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Valley Cottage Library rated a book it was amazing Borne by Jeff VanderMeer (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
When was the last time you had an opportunity to read about flying venomous bears?
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Valley Cottage Library rated a book it was amazing To The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I have not been so fully interested in a historical novel as I was in this one in a very long time. It is full of adventure, danger, but also excellent description and language. I loved the Snow Child for its quiet, and its sense of place. It is clea ...more
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Valley Cottage Library rated a book it was amazing The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
When I went to Book Expo this past spring, the folks that worked at Hogarth put this book in my hands and gushed that it was their favorite book in years. I didn't pick it up right away, but hoped I was in for a treat when I saw that it was dedicated ...more
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Valley Cottage Library rated a book liked it See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I knew the rhyme, knew the questions surrounding Lizzie's guilt, and the fact that her trial was the OJ Simpson trial of her generation. I did not know a lot of the details surrounding it though - the killing of her pigeons, the other people that wit ...more
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Valley Cottage Library rated a book it was amazing But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past by Chuck Klosterman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I’d been meaning to read one of Chuck Klosterman's nonfiction collections for a while now, so when this new book came out, I thought I would finally give him a try. Having heard an interview with Klosterman on Marc Maron's podcast, I was anticipating ...more
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Valley Cottage Library rated a book it was amazing Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Since I am currently preparing for our new writing program, Valley Cottage Writes, I decided to pick up some books on writing. First, I tried The Sense of Style: the Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century by Steven Pinker, but I (almo ...more
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Valley Cottage Library rated a book really liked it The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I have always enjoyed Opera, but am often underwhelmed with historical fiction. Alexander Chee did an excellent job of creating the drama of an Opera (as the story has its share of love triangles, murders, secret identities and secret pasts) while cr ...more
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Valley Cottage Library rated a book really liked it LaRose by Louise Erdrich	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I LOVED The Round House, and immediately followed it by Plague of Doves, confident that Louise Erdrich would be among my new favorite authors. In the Round House, I loved her writing, the efforts her characters made at exacting kid justice, the still ...more
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Valley Cottage Library rated a book really liked it Commonwealth by Ann Patchett	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Coming in Sept! I love Ann Patchett. I enjoy both her fiction and her non-fiction, and believe that I would probably love her company too. Her characters are always well-drawn. I was delighted to find out that she had another book coming out. Commonwea ...more
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Valley Cottage Library has read 11/22/63 by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I happened upon the Hulu show a few weeks ago, and after getting sucked into the first episode, I realized that I'd have to read this monster first. Who knew that my life would soon require LOTS of driving and a good distraction, and somehow, before ...more
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