The Next Great Migration by Sonia Shah

 

Fascinating; recommended.

We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza

 

This was really well done. It would be great for a book group.

Tell Me Everything by Erika Krouse

 

This was super-interesting, as well as infuriating.

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The Verifiers by Jane Pek

 

This was just whatever.

Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham

 

Very interesting.

Index, A History by Dennis Duncan

 

So interesting and so well-written. 

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Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners

 

This was fun.

We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz

 

This was kind of dumb.

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

 

I didn't love this.

The Kids Are Gonna Ask by Gretchen Anthony

 

I really liked this. It didn't try to do too much, so it didn't jump the shark. It just did what it did well.

The Violin Conspiracy

 

This was stunning -- visceral storytelling, a great mystery, excellent social commentary.

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

 

The first half of this was stunning. The second half was very good. But the two halves didn't really seem to fit together.

The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

 

This was just, honestly, annoying. Too many subplots, too many false directions.

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The Guest List by Lucy Foley

 

This was dumb. I don't know why people like it.

The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman

 

Very insightful. I'm still thinking about this. Also, I had that phone.

A Coin for the Ferryman by Megan Edwards

I just adored this. Most time travel books are terrible, but this was just perfection. It reminds me of Connie Willis.

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How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur

 

This book was excellent -- fun and funny.

Stolen Focus by Johann Hari

 

This was better than expected -- more nuanced and thoughtful. Recommended.

The Violence by Delilah S. Dawson

 

As a story, this was just OK, but there was some interesting social commentary as subtext.

Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas by Jennifer Raff

 

While I find this topic fascinating, this book was dull.