Red Bones by Ann CleevesMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
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Review: Normal People
Normal People by Sally RooneyMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
I unchecked the romance bookshelf because if this is a romance, I don't want it. Connell and Marianne and two bookish people that no one truly likes and this is the story of their on-again/off-again friendship with sex and rudeness. I really didn't like either character, even when I was supposed to pity them. He treats her like dirt and she's so emotionally damaged that she loves men to treat her like dirt. I don't understand people like this and don't like to read about them. As for the writing style, I did enjoy it--there were some beautiful short sentences (yay for not being wordy!) so I'd like to read another book by Rooney to see how I feel about it.
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Review: Forever . . .
Forever . . . by Judy BlumeMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Love, love, love the new audio version of this classic! When you're listening, the ellipses work. I'm old enough now that I feel a bit pervy when listening to a 17-year-old talk about her sex life, though, but I remember reading this book when I was a teenager and loving it. I had a paperback copy that I bought at Waldenbooks at the mall. :)
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Friday, October 22, 2021
Review: The Scotch-Irish: A Social History
The Scotch-Irish: A Social History by James Graham LeyburnMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I read more of this than I thought I would! Originally written in 1962, it's a bit dry in parts and jumps to a lot of conclusions in others. But I appreciated learning about how people lived in the Lowlands of Scotland and why they jumped at the chance to move to Ireland. Then, after a few generations, they abandoned Ireland and took a chance in the Americas. I have some ancestors in the groups that settled in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, and now I wonder if they were indentured servants? I wish I knew and could find out! I can't wait to retire and track down the life stories of some of these folks.
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