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My Reading Journey
I’m proof that your reading journey is unique to you, is always evolving, and is never finished!
bsgilki
Jan 10, 20214 min read
Every Book in My House I Love: Julie
“If you love it, you buy it,” is a phrase I learned from my mother at an early age—so someone please tell my boyfriend she is the reason why
juliegilkison
Nov 22, 20201 min read
15 Books About Books for Book Lovers
From iconic classics to coffee table books, memoirs to novels, this list has it all. Here’s fifteen books of varying genres all with the sub
juliegilkison
Oct 28, 20201 min read
Review: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
It's a coming of age novel about Sylvia Plath's extraordinary, unfortunately short life. It's autobiographical, it's poetic, you find...
juliegilkison
Oct 18, 20201 min read
Barb's Favorite Books of 2019
My top ten books of 2019
bsgilki
Sep 26, 20201 min read
What's Up, Bitches?
Once upon a time, a little girl begged her mom for bookshelves in her room and DAMN did she deliver.
juliegilkison
Sep 25, 20202 min read
Review: Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
One of our favorites of 2019. Startlingly relevant--a must-read!
bsgilki
Sep 1, 20201 min read
Review: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelades
The definition of psychological fiction.
Both
Sep 1, 20201 min read
Review: Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
This book can be a yearly re-read and the movie is a must-watch.
bsgilki
Sep 1, 20201 min read
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: 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: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Like HOLY SHIT. Mouth drop. Did not see it coming.
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: 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
Review: The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye
We both loved this! We need it to be a movie. Can't believe it's a true story.
Both
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Review: Working Stiff by Judy Melinek
If you love anything like Grey's/ER/wish you were a doctor/are a doctor, etc. this is for you.
juliegilkison
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Review: Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah
It will give you the touchy feelies, the lovie dovies, the frustrations, the WTFs, and the you go girls.
juliegilkison
Aug 25, 20201 min read
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