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Britt-Marie Was Here | And You’ll Be Glad You Knew Her When
Britt-Marie Was Here Fredrik Backman (2016) As I collect my annual recommended reading list, folks are going to notice author Fredrik Backman is well represented. A Man Called Ove bowled me over early...
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Disrupted | What a Short Strange Trip It Was
Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble Dan Lyons (2016) I really got a kick out of this book. Sure, it reminded me a tad of my former lifetime working in a tech start-up, but we were never...
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The House of the Seven Gables | Visit the House, Read the Book
The House of the Seven Gables Nathaniel Hawthorne (1851) My road trip this past summer included a stop in Salem, Massachusetts, the perfect excuse to finally check the box on this American classic....
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Dead Presidents | Curious Tales of POTUS Death and Remembrance
Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation’s Leaders Brady Carlson (2016) This is an entertaining and sometimes hilarious romp through some...
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In the Heart of the Sea | The True Whale Tale That Inspired Moby-Dick
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex Nathaniel Philbrick (2001) Anyone following my book recommendations for low, these many decades, could probably guess that this book was...
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Telegraph Avenue | Head on Down to Brokeland Records
Telegraph Avenue Michael Chabon (2012) I’ll admit Telegraph Avenue was a bit of a struggle at first, but thanks to my commitment to book club and faith in Michael Chabon, I settled in to the book and...
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The Underground Railroad | One Slave’s Adventure on a Literal Freedom Train
The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead (2016) Colson Whitehead is garnering well-deserved kudos for this terrific work of historical fiction about a runaway slave’s odyssey via the Underground...
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And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer | Past and Present Meld...
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer Fredrik Backman (2016) This beautifully rendered novella about the dimming memory of a beloved grandfather was difficult to finish through the...
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Recommended Reading List for 2016
This is the 24th year running that I have assembled a year-end list of recommended reading. Title links will take you to my full review for each selection. Please feel free to contribute your thoughts...
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Cousin Henry | Decidedly Undecided
Cousin Henry Anthony Trollope (1879) A couple of caveats to kick off this review: Caveat Number One: There is a very good chance that many of you reading this recommendation will dislike Cousin Henry,...
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