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The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Posted on April 12, 2024 by bseat

I think this book has been on every “must read” or “best book of the year” book list I have seen recently. I tend to be a bit skeptical about such lists, as my taste and the taste of those … Continue reading →

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How Iceland Changed the World: The Big Story of a Small Island by Egill Bjarrnason

Posted on October 6, 2023 by bseat

Iceland was fascinating. At first it looks barren and god-forsaken, but it grows on you! Soon you can see the little sprigs of growth, the green and yellow moss, the low lying bushes sheared by the wind, the small trees … Continue reading →

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Books to the Silver Screen for 2023

Posted on March 17, 2023 by bseat

Every year around this time we begin to see new shows being released on TV and Streaming Channels. Many of these are based on books that I have read and enjoyed so I wanted to give shout out for a … Continue reading →

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The January 6th Report by The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol

Posted on March 3, 2023 by bseat

Thomas Jefferson said, “An informed citizenry is the only true repository of the public will.” I am not a particularly political person, but I do want to be informed, to understand what is happening, to be clear that my ideas … Continue reading →

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Year End Summary for 2022

Posted on December 30, 2022 by bseat

Although I haven’t been able to read as many books as usual due to the birth of a new grand baby and my knee replacement surgery, I have read some really profound and great books this year. Here is my … Continue reading →

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All Creation Waits by Gayle Boss

Posted on December 16, 2022 by bseat

It is almost Christmas now, and if you are following the church calendar we are in the third week of the four weeks of Advent. Advent is supposed to be a time of waiting, of reflection, and quietness, but in … Continue reading →

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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Posted on July 1, 2022 by bseat

It is always interesting to have an unusual narrator. It offers a very different perspective, for example, if a dead girl to narrates what happens after her death, or for an unreliable narrator to string you along until the final … Continue reading →

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Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doer

Posted on April 8, 2022 by bseat

Stories that intertwine are always fascinating, but often encounter difficulties in their execution. Not only do the stories need to intertwine in a way that makes sense but they need to show that the intertwining has a purpose. Often authors … Continue reading →

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Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley

Posted on March 18, 2022 by bseat

The sounds of the surf and the feel of the soft, warm sand of vacation are now just a memory and I am back home to a cherry tree in full bloom and the bulbs I planted in the fall, … Continue reading →

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A Year End Summary for 2021

Posted on December 31, 2021 by bseat

I find it helpful, at the end of the year, to look back and see what books were important, impactful or memorable. Here is my list of the best books I read in 2021! I think Anxious People by Fredrik Backman … Continue reading →

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