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Review: The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates
How empowering women changes the world.
juliegilkison
Aug 27, 20201 min read
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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
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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
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Review: Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
A gut-wrenching story of friendship, murder, and survival set in Boston.
Both
Aug 25, 20201 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
5
Review: Yellow Bird by Sierra Crane Murdoch
The subtitle is: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country and that's all you need to know!
juliegilkison
Jul 9, 20201 min read
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Review: Long Bright River by Liz Moore
It got rave reviews, but not from us!
juliegilkison
Jul 3, 20201 min read
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