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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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Review: Clap When You Land
5/5 stars Clap When You Land, by Elizabeth Acevedo (2020) Sixteen year old Camino Rios has grown up in the Dominican Republic (DR) with...
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Jul 1, 20221 min read
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Review: Redemptor
3/5 stars Redemptor (Raybearer Book #2), by Jordan Ifueko (2021) This is the second book in Ifueko's duology, and since I have a terrible...
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Feb 9, 20222 min read
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Review: The Grisha Series
3/5 stars (some of) The Grisha Series, by Leigh Bardugo (2012 - 2016) TW: Graphic violence, Allusions to rape Of the seven books in this...
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Jan 21, 20224 min read
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Review: Pet
1/5 stars Pet, by Akwaeke Emezi (2019) UGH. I really didn't enjoy this book. I'm so confused by all the praise it has received (including...
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Dec 24, 20212 min read
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Review: Nowhere Boy
3/5 stars Nowhere Boy, by Katherine Marsh (2018) This should be required reading for all middle grade students (middle school, or higher...
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Dec 18, 20211 min read
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Review: Firekeeper's Daughter
3/5 stars Firekeeper's Daughter, by Angeline Boulley (2021) TW: grief, suicide, murder, drug addition, & rape Despite the heavy nature of...
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Dec 17, 20212 min read
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Review: Where the Dead Sit Talking
2/5 stars Where the Dead Sit Talking, by Brandon Hobson (2018) TW: Drugs, suicide, sexual identity, violence against women This is a dark...
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Nov 17, 20212 min read
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The Book Thieves 2022 Line-Up
My book club, The Book Thieves, met last night to choose all of our books for 2022, and I'm excited to share the list! If anyone is...
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Oct 8, 20214 min read
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Review: Brown Girl Dreaming
4/5 stars Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline Woodson (2014) Earlier this year I read Woodson's 2020 novel Red at the Bone (click to read...
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Aug 27, 20212 min read
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Review: Long Division
2/5 stars Long Division, by Kiese Laymon (2013) This one's a thinker. The book is two separate but very intertwined stories. One starts...
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Aug 6, 20212 min read
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Review: Turtles All the Way Down
4/5 stars Turtles All the Way Down, by John Green (2017) TW: Anxiety, OCD, Mental Illness, Death of a Parent “In three words, I can sum...
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Jul 12, 20212 min read
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Review: The Near Witch
3/5 stars The Near Witch, by V.E. Schwab (2011) This is Schwab's first novel, originally published in 2011, then republished in 2019...
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May 6, 20212 min read
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Review: Gods of Jade & Shadow
2/5 stars Gods of Jade and Shadow, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (2019) This book is set in the 1920's in Mexico, but mostly it draws on...
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Apr 8, 20212 min read
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Review: House in the Cerulean Sea
3/5 stars The House in the Cerulean Sea, by T.J. Klune (2020) This book combines the magic (and, more specifically, Ministry of Magic) of...
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Feb 25, 20212 min read
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Review: Raybearer
4/5 stars Raybearer, by Jordan Ifueko (2020) "In the global empire of Aritsar, love-starved Tarisai is compelled by her mother to join...
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Jan 23, 20212 min read
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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 23, 20202 min read
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Review: The Astonishing Color of After
2/5 stars The Astonishing Color of After, by Emily X.R. Pan (2018) TW: Suicide & Depression Magical realism, with a deep dive into a...
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Jun 11, 20202 min read
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So You Want to READ About Race...
In light of the past weekend's unrest, and the past month's events, and the past centuries of systemic racism, I wanted to write a bit...
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Jun 1, 20204 min read
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Review: Speak No Evil
2/5 stars Speak No Evil, by Uzodinma Iweala (2018) "A novel about the power of words and self-identification, about who gets to speak and...
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May 18, 20203 min read
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Review: Bellweather Rhapsody
4/5 stars Bellweather Rhapsody, by Kate Racculia (2014) Murder, trickery, twins, music, delusions, accidents, a dog, a wedding, crushes,...
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May 6, 20202 min read
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