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Review: Women Talking by Miriam Toews
It's the dialogue between the women that is so powerful. They have found their voice!
Both
Aug 27, 20201 min read
Review: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
It's a classic for a reason.
juliegilkison
Aug 27, 20201 min read
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Review: The General's Daughter [Paul Brenner Series] by Nelson DeMille
We love Nelson DeMille. He stands out from the rest of the Cheap Thrill authors because of his humor.
bsgilki
Aug 27, 20201 min read
Review: The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates
How empowering women changes the world.
juliegilkison
Aug 27, 20201 min read
Review: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
An absolute classic--if you haven't read it, you must!
juliegilkison
Aug 27, 20201 min read
Review: The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms
Relatable for all of my mom's friends and all my mom-friends!
juliegilkison
Aug 26, 20201 min read
Review: The Other Americans by Laila Lalami
A full gamut of interesting characters to tell the story of modern-day America.
bsgilki
Aug 26, 20201 min read
Review: The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict
The true story of Hedy Lamarr! So much more than being an actress.
bsgilki
Aug 26, 20201 min read
Review: The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
I have never read or seen an 9/11 piece like this.
juliegilkison
Aug 26, 20201 min read
Review: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
It won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for fiction and was in both of our top tens for 2019--Basically the same prestige
Both
Aug 26, 20201 min read
Review: The New Girl by Daniel Silva
A cheap thrill, yes, but with a little more substance.
bsgilki
Aug 26, 20201 min read
Review: The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth
This will make you grateful for your mother-in-law, unless she is a manipulative psycho!
juliegilkison
Aug 26, 20201 min read
Review: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Like HOLY SHIT. Mouth drop. Did not see it coming.
Both
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Review: Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
A gut-wrenching story of friendship, murder, and survival set in Boston.
Both
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Review: The Given Day by Dennis Lehane
Race, immigration, terrorism, the economy, corruption, and class are all themes in this saga that takes place in Boston and Tulsa in 1918.
Both
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Review: Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane
Gone, Baby, Gone is well-known because of the movie of the same name, but it's actually the third in a series.
Both
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
A mother-daughter relationship, the struggles of being a woman in Afghanistan during the Taliban's reign, prejudice, stigmas, and loss.
Both
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Review: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Kite Runner is one of the best books I've read that I think everyone should read
Both
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Review: To Wake the Giant by Jeff Shaara
The story of Pearl Harbor from characters you may never heard of before and will show you a new perspective
bsgilki
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Review: The Rent Collector by Camron Wright
A 5 from both of us, This is based on the true story and lives of two women who literally live in a garbage dump in Cambodia.
Both
Aug 25, 20201 min read
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