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   Gopher Golf: A Wordless Picture Book by Karl Beckstrand is exactly that - many pages of pictures. There are enough varied scenes for a little kid to follow as a story and then be encouraged to "tell" a story themselves. Lots of laughs!
      Gopher Golf: A Wordless Picture Book by Karl Beckstrand is exactly that - many pages of pictures. There are enough varied scenes for a little kid to follow as a story and then be encouraged to "tell" a story themselves. Lots of laughs! 3.5★  Link to my Gopher Golf review with several illustrations to give you the idea
 3.5★  Link to my Gopher Golf review with several illustrations to give you the idea
     Mick Herron, when interviewed about his latest spy thriller, Slough House, recently said "I look at Jackson Lamb and think: My God, did I write that? My mother reads this stuff!" Well, on behalf of mothers and grandmothers everywhere, I say - Keep up the good work!
      Mick Herron, when interviewed about his latest spy thriller, Slough House, recently said "I look at Jackson Lamb and think: My God, did I write that? My mother reads this stuff!" Well, on behalf of mothers and grandmothers everywhere, I say - Keep up the good work!  5★  Link to my Slough House" review (with a link to the article quoted)
 5★  Link to my Slough House" review (with a link to the article quoted)
    
        
      Kathleen wrote: "Here's a nice, quiet classic, and the beginning of a series I just might try. The Warden by Anthony Trollope
Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
I LOVE the Barsetshire series!!!! Do keep on reading them
  
  
  Review:
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I LOVE the Barsetshire series!!!! Do keep on reading them
 I just finished this audio read this morning
      I just finished this audio read this morning 
   by Jodi Picoult.
 by Jodi Picoult.My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3.5 stars.
 My review of My Mother's Daughter by Ann O'Loughlin
      My review of My Mother's Daughter by Ann O'Loughlin 
4 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
 LauraT wrote: "Kathleen wrote: "Here's a nice, quiet classic, and the beginning of a series I just might try. The Warden by Anthony Trollope
      LauraT wrote: "Kathleen wrote: "Here's a nice, quiet classic, and the beginning of a series I just might try. The Warden by Anthony TrollopeReview:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/..."
This is great to hear. Thank you Laura--I will!
 My review of Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause by Ty Seidule
      My review of Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause by Ty Seidulehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
 I read My Soul to Take by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, translated from the Icelandic by Bernard Scudder and Anna Yates. It's murder mystery that takes place in Iceland. It's been a while since I read a murder mystery. I thought this was quite good.
      I read My Soul to Take by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, translated from the Icelandic by Bernard Scudder and Anna Yates. It's murder mystery that takes place in Iceland. It's been a while since I read a murder mystery. I thought this was quite good.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
 I loved reading Plainsong by Kent Haruf. It really griped me in its telling of small town life and I thought the language was beautiful. My review:
      I loved reading Plainsong by Kent Haruf. It really griped me in its telling of small town life and I thought the language was beautiful. My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
 Since the beginning of the month I have read 7 books, 5 Netgalley ARCs, plus 1 read/listen, also from Netgalley, and an audiobook.
      Since the beginning of the month I have read 7 books, 5 Netgalley ARCs, plus 1 read/listen, also from Netgalley, and an audiobook. My Netgalley books were:
 Hadley & Grace by Suzanne Redfearn https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
 Hadley & Grace by Suzanne Redfearn https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
 House of Correction by Nicci French https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
 House of Correction by Nicci French https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
 The Lady in Residence by Allison Pittman https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
 The Lady in Residence by Allison Pittman https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
 The Night Hawks by Elly Griffiths https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
 The Night Hawks by Elly Griffiths https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
 An Ordinary Life by Amanda Prowse
 An Ordinary Life by Amanda Prowse https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
My read/listen was
 The Shadow Man by Helen Fields https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
 The Shadow Man by Helen Fields https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
My audiobook was
 The Silence by Susan Allott https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
 The Silence by Susan Allott https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
     My review of One Italian Summer by Lori Nelson Spielman
      My review of One Italian Summer by Lori Nelson Spielman this is the cover on the paperback version I read
this is the cover on the paperback version I read1 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
 I've recently finished The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton and At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie.
      I've recently finished The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton and At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie.Reviews:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
 Just finished Long Bright River. A good mystery. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
      Just finished Long Bright River. A good mystery. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
     Dale wrote: "My review of One Italian Summer by Lori Nelson Spielman
      Dale wrote: "My review of One Italian Summer by Lori Nelson Spielman this is the cover on the paperback version I read
this is the cover on the paperback version I read1 and a half stars
https://www.goodr..."
I am looking for books starting with vowels, got happy to see this title right after one starting with an I, but then saw your dismal rating, so I'll pass. After I read your review, I went to the book and my only GR friend who has read it gave it 2 stars, so this book is never going to be on my tbr. Thanks for the warning!
 My review of Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue by Stephanie Laurens
      My review of Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue by Stephanie Laurens 
   
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
 This was good, a hidden gem of sorts.
      This was good, a hidden gem of sorts. by Caroline Bond
 by Caroline BondHere is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
 I always love Kate Atkinson's complex stories that ex-detective Jackson Brodie has to untangle while generally making more of a tangle of his own life. Big Sky is the 5th in the series and is terrific!
      I always love Kate Atkinson's complex stories that ex-detective Jackson Brodie has to untangle while generally making more of a tangle of his own life. Big Sky is the 5th in the series and is terrific! 5★ Link to my Big Sky review
 5★ Link to my Big Sky review
     Fluffles: The Brave Koala Who Held Strong Through A Bushfire is a very cute Vita Murrow picture book about the unbelievable 2019 Australian bushfires. Fluffles was rescued in South Australia.
      Fluffles: The Brave Koala Who Held Strong Through A Bushfire is a very cute Vita Murrow picture book about the unbelievable 2019 Australian bushfires. Fluffles was rescued in South Australia. 4.5★  Link to my review of Fluffles with several illustrations
 4.5★  Link to my review of Fluffles with several illustrations
     Some wonderful classic poetry:
      Some wonderful classic poetry:Songs of Innocence and of Experience by William Blake
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An exceptional classic short story:
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
And an amazing collection of inventive short stories:
How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Good reading!
 Finished Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century England and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3811235215
      Finished Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century England and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3811235215
     My review of A Family of Strangers by Emilie Richards
      My review of A Family of Strangers by Emilie Richards 
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
 My review of Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi
      My review of Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendihttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
 Finished The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë. What's good in this one are the themes. For her time, Anne was daring and bold!
      Finished The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë. What's good in this one are the themes. For her time, Anne was daring and bold!Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
 I read The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. Set in Stalinist Soviet Union, it combines magical realism with scathing political satire and social commentary. It was absolutely hilarious and thoroughly brilliant.
      I read The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. Set in Stalinist Soviet Union, it combines magical realism with scathing political satire and social commentary. It was absolutely hilarious and thoroughly brilliant.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
 My review of Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton
      My review of Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton 
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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5 stars
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Amalia, I miss being able to see your reviews!