Innocent Graves by Peter Robinson - an Inspector Banks mystery. I thought I had missed this in the series but had a nagging feeling I'd read it the whole time. I didn't care for one of the plot lines of the story.
3 stars
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A Serpent's Tooth by Craig Johnson - I don't like cult religion/land grab for oil/big government conspiracy plots and this had all three. If you've seen any police/detective shows for more than 3 seasons, you've already seen this story. Also, this seemed darker than previous books. I think Walt and the author are getting tired.
3 stars
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Outtakes From a Marriage by Ann Leary - Julia thinks everything if fine with her marriage to a successful actor. Then she accidentally hears a voice mail to her husband. Funnier than it sounds. Ann is Denis Leary's wife.
3 stars
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After Her by Joyce Maynard - a mystery/coming of age story based on the Hillside Strangler case. But I thought it was really about the bond between sisters and importance of a father's presence.
4 stars
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Beyond the Bear: How I Learned to Live and Love Again after Being Blinded by a Bear by Dan Bigley - this fell flat for me. I didn't think the story was told in a very dynamic way and I wish some areas had been more explored. He did work really hard to regain his life, though.
2 stars
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Second Watch by J.A. Jance - J.P. Beaumont is finally having knee surgery and the drugs make him think of his first case. Good twist at the end.
3 stars
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Man in the Empty Suit by Sean Ferrell - a time-travel book that confused me terribly but I still really enjoyed. Every year the traveler celebrates his birthday with his former and future selves. This time something goes wrong and it's up to one version of himself to figure it out. I still didn't figure it out totally by the end of the book and yet,
4 stars
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The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch - a short little book taken from the last lecture given by Randy when he knew he was dying from pancreatic cancer. I found myself actually more interested in his job as a professor working in virtual reality.
3 stars
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Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfield - Twin sisters, one has given up her psychic (?) gift and the other predicts an earthquake in St Louis. A little more than halfway throught this book I started skimming as it seemed to take forever to get to the main point. Too much graphic sex and I didn't care for either sister.
1 star
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Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum - Trudy knows nothing of the life her mother led as a young woman in war time Germany. The story goes back and forth between wartime and about 50 years later as Trudy becomes involved in a remembrance project. Some uncomfortable themes.
4 stars
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The Fault in our Stars by John Green - a young adult book about teens dealing with cancer. I really liked the way this was written. At first I didn't think the conversations rang true but then I realized the kids are very intelligent and interesting and that's what makes their inevitable death so sad.
4 stars
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