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A New York Tate of Mind
A New York Tate of Mind
In which this reader and explorer reviews books, muses on literary (and other) matters, and shares some of her adventures.
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My 1-5 rating system:
1 = I did not like it and would not recommend it.
2= It was fine. Read it if the subject matter interests you.
3 = I enjoyed it and would recommend it.
4 = I really liked it, and think you should read it!
5 = One of the best books I've read.
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Dec 30, 20202 min read
Review: Luster
4/5 stars Luster, by Raven Leilani (2020) This book was beautifully written, with a splash of dark humor, but also so hard to read. It's...
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Dec 23, 20202 min read
Review: Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
3/5 stars The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, by Suzanne Collins (2020) Listen, I'm just a sucker for a good prequel. I enjoyed this book,...
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Dec 17, 20202 min read
Review: The Death of Vivek Oji
4/5 stars The Death of Vivek Oji, by Akwaeke Emezi (2020) The Death of Vivek Oji is heartbreaking, but so beautiful. This book was tough...
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Dec 14, 20202 min read
Review: Musicophilia
2/5 stars Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, by Oliver Sacks (2007) I received a copy of this book in 2007 when I went to see...
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tatedecaro
Dec 4, 20204 min read
Review: Pain Woman Takes Your Keys
4/5 stars Pain Woman Takes Your Keys, and Other Essays from a Nervous System, by Sonya Huber (2017) Here is the window I've been looking...
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Nov 17, 20202 min read
Level Unlocked: 2020 Reading Challenge
Tate's 2020 Reading Challenge Finished with about a month and a half to spare... of course that doesn't mean I'm done reading! Nor is...
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Nov 17, 20202 min read
Review: 12 Years a Slave
3/5 stars Twelve Years a Slave, by Solomon Northup (1853) This is the true story of one man's experience of slavery in the South, as a...
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Nov 8, 20202 min read
Review: The Night Tiger
2/5 stars The Night Tiger, by Yangsze Choo (2019) This book was solidly in the camp of "OK." The narrative follows two main characters in...
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Nov 2, 20202 min read
Review: The Five
4/5 stars The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper, by Hallie Rubenhold (2019) It sounds morbid, but it's not....
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Oct 30, 20202 min read
Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
4/5 stars The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, by V.E. Schwab (2020) "France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a...
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Oct 26, 20202 min read
Review: We Have Always Lived in the Castle
5/5 stars We Have Always Lived in the Castle , by Shirley Jackson (1962) This October, in the run-up to Halloween, I've been watching...
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Oct 5, 20203 min read
Review: The Vanishing Half
5/5 stars The Vanishing Half, by Brit Bennett (2020) In 2016 I read Bennett's debut novel, The Mothers... which was... ok. It was lacking...
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Oct 1, 20203 min read
Review: Disfigured
5/5 stars Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space, by Amanda Leduc (2020) A fascinating book that is part memoir, part...
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Sep 13, 20204 min read
Reviews: Name All the Animals / Women Talking
So, it's been tough for me to write about the last few books I've read because, while I don't lack for things to say about them or ways...
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Aug 24, 20202 min read
Review: In the House in the Dark of the Woods
3/5 stars In the House in the Dark of the Woods, by Laird Hunt (2018) "Here be magic birds, killer swarms, tepid wells, glamor magic,...
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Aug 24, 20202 min read
Review: Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts
4/5 stars Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts, by Kate Racculia (2019) "The Westing Game meets the love child of the movies Ghost and Clue."...
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Aug 9, 20204 min read
Review: The Starless Sea
1/5 stars (is generous) The Starless Sea, by Erin Morgenstern (2019) I am so, so sad to report that I did not like this book. I loved...
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Jul 28, 20202 min read
Review: Exhalation
2/5 stars Exhalation: Stories, by Ted Chiang (2019) I didn't love this collection of stories, but I did really enjoy some of them, and...
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Jul 21, 20203 min read
Review: The Yellow House
4/5 stars The Yellow House, by Sarah M. Broom (2019) I finished this book about two weeks ago, but have been putting off writing about it...
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Jul 8, 20204 min read
Review: Girl, Woman, Other
3/5 stars Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernadine Evaristo (2019) There's something beautiful and unique about the way this book is both an...
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