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If I could give this six stars I would. Fascinating and crisply written from beginning to end. Not surprising coming from the always excellent Bill Bryson. I also loved his prior books A Short History Of Nearly Everything and At Home. The Body had a startling, engrossing or amusing fact about our physical human existence in essentially every paragraph. I think it’s my favorite of Bryson’s so far, but then again I am a medical nonfiction nerd. 5 stars. #bookreview #bookrecommendation #billbryson #thebody

The flight issues I’ve been experiencing getting back home after my vacation to Italy have given me plenty of time to read at Heathrow and I got all the way through one of two Liane Moriarty novels I had yet to read - What Alice Forgot. The only one I have left now is The Hypnotist’s Love Story (would you recommend it)? What Alice Forgot is Moriarty at her finest and has slotted itself as one of my Top 3 Moriarty novels. (Three Wishes is still my favorite). The premise for this one is clever and Moriarty gives it her usual relatable and realistic treatment. I really liked the way in which the novel explores the themes of motherhood, love, marriage and aging from different perspectives (even from the POV of a single character since she experiences two different realities pre and post amnesia). Giving this one 4.5 stars rounded up to 5 on Goodreads.

I feel pretty lukewarm about this thriller, but I have read quite a few, so I’m not easily impressed. The plot was fine, the twists were fine, the characters were pretty good as was the premise. I might have given it 3.5 stars if not for one fatal flaw. Several sections are written as journal entries by one of the characters and inexplicably include extensive full dialogue sections. No one writes in their journal like that (ie. I said “blah blah” and he said “blah blah”). One of my major literary pet peeves unfortunately demoting this to 2.5 stars (rounded up to 3 on Goodreads). #bookreview #bookstagram #ilovereading #thesilentpatient

Finished this one a few days ago and was a bit disappointed. I think the intention was good - to intertwine science (specifically astrophysics) and a human story of loss - but the execution didn’t pan out. The two parts of the story ended up seeming disjointed and the science felt a bit thrown in for the sake of it. Also, the pacing was quite slow since there was little plot and it was more character driven. I’m giving this one 2.5 stars rounded up to 3 on Goodreads. #bookreview #bookrecommendation #bookofthemonth @bookofthemonth

It took me a while to read Peter Hessler’s The Buried because it’s so dense and beautifully written that I wanted to savor it. I would recommend this book but mostly to people who have a specific interest in Egyptian history, culture and the Arab Spring, because it’s very in depth. Hessler’s writing style is the same as in his prior work, with the perfect balance of information and history to real life anecdotes. 4 stars #bookreview #bookrecommendation #bookstagram #theburied #peterhessler

Finished this last night. Kind of mind-blowing. I loved Dark Matter but if possible liked Recursion even more. Leave it to Blake Crouch to take such a complex sci-fi concept and write a story around it that is human, comprehensible and impactful. 5 stars! #bookofthemonth #recursion #blakecrouch

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