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Susan B.

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Tangerine: A Novel by Christine Mangan

Beautiful, Dramatic, Confusing

I had such high hopes for this novel after reading Oates’ description. However, while atmospheric and descriptive, the plot is heavy and slow moving. I found it suffocatingly dull with no redeeming characters.

Euphoria by Lily King

Interesting, Informative, Adventurous

Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life by Jenna Bush Hager, Barbara Pierce Bush

Fun, Insightful, Informative

Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel by Jesmyn Ward

Dark, Difficult, Dramatic

The Bourbon Kings by J.R. Ward

Romantic, Pointless, Fun

Eligible: A modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice (Austen Project) by Curtis Sittenfeld

Brilliant, Romantic, Fun

A $500 House in Detroit: Rebuilding an Abandoned Home and an American City by Drew Philp

Inspiring, Insightful, Informative

Perennials by Julie Cantrell

Optimistic, Inspiring, Beautiful

I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai

Informative, Inspiring, Insightful

A Gentleman in Moscow by AMOR TOWLES

Beautiful, Brilliant, Insightful

One of my very favorite books! The writing is clever and beautiful. The characters are enchanting. It is an absolute delight to read and reread.

Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table (Random House Reader's Circle) by Ruth Reichl

Fun, Interesting, Inspiring

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows

Informative, Interesting, Fun

The Snow Child: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize in Letters: Fiction Finalists) by Eowyn Ivey

Beautiful, Adventurous, Brilliant

Mademoiselle Chanel: A Novel by C. W. Gortner

Interesting, Inspiring, Informative

The Snow Child: A Novel by Eowyn Ivey

Beautiful, Interesting, Adventurous

A Man Called Ove: A Novel by Fredrik Backman

Fun, Insightful, Beautiful

The Orphan Master's Son: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) by Adam Johnson

Informative, Dark, Dramatic

River Of Earth by James Still

Gloomy, Slow, Boring

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Slum by Katherine Boo

Informative, Insightful, Dark

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: A Novel by Jamie Ford

Romantic, Informative, Beautiful

Face the Music: A Life Exposed by Paul Stanley

Fun, Interesting, Informative

Fates and Furies: A Novel by Lauren Groff

Confusing, Difficult, Interesting

Victoria: A Novel by Daisy Goodwin

Interesting, Informative, Romantic

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance

Insightful, Interesting, Informative

The Satanic Verses: A Novel by Salman Rushdie

Difficult, Epic, Confusing

The Signature of All Things: A Novel by Elizabeth Gilbert

Brilliant, Informative, Adventurous

Circling the Sun: A Novel by Paula McLain

Adventurous, Interesting, Informative

The Missing Kennedy: Rosemary Kennedy and the Secret Bonds of Four Women by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff

Informative, Insightful

The Source: A Novel by James A. Michener

Slow, Interesting, Adventurous

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

Informative, Inspiring, Insightful

Gone Girl: A Novel by Gillian Flynn

Dramatic, Dark, Interesting

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

Dramatic, Romantic, Beautiful

The Light Between Oceans: A Novel by M.L. Stedman

Dramatic, Interesting, Insightful

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown

Informative, Inspiring, Dramatic

The Wednesday Sisters: A Novel by Meg Waite Clayton

Inspiring, Interesting, Fun

The Fever: A Novel by Megan Abbott

Unconvincing, Poorly Written, Pointless

Me Before You (Me Before You Trilogy) by Jojo Moyes

Beautiful, Romantic, Inspiring

One Drop: My Father's Hidden Life--A Story of Race and Family Secrets by Bliss Broyard

Insightful, Interesting, Informative

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

Informative, Interesting, Insightful

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

Insightful, Interesting, Gloomy

The Oracle Glass by Judith Merkle Riley

Dark, Fantastic, Dramatic

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Movie Tie-In Edition) by Rebecca Skloot

Informative, Interesting, Insightful

The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, The Epidemic That Shaped Our History by Molly Caldwell Crosby

Graphic, Interesting, Informative

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Addictive, Brilliant, Dark

The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls by Anton DiSclafani

Slow, Unconvincing, Pointless

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Brilliant, Gloomy, Interesting

One Thousand White Women (20th Anniversary Edition): The Journals of May Dodd: A Novel by Jim Fergus

Adventurous, Interesting, Informative

Defending Jacob: A Novel by William Landay

Dramatic, Interesting, Insightful

The Kitchen House: A Novel by Kathleen Grissom

Dramatic, Interesting, Insightful

Room by Emma Donoghue

Dark, Adventurous, Dramatic

Making Toast: A Family Story by Roger Rosenblatt

Interesting, Insightful, Boring

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

Inspiring, Dramatic, Informative

The Family Fang: A Novel by Kevin Wilson

Fun, Brilliant, Addictive

The Forgotten Garden: A Novel by Kate Morton

Dramatic, Interesting, Adventurous

Still Alice by Lisa Genova

Insightful, Informative, Interesting

The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by Diane Setterfield

Beautiful, Fun, Dark

Cutting for Stone: A Novel by Abraham Verghese

Informative, Dramatic, Interesting

Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay

Informative, Dramatic, Insightful

Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel by Jeannette Walls

Adventurous, Interesting, Inspiring

Paradise (Vintage International) by Toni Morrison

Brilliant, Insightful, Beautiful

A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

Life Changing, Inspiring, Insightful

The Dive From Clausen's Pier: A Novel by Ann Packer

Interesting, Life Changing, Informative

Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics) by Emily Brontë, Pauline Nestor

Gloomy, Beautiful, Dark

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Penguin Classics) by Mary Shelley

Interesting, Dramatic, Brilliant

The Scarlet Letter (Signet Classics) by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Boring, Difficult, Insightful

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Insightful, Gloomy, Dark

To Kill a Mockingbird: 50th Anniversary Edition by Harper Lee

Brilliant, Insightful, Inspiring

In the Sanctuary of Outcasts: A Memoir (P.S.) by Neil White

Informative, Inspiring, Insightful

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Insightful, Inspiring, Interesting

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