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28 March 2021

Review: The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers who Inspired Chicago

The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers who Inspired Chicago The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers who Inspired Chicago by Douglas Perry
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Murder! Mayhem! Girls with no scruples! This is the true story of Chicago. Hang onto your seat, these girls are out for murder. It was interesting to see the Chicago play how it really was and then how it became the hit plays/movies that we all know (and love). For all the Roaring 20's fans out there.

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22 March 2021

April Book Pick

The book pick for April is......







 I will admit I had no idea what this month's pick was about when I put it on hold.  I only knew that anything Susan Meissner writes, Michelle will read. I loved this one from the first page.  

Imagine a mail-order bride traveling across the country to an unknown place knowing she will become a wife and mother almost the minute she steps off the train in San Francisco.    Martin (her new husband)  will, at first, seem like a perfect husband, gentle, patient, giving, that will soon fall as Sophie sees he is a bit standoffish with his child, a bit evasive with her, and not willing to share much about his life.  He is a man with a secret, but then she is a bride with a secret, and the child will also have a secret.  Secrets tend to have a way of revealing themselves, and come out when you least expect them to.  Throw in a natural disaster like an earthquake and you have lots of drama that will literally keep you on the edge of your seat.  


I don't think there is anything about this book that you won't like.  

01 March 2021

Review: Hollywood Babylon

Hollywood Babylon Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: The Two Lives of Lydia Bird

The Two Lives of Lydia Bird The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Working on a Song: The Lyrics of HADESTOWN

Working on a Song: The Lyrics of HADESTOWN Working on a Song: The Lyrics of HADESTOWN by Anaïs Mitchell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: You Had Me at Hola

You Had Me at Hola You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations

Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations by Craig Ferguson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Bluegrass: A True Story of Murder in Kentucky

Bluegrass: A True Story of Murder in Kentucky Bluegrass: A True Story of Murder in Kentucky by William Van Meter
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul

RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul by Carole Boston Weatherford
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: The Children's Blizzard: A Novel

The Children's Blizzard: A Novel The Children's Blizzard: A Novel by Melanie Benjamin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Nick

Nick Nick by Michael Farris Smith
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: Black Buck

Black Buck Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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