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First Look Club: Dan reviews Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
Posted on May 25, 2022| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club
The narrative makes Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li more than just a thriller. It captures the despair and disconnectedness of being born into two cultures. Read Dan's review on the blog.
First Look Club: Dan reviews Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou
Posted on February 22, 2022| Posted in Book Reviews
Her words have a dry edge to them as if she had survived to tell the tale. When she allows her characters to breathe at the end that’s when you find yourself breathless. Read the full review on the blog.
First Look Club: Dan reviews I Didn’t Do The Thing Today by Madeleine Dore
Posted on December 17, 2021| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club
There are a lot of insights here that may just work for you. Instead of having a rigid daily schedule, this book says, learn to wobble through our days. Swap the hard rules for elastic possibilities. Read Dan's review on the blog.
First Look: Matrix by Lauren Groff
Posted on August 6, 2021| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club
Marie, born the last in a long line of women warriors and crusaders, is determined to chart a bold new course for the women she now leads and protects. But in a world that is shifting and corroding in frightening ways, one that can never reconcile itself with her existence, will the sheer force of Marie’s vision be bulwark enough?
First Look Club: Dan reviews Matrix by Lauren Groff
Posted on August 5, 2021| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club
Lauren Groff's literary fiction is a book that challenges people to think about power and women. Matrix is an adventurous and thrilling read that is exceptionally captivating. Read Dan's review on the blog.
First Look Club: Dan reviews The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Posted on June 19, 2021| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club
The remarkable story of J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white to leave a lasting legacy, from New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict, and acclaimed author Victoria Christopher Murray. Read Dan's review on the blog.
First Look: Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri
Posted on April 8, 2021| Posted in First Look Club
A marvelous new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Lowland and Interpreter of Maladies—her first in nearly a decade, and the first novel Lahiri has written in Italian and translated into English.
First Look Club: Dan reviews Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri
Posted on April 8, 2021| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club
A marvelous new novel from Jhumpa Lahiri, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Lowland and Interpreter of Maladies—her first in nearly a decade. Read Dan's review on the blog.
First Look: Dying Is Easy by Joe Hill and Martin Simmonds
Posted on November 4, 2020| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club
Comedy is hard... but dying is easy! This crime thriller by writer Joe Hill and artist Martin Simmonds follows in the tradition of fair-play mysteries inviting readers to solve the murder before Syd does.
First Look Club: Dan reviews Dying Is Easy
Posted on November 4, 2020| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club
Comedy is hard... but dying is easy! This crime thriller by writer Joe Hill and artist Martin Simmonds follows in the tradition of fair-play mysteries inviting readers to solve the murder before Syd does.
