Monthly Archives: January 2021

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (Books to Read During a Pandemic, part 45)

Posted on January 29, 2021 by bseat

Fredrik Backman has been on my radar ever since I read A Man Called Ove. He has a unique perspective and a wry way of delivering his insights on the human condition. In Anxious People, Backman has taken a bank … Continue reading →

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The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, Books to Read During Pandemic, Part 44)

Posted on January 22, 2021 by bseat

The blurb for this book says it is a “…a timeless love story set in a secret underground world—a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea.” I think that description encapsulates much of … Continue reading →

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The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 43)

Posted on January 15, 2021 by bseat

Daniel Mason, is fast becoming one of my favorite authors. The Piano Tuner was published before The Winter Soldier which I really enjoyed and reviewed previously, and I found it just as engrossing and even more lyrical and mysterious. In … Continue reading →

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Thirst by Mary Oliver (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 42)

Posted on January 8, 2021 by bseat

What better way to start the New Year then to settle in and read some poems by Mary Oliver! I have begun to appreciate her poetry more deeply as the years go by. She is a chronicler of the human … Continue reading →

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Best Books of 2020- A Year End Wrap Up (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 41)

Posted on January 1, 2021 by bseat

At the beginning of this new year, I want to take some time to review what I consider to be the best books I read during 2020. Early in the year I read, This Tender Land by Krueger, which is … Continue reading →

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