Find the Future: The New York Public Library at 100Know the Past, Find the Future: The New York Public Library at 100 by Various
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I downloaded it when Barnes and Noble offered it as a free Nook book in 2013.
I might have enjoyed it more as a coffee table book, something to look at to see photos in a larger format and to skim the essays.

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Thursday, November 19, 2020

Restore My Heart (Mustang Sally Trilogy #1)Restore My Heart by Cheryl Norman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book has been in my Nook library since 2013 when it was free to download from Barnes and Noble. I thought it would be more of a mystery, and it was more of a romance.
It was entertaining; but, I took away a star because I am reluctant to recommend it to friends due to the graphic nature of some of the sex scenes.

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Monday, November 16, 2020

The Sentinel (Jack Reacher, #25)The Sentinel by Lee Child
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Modern-era Reacher. Give me a little time to adjust that he has not aged and yet I did. Of course, I felt the same way whenever DC updated Superman for another generation.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Back on MurderBack on Murder by J. Mark Bertrand
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I downloaded this ebook to my Nook library when Barnes and Noble offered this for free in Feb 2013.
It gets 4 stars because I could recommend it to a friend who enjoys what I call a police-procedural mystery, and it was entertaining.

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