Red Meat Republic by Joshua Specht

Decent.

Native American DNA by Kim TallBear

Decent.

Dinner in Camelot by Joseph Esposito

Decent.

Learning from the Germans by Susan Neiman

Decent.

Mother Knows Best by Kira Peikoff

At first, this was very engaging, if a bit weak in dialogue and with a few really bizarre moves. But by the end, it has become utterly ridiculous.

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The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri

meh

Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke

Decent.

Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers by Sady Doyle

meh

The Grammarians by Cathleen Schine

I loved this book. What's not to love about a family saga wrapped up in pure word nerdery?

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Searching for Sunday by Rachel Held Evans

Interesting.

Once Upon an Algorithm by Martin Erwig

I loved this so, so much.

Overdrawn by N. J. Crosskey

I really enjoyed this right up until the end of the book . . . which didn't quite work for me.

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High Heel by Summer Brennan

Decent.

The Case against Perfection by Michael Sandel

Very interesting.

The Poisoned City by Anna Clark

Really well done.

Skin Deep: Journeys in the Divisive Science of Race by Gavin Evans

Really well done.

The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

meh

The Warehouse by Rob Hart

A super-fun thriller that doubles as social commentary. Recommended.

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Empty Hearts by Juli Zeh

I'm not clear why everyone is raving about this--I thought it was quite dull.

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The Age of Addiction by David T. Courtwright

Very interesting.

Brainwashing by Kathleen Taylor

Decent.

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley

I'm not entirely sure that I understood this.

Dahlia Black by Keith Thomas

Ah, I loved this. I thought it was incredibly well done and very entertaining.

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Reader, Come Home by Maryanne Wolf

Very interesting.

The Code by Margaret O'Mara

Interesting.

The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier

I really, really enjoyed this.

The Perfect Wife by JP Delaney

This is one of the best books I have ever read, and it makes me sad that it will probably be marketed and received as an "airport paperback, beach read, psychological thriller" kind of book when it is so much more than that.

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Lost You by Haylen Beck

So . . . not exactly great literature, but I still really enjoyed it.

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Keeping Lucy by T. Greenwood

So the character development, especially of the children, was weak in places, but overall a decent read.

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Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok

meh

Elizabeth Warren by Antonia Felix

I really liked this.

The Race to Save the Romanovs by Helen Rappaport

meh

The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena

Engrossing, but then by the end, it seemed a bit byzantine.

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Mary Lincoln: Biography of a Marriage by Ruth Painter Randall

Very interesting.

Suggestible You by Erik Vance

Very interesting.

Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman

Surprisingly good.

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Formerly Known As Food by Kristin Lawless

meh

The New Negro by Jeffrey C. Stewart

This was good, but if had been half as long, it would have been twice as good.

Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips

Good, but not great.

The Other Mrs. Miller by Allison Dickson

Several major plot holes and problems with characterization. I only finished it because it was so bizarre.

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The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

I'm still trying to decide how I feel about this. I love The Underground Railroad, and I didn't love this. So in a sense it was disappointing. But in another sense, he did something very clever with this. But in another sense, it was redundant.

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Underland by Robert MacFarlane

Interesting and well written.

The Chain by Adrian McKinty

This is one of those books that you totally devour and feel guilty about enjoying so much.

The Need by Helen Phillips

I thought this was very solid--good characters, unpredictable plot.

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The Invention of Murder by Judith Flanders

This was fun.

Irrationality by Justin E. H. Smith

meh.

Computational Thinking by Peter J. Denning and Matti Tedre

Very well done!

The Black Box Society by Frank Pasquale

Very interesting.

Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Umoja Noble

Very interesting and extremely well done.

The Chief by Joan Biskupic

Very interesting.