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Author: Grace Peterson

Girl, Woman, Other

Posted on December 29, 2020August 16, 2022 by Grace Peterson

Creating a patchwork quilt of experiences, struggles, and triumphs, Evaristo weaves together a powerful depiction of life through the stories of twelve unique women. Told through “fusion fiction” as Evaristo describes her prose/poetry style, the reader is pulled directly into the life of each woman individually. The various storylines are capable of standing alone but are often layered with the…

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Anxious People

Posted on December 15, 2020August 16, 2022 by Grace Peterson

“The truth is that this was a story about many different things, but most of all about idiots. Because we’re doing the best we can – we really are. We’re trying to be grown up and love each other and understand how the hell you’re supposed to insert USB leads.” The title is an apt…

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Memorial

Posted on December 1, 2020August 16, 2022 by Grace Peterson

I listened to Memorial because I consistently saw it featured on Twitter and Goodreads, which means I began with little context as to the plot or subject matter. For those of you actually reading a review first, Memorial tells the story of Mike and Benson’s relationship: Mike, a Japanese-American chef; Benson, a Black day-care teacher. Their perspectives provide unique insight into aspects of life that often go unheard. The reader follows…

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The Silent Patient

Posted on November 10, 2020August 16, 2022 by Grace Peterson

As a kid, I requested both volumes of Sherlock Holmes before I was 11 and read all 99 Nancy Drew books before high school. I consumed mystery novels as though they were my bread and butter. At some point bread and butter became bland and I forgot about my love of suspenseful stories. While not technically a mystery…

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Grace's bookshelf: read

The Things We Cannot Say
Daisy Jones & The Six
The Book Thief
Heaven to Betsy / Betsy in Spite of Herself
One Day in December
The Flatshare
Les Misérables
Before We Were Yours
Come Matter Here: Your Invitation to Be Here in a Getting There World
Two Steps Forward
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know
Ask Again, Yes
The Mountain Between Us
The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Outliers: The Story of Success
The Library of Lost and Found
Betsy and the Great World / Betsy's Wedding
Betsy Was a Junior / Betsy and Joe
The Book of Speculation

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