Back burner book, I usually have a few books cooking at a time. About half way through, got back into it last night, library books need to be returned after all...
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Bookmaven finished reading Brief History of Equality by Thomas Piketty
Brief History of Equality by Thomas Piketty
A summary of how inequality has decreased over time, an examination of the mechanisms involved in the decrease, and suggestions …
Bookmaven finished reading The fifth sacred thing by Starhawk
The fifth sacred thing by Starhawk
A world without poverty or hunger that honors the Four Sacred Things that sustain life--earth, air, fire, and water--is poised …
Bookmaven finished reading Easy Beauty by Chloé Cooper Jones
Bookmaven finished reading Art & energy by Barry Lord
Art & energy by Barry Lord
"In Art & Energy, Barry Lord argues that human creativity is deeply linked to the resources available on earth for …
Bookmaven finished reading The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
Meet Macon Leary—a travel writer who hates both travel and strangeness. Grounded by loneliness, comfort, and a somewhat odd domestic …
Bookmaven finished reading The Big Oyster by Mark Kurlansky
The Big Oyster by Mark Kurlansky
Before New York City was the Big Apple, it could have been called the Big Oyster. Now award-winning author Mark …
Bookmaven finished reading Woody Guthrie by Joe Klein
Bookmaven started reading Swallowing Mercury by Wioletta Greg
Started this a while ago, it was my "bus commute" read. But then I got sick and have been working from home for a over a week, so got distracted with other books. I will now finish my "bus commute" read on the couch.
Started this a while ago, it was my "bus commute" read. But then I got sick and have been working from home for a over a week, so got distracted with other books. I will now finish my "bus commute" read on the couch.
Bookmaven finished reading A house in Norway / Et norsk hus by Charlotte Barslund (Jorvik press series B, #72)
A house in Norway tells the story of Alma, a divorced textile artist who makes …
Excellent novel. The character Alma is so thoroughly developed one is logically in her thought process but also able to see the human, all too human, inconsistencies. The tensions between Polish immigrants and Norwegians, the tensions between landlord and tenant is detailed not in overblown drama, but in quotidian…tragedy (maybe too strong a word, but I can think of no better at the moment) The detail of her work as a tapestry artisan, it’s really very very good. The novel builds well and the climax is powerful.