Reviews by porcupines

Grief and Grit(s)
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Feb 16 2024 – 02:17 AM

Disappointing

I did not finish this memoir, mostly due to the fact that it was not what I expected. Gray...

The Connellys of County Down
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Jul 26 2023 – 07:59 PM

Disappointing

I hadn't read Lange's debut novel, We Are the Brennans, and was eager to read this one. ...

Forever Boy
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Apr 20 2022 – 09:33 PM

Disappointing

Two and a half stars. The first of half of Swenson's memoir of parenting a child who is...

Affliction
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Aug 05 2021 – 12:22 AM

Fascinating Memoir

Affliction is one of the more unique memoirs I've read, one that reads like a love letter to...

In the Night of Memory
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Apr 08 2019 – 04:29 PM

Disappointing

I was immediately captivated by the story of the Native American family portrayed in the early...

The Myth of Perpetual Summer
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Jun 04 2018 – 04:02 PM

Disappointing

I read Whistling Past the Graveyard a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it as a quirky...

Going Places
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Feb 26 2018 – 02:49 PM

Unique YA Novel

Going Places manages to avoid the typical arc that many young adult books seem to follow. ...