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Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver

I don’t know about other readers, but for me any time there is a novel that switches time periods or character perspectives I usually acquire a favorite within the first few chapters. In this novel, Kingsolver didn’t give me a favorite character, she gave me a rich tapestry of families and neighborhoods to dive into…

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September 11, 2023

A closer look

Barbara Kingsolver, Unsheltered
My Summer Book Report

To me, these were all the core of what used to make summer reader projects so enjoyable – they were chosen by someone else, often a bit more challenging than what I usually pick on a sleepy Sunday afternoon, or books I’ve heard of but not picked up.

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September 6, 2023

The book journal

Alexandra Lloyd, Barbara Kingsolver, Defying Hitler: The White Rose Pamphlets, Georgi Gospodinov, Hannah Pick-Goslar, Louis Menand, Maggie O’Farrell, My Friend Anne Frank, Olivia Campbell, The Free World, The Marriage Portrait, The Women in White Coats, Time Shelter, Unsheltered