Tag: popular books
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Broken Country
Storyline: 3 Stars I was a little disappointed with this book. It had really high ratings on Goodreads and other websites, but I did not think that it lived up to the ratings. I have really enjoyed the genre of mystery mixed with contemporary or historical fiction, but this one missed the mark for me. Read more
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Remarkably Bright Creatures
Storyline: 3 Stars I did not really know what my expectations should be going into this book. I had read so many positive reviews and heard so many positive thoughts about the book, but I am always skeptical of the books that become really popular. I would not say that it was a bad book, Read more
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American Dirt
Storyline: 4 Stars I knew that this book was about immigration from Mexico, but other than that, I didn’t really have many expectations or thoughts about it. I knew that it would probably be controversial based on all the reviews. Overall, I thought it was a good book looking at the issues from a human Read more
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Tom Lake
Storyline: 2 Stars This was not the book for me. For one, it was incredibly slow. I thought it was going to be a heartwarming book about past and present and younger and older people, but instead it was an incredibly boring story, and when things really did happen, they made me roll my eyes. Read more
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Book Lovers
Storyline: 2 Stars I tried to give Emily Henry a shot. Maybe this was not the best book to start with, but I was unimpressed. I am trying to branch out and read across all the genres, including romantic comedy, but I was not impressed with this book. The characters were mostly selfish and annoying, Read more
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The Boys in the Boat
Storyline: 5 Stars This was a great nonfiction book about an incredible story in the famous Berlin 1936 Olympics. I think anyone could enjoy this book. It gave a lot of context for what was happening around the world during that time, even in Germany. I really appreciated the context and I think those that Read more
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Lessons in Chemistry
Storyline: 3 Stars I was hoping for more, or maybe I was hoping for less. This book has been so popular and had so many good reviews, but I was disappointed. Part of the disappointment might have been because the reviews were so different. Some of the reviews thought that it was hilarious, some serious, Read more
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Beartown
Storyline: 5 Stars Oh wow. I knew that the story was building up to something in the first part when it was all about hockey, but wow it was great. There were so many times in the beginning where I was frustrated and disgusted with the hockey culture, but then I realized I was supposed Read more
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The Women
Storyline: 5 Stars Vietnam. I have only read a few Vietnam books, and I have loved them all. There are so many books about the world wars, which of course are of great importance, but I think that there is so much unknown about Vietnam for the regular citizens. I am always heartbroken when I Read more
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The Silent Patient
Storyline: 3 Stars I have been reading more thrillers lately, a book genre that I have not explored much. I think I am starting to become more fond of the genre, but maybe it is because I am reading the ones that I have seen have good reviews. Anyway, The Silent Patient is intriguing because Read more