How Language Began by Daniel L. Everett

Interesting.

Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel by Francine Klagsbrun

I really enjoyed this.

Daughter of Molokai by Alan Brennert

I really enjoyed this. I always like Brennert.

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The Pretender by Mark Ruskin

Very interesting.

The Cell by Joshua Rappaport

Decent.

Balance by Carol Svec

So interesting.

I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella

I normally enjoy Kinsella, but this one didn't work for me.

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Chernobyl by Andrew Leatherbarrow

Interesting.

The Book Smugglers

So, so interesting.

Catullus' Bedspread by Daisy Dunn

meh

Golden State by Ben H. Winters

meh

The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

I really, really enjoyed this.

Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs

Interesting (although I do question her ability to remember things so precisely).

The Environment: A History of the Idea by Paul Warde, Libby Rosin and Sverker Sorlin

Mildly interesting.

Parting Shot by Jonathan Stone

I liked this.

Dear Mrs. Bird by AJ Pearce

A bit weak in character development, but still great fun.

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Moving Day by Jonathan Stone

Interesting.

The Teller by Jonathan Stone

Interesting.

American Eden by Victoria Johnson

Decent.

Watching You by Lisa Jewell

Really good story, with a nice twist at the very end.

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Who We Are and How We Got Here by David Reich

So fascinating.

The Innovation Illusion by Erixon and Weigel

Mostly not persuasive.

Incendiary by Michael Cannell

Interesting.

Plato and the Nerd by Edward Ashford Lee

I really liked this, even though I didn't understand all of it.

Fly Girls by Keith O'Brien

Interesting.

51 Imperfect Solutions by Jeffrey S. Sutton

Not persuasive, but still sort of interesting.

London: A Short History of the Greatest City in the Western World by Robert Bucholz

This was a good audiobook.

Becoming by Michelle Obama

I loved this so, so much--especially since she narrated the audiobook.

The Library Book by Susan Orlean

Interesting.

Churchill by Andrew Roberts

I really, really liked this.

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

I normally love Moriarty, but this one was flat.

Atlas of a Lost World by Craig Childs

Interesting.

Admissions by Henry Marsh

Decent.

On Color by David Kastan and Stephen Farthing

Decent.

Sicily by Mark Spano

Decent.

Homo Mysterious by David Barash

Interesting.

The Knowledge by Lewis Dartnell

Interesting.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Jane Sherron De Hart

I loved this, partially because I love RBG.

These Truths by Jill Lepore

I really, really enjoyed this.

Brilliance and Fire by Rachelle Bergstein

Interesting.

Elevation by Stephen King

meh

The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel

Interesting.

The Bedroom by Michelle Perrot

meh

The Great Mortality by John Kelly

Very interesting.

Halal Food: A History by Febe Armanios

Interesting.

Genetics in the Madhouse by Theodore Porter

meh

The Reckoning by John Grisham

I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, it was engaging and suspenseful. On the other hand, about a third of the book was an unnecessary digression.

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Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

The beginning of this was so engaging, but I was ready for it to be over by the end.

First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen

Really well done. The additional of archival audio to the audiobook was unique and amazing.

A World Ablaze by Craig Harline

I really enjoyed this (although the audiobook's narrator was horrible--I could hear his every inhalation).