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Sex on Earth: A Celebration of Animal Reproduction
Jules Howard
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August 2014
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reviewed: Dear Daughter: A Novel
Ultimately Dear Daughter suffered from an author who seemed to use a snarky and obnoxious protagonist and overwrought and pre...
Dear Daughter: A Novel - Elizabeth  Little
August 2014
15
reviewed: Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
Overall I found Brain on Fire to be interesting, albeit not terribly engrossing. The medical aspect of the account was by far...
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness - Susannah Cahalan
August 2014
14
reviewed: Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir
Overall I enjoyed the message of Tomboy, but I was largely bored. I am not really a fan of graphic novels in general so that ...
Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir - Liz Prince
August 2014
12
reviewed: How to Change Minds About Our Changing Climate: Let Science Do the Talking the Next Time Someone Tries to Tell You...
"Skeptics standing in the way of solutions are asking us to stick our heads in the sand."p211I am not a skeptic and I am not ...
How to Change Minds About Our Changing Climate: Let Science Do the Talking the Next Time Someone Tries to Tell You... - Seth Darling, Doug Sisterson
August 2014
06
reviewed: Into the Darkest Corner
Into the Darkest Corner is a wholly believable dark thriller and I thoroughly enjoyed it, I could not bring myself to put it ...
Into the Darkest Corner - Elizabeth Haynes
August 2014
04
reviewed: Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
I saw Esther Perel on The Colbert Report and as always, Colbert made the conversation interesting. I'm not one for self-help ...
Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic - Esther Perel
August 2014
02
reviewed: Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes
Overall Neanderthal Man is a book that appeals to me as a reader and holder of a biology degree. However, it failed to delive...
Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes - Svante Pääbo
July 2014
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reviewed: The Enchanted
Honestly the only thing I enjoyed about this novel was the cover. I wish I could say I was being hyperbolic. The author faile...
The Enchanted - Rene Denfeld
July 2014
29
reviewed: The Falconer
There may be a number of similarities to KMM's Fever series, but I felt as though The Falconer stood on its own. The similari...
The Falconer - Elizabeth May
July 2014
24
reviewed: Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted is a difficult book to rate. I found Kaysen's writing style at times distracting and the lack of a timeline...
Girl, Interrupted - Susanna Kaysen
July 2014
23
reviewed: Just One Night
This short story in this duology should really only be read by genuine fans of the first two books. Unfortunately I had mixed...
Just One Night - Gayle Forman
July 2014
21
reviewed: And All the Stars
If I had seen the tagline "Come for the apocalypse. Stay for cupcakes. Die for love." I probably would have skipped this one ...
And All the Stars - Andrea K. Höst
July 2014
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reviewed: The Last Wolf
As of this month, July 2014, there have been more than 2,800 wolves killed in the United States in only six of the states. Wy...
The Last Wolf - Jim Crumley