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Almost Didn't Get It

Revisado: 08-18-22

To be frank, I couldn't remember the title of this book because I didn't get it. Too much tedious detail on young adults things got boring to me, but there was a shift change in the book. This author is remarkable in their craft. As you read through each chapter, you realize that something is missing, but you are not quite sure what is wrong until towards the end.

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Restarted

Revisado: 08-12-22

Two or three months ago I started reading "The Boys in the Boat''.  I was all for this book and was about to finish in no time and then life and work started to happen and my headphones were collecting dust.  Just a week ago, I remember that I had this book on my IPad and was more than halfway through it.  Instead of trying to finish it where I left off, I decided to start over.  This is one of the best historical books that I've ever read.  It was very inspirational to read these athletes rowing in the Berlin Olympics.

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Simply Just Bored

Revisado: 06-21-22

I tried my hardest to get into "The Stranger Behind You", but no matter how much I tried, I kept doing something else and getting sidetracked. For those who like thrillers and I like good thrillers, the time you will spend on this book will go by fast, but I was simply just bored. At one point, I forgot the title of the book. The story wasn't there for me at all.

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Muzzle on his Words

Revisado: 06-15-22

I couldn't get enough of "A Secret About a Secret". It's certainly a very slow burn, which I absolutely enjoyed the pace. Not everything has to go go go, where your mind is on Ritalin. When people first meet me, I am a very approachable person, very straightforward and engaging, but after the room dies down, I tend to shy away from the crowds and go to a corner of the room and just observe everyone from far.

When reading this book, I got the same feeling that this was my time being immersed in a mirror within a mirror and sinking into the plot. The story is something that you feel on an endless walk in the desert. You are not sure what is real because the sun is beating down on you and all you want is to quench that thirst. This is how I like to read.

The reason I like this novel so much is that Peter Spiegelman puts a muzzle on his words to let the reader expand their imagination. And that is the whole point of reading for me. When reading something fiction, I don't like having the dots connecting for me.

This title was recommended to me by a friend and I finished it within two days. I highly recommend it for someone like an abstract detective thriller. I still don't understand what Standard Division is, but it will come to me when I'm in a corner, just observing.

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Kinda Lost

Revisado: 06-13-22

The third book in the MaddAddam series is a bit confusing. Instead of staying with the same characters throughout the three books, the author shifts so much that I kind of got lost. The first book was the best, but by the time I got the third and final novel, I was looking for my next book to read. This was the weakest. I was looking for a quick series to read for the summer and after the first book I was fully invested, but "MaddAddam" bored me.

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Religious Musical

Revisado: 06-08-22

Compared to the first book, "The Year of the Flood" is written on the B-Track. The story is still there, but I'm not too sure about the correlation to "Oryx and Crake". Something is missing from this one. Margaret Atwood usually punches the reader with her words, but this time I got no real thrill out of it. I'm still going to finish by reading the third book and I'm hoping that it will end on a strong note, but as for the second book, I really like the comedy satire, but the religious musical at the end of every tenth chapter was a bit too much. The book pays off at the very end. Snowman returns.

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Fill Up My Daylight Savings

Revisado: 06-03-22

I'm totally addicted to "Oryx and Crake". I immediately bought the second book after the first hour of listening. I always thought that Margaret Atwood is a brilliant writer. Her writing style really tickles my fanny with science fiction because her words are dark and gloomy. I've been searching for a new series to get into for the summer. "The MaddAddam Trilogy" might be the answer to fill up my daylight savings.

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Lacking

Revisado: 06-02-22

I just finished "A Flicker in the Dark" and I didn't hate it or like it.  The pace of the story was a bit too slow for my taste, but I kept reading it also.  The ending felt like the beginning and the beginning felt like the ending.  I wanted an easy read for my mind to escape for a moment.  The story just lacked in something that could have been more.

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Church History

Revisado: 05-30-22

I used to be an active member of The Church of Latter-Day Saints, but due to everyday life, I haven't attended Sacrament in a long time. As a convert, I still try to follow the Word of Wisdom, and somewhere in my heart, I know the Church is true because I still feel the Holy Spirit as I drive by my ​H​ome Ward ​every time.

Reading "Under the Banner of Heaven" hasn't brought me doubts about the church because I know that I have a strong testimony, but I didn't know the history of LDS. This book is supposed to be a true crime about Lafferty's murders, but it is more about the church history that no one ever talks about.
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​Every religion has its doubts and secrets. ​ ​It's just the way how someone interprets the message and history. I joined the Church over 20 years ago and this book wouldn't have made a difference because taking the lessons is what I needed and if I didn't follow the Holy Ghost, I wouldn't be the person that I'm now. I wasn't too alarmed reading what I read about LDS because I've researched a lot of the history of the Church, but you should be warned because there were some parts of the book where I needed to stop and dwell over it.

​In some ways, reading this book lifted up my testimony because I could relate to the doubts.

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More Eleanor Please

Revisado: 05-28-22

I've always wanted to read Doris Kearns Goodwin on Franklin Roosevelt. Goodwin is one of the best Historians out there. Currently, I'm watching The First Lady on Showtime, and one of the characters that they are featuring is Eleanor Roosevelt. Reading "No Ordinary Time" gave me more insight into FDR, but I found myself to be more engaged with Eleanor and her story. The last few chapters in the memoir of the First Lady were more appealing than reading about the President.

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