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La Vida Imposible. This is a beautiful story about how it is never too late to change your mind and to live life differently. This book follows Grace, a retired math teacher, mother of a son who died in a tragic accident, and wife of a husband who has also died. After the death of their son, Grace cheated on her husband just to feel something again, and since then has denied herself any joy in life. Grace's old friend from many years ago, dies and leaves her a small house

Big exhale Our world is currently a little crazy and out of control. My son gave me this book because it seemed to touch on some similar issues that we are seeing today. I was excited to read it because I wanted to see the parallels that could be drawn by Palahniuk and our current political dynamics. This book left me speechless, but not in a good way. I'm not sure what to say about this book. I have read so many of Palahniuk's books and they always come back around in th

A novel written by the "Eat, Pray, Love" lady huh? Well I loved "Eat, Pray, Love" so why not? Why not indeed. This novel was unbelievable well written. It takes place in the 1800s and it is clear that Elizabeth Gilbert did so much research on that time period in order to make it come to life and feel real. The book is focused on science and Gilbert didn't skimp there either. In this book, we get to follow the life of Alma, but we must begin with the background of her fat

A few years ago, I had a friend recommend "Dark Matter" by Blake Crouch to me. He hadn't even read the book, he watched the series on Apple TV and told me about it. When I looked it up, I found it that it was also a book. Yes please! I went to the bookstore that day, found the book and read it within the next couple of days. Okay Blake Crouch, I'm in! My brother probably reads more than I do, so I told him about this book and he went out and found the first book by Blak

Wait....What?!? Shark Heart? Seriously?!? I was on my way to the bookstore, my happy place, and my son asked me to pick up a book for him - "Shark Heart: A Love Story". He said that someone he works with recommended it to him. She had told him that this book moved her, that it had been months since she read it and she still thought about it every day. Okay....weird, but I'm intrigued. I went to the bookstore and there it was, so I bought it. I had to buy it. I went next

My dear Liane Moriarty, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways... She did it again, this book is funny, relatable, and oh so real. I love Liane Moriarty's books because by the end you know the characters. This book came into my life during a really difficult time. My dad had been diagnosed with cancer and was in the hospital due to complications with chemo. As often as we could, he and I would go outside and sit in the hospital gardens. There was a little free libr

My sister gave me this book for my birthday. It was on my TBR (to be read) list, so I was pretty excited. She said that she heard it was funny. I was ready for a funny book! I had a difficult time getting into this book. Eleanor annoyed me in the beginning. She seemed to annoy the other characters too, like her coworkers. She just seemed so disconnected from people and normal human interactions. She was awkward and she made me uncomfortable. She drinks a lot, but does