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The Breakup Tour – Der Sound Unserer Liebe
by Emily Wibberley
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A couple of college kids find each other through their love of music. They plan to go to Nashville after graduation to pursue their music careers together, but life gets in the way and only one of them goes. Their paths cross again later in life, and this is the story of how their journey continues. Loved this book. I highly recommend it. I hated for it to end.

Gone Girl
by Gillian Flynn
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It was entertaining but some parts seemed far fetched

1984
by George Orwell
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I read this book in high school and remember enjoying it. I wanted to re-read it to see how it compares with the actuality of life now, in terms of the technological "advances" that were used in the book. It turned out that I remembered scenes from the book that I guess I fabricated; only one thing that I recalled actually took place in the novel. The book did not hold my attention, and I wouldn't recommend it. I imagine it meant more when the Cold War was still in effect.

Food for thought : essays & ruminations
by Alton Brown.
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With great appreciation for his quick wit and clear observations, reading this book felt like chatting with a friend. It was surprising to learn about how insecure Mr. Brown felt when younger. The only thing missing were his grandmother's buttered biscuits.

The Better Sister
by Alafair Burke
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A prominent lawyer murdered: two sisters, vastly different and estranged, one is his widow, the other, not only her sister but his x wife. A son, staying with his dad and stepmom (his aunt) but secretly in touch with his biological mother, is accused of the murder. A twisty surprising novel. Much enjoyed.

Sociopath
by Patric Gagne
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In this memoir of a self diagnosed Psychopath, Gagne, sets out to prove that not Psychopaths are monsters and should be shunned by society

On Fire Island
by Jane L. Rosen
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This book made me laugh, cry, and anxious to read how the characters manage the course of events. I could not put it down. My family had summer bungalow on Long Island (not on Fire Island) for 20 years. It was a small community where wives and children lived at the beach all summer and husbands came out after work on Fridays for the weekend. So many of scenes so beautifully portrayed mirrored my memories. Do not miss reading this book.

This Is How It Always Is
by Laurie Frankel
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Read this book!!! Penn is an author who is a stay-at-home dad; Rosie is emergency room doctor who eventually changes her preferred specialty to accommodate her youngest child. The couple has 5 sons, but at 3 years old the youngest tells them that when he grows up, he wants to be a girl. This book does an incredible job of showing what it’s like when a member of the family was born with the wrong genitalia. The author tells how different family members and community members react, and the impact this has on the child, the parents, the siblings, the grandmother, and friends. It’s also a novel about parenthood in general. I did not want to put this book down. It's insightful, heartfelt, full of quotes that I highlighted, and a must read.

The American Daughters
by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
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The author’s style is difficult to read. The storyline is interesting.

The Margaret Code
by Richard Hooton
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Margaret Winterbottom a recently widowed, 89 year old woman, lives by herself in a nice neighborhood where she has alot of friends. Her over-bearing daughter and son-in-law want her to down-size or even go to a home, which Margaret refuses. When her good friend and neighbor, Barbara, is found murdered it shakes up Margaret who has a vivid memory of something Barbara told her, but she just can't remember what it is. With the help of her teenage grandson, James, she's determined to find the killer, remember what she was told and figure out why strange things are happening in her house, things she can't figure out.
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