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.

Bottle of Lies by Katherine Eban

Well, that was terrifying.

A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell

Interesting.

The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo

So I normally detest the "four siblings with secrets" genre, but this was immaculately well-written. The end was a bit of a disappointment, however.

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Lake of the Ozarks by Bill Geist

meh

Furious Hours by Casey Cep

This was fascinating. There were a lot of tangents, but they worked well.

Falter by Bill McKibben

Well, that was depressing.

The Husband Hunters by Anne de Courcy

meh. (Also: how sexist is that title, given that it was the husbands hunting $$$?)

Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow

Very interesting.

Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 by Mitchell Zuckoff

Gripping.

The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths

I really enjoyed this.

The Pandemic Century by Mark Honigsbaum

Decent.

The Mummy Bloggers by Holly Wainwright

I thought this was super-fun. There is a lot of subtle humor here and great cultural critique.

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They Were Her Property by Stephanie Jones-Rogers

Fascinating (and horrifying).

The Making of a Justice by John Paul Stevens

meh

Black Death at the Golden Gate by David Randall

Interesting.

The British Are Coming by Rick Atkinson

Some interesting stories, but waaaay too long.

The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion

I adored The Rosie Project. This had some great moments, but overall was too formulaic.

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Cyberspies by Gordon Corera

Very interesting.

A Stroke of Bad Luck by Diane Janes

Amazingly good. I won't ruin it by giving too much away, but this was excellent.

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Vessel by Lisa A. Nichols

Solid--just a few points where a good editor could have made it much stronger.

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Code Name: Lise by Larry Loftis

Decent.

Spying on the South by Tony Horowitz

This was fun.

Gods and Robots by Adrienne Mayor

meh

You'll See This Message When It Is Too Late by Josephine Wolff

Super-interesting.

First, We Make the Beast Beautiful by Sarah Wilson

Kind of a mixed bag.

Dutch Girl by Audrey Hepburn

Decent.

The Geography of Genius by Eric Weiner

Decent.

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

A good psychological thriller.

The Dinosaur Artist by Paige Williams

Decent.