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read in 2022 (38), read in 2023 (19), Books & Beliefs (16), contemporary fiction (12), Gift from Carolyn (8), rummage sale (7), psychological thriller (7), Southern literature; read for a class on William Faulkner at U.C. (6), British mystery (6), 20th century American fiction (6), Read as a grad student in English at Xavier University (5), read in 2013 (5), Read for a Modern Drama class at UK. (5), 21st century fiction (5), Class on women and literature at Xavier University (5), coming of age (5), Indiana setting (4), Read for a Modern Drama class at UK (4), Contemporary fiction (4), Mystery (4), Read for Books & Beliefs (4), Carolyn's book club (4), Read as an English major (3), gift from Carolyn (3), Read as a grad student in English at Xavier. (3), Read for a class at UK (3), Class in 18th Century British Literature at UAH (3), Irish literature (3), This may have been Gary's book for a class at UK. (3), Memoir (3), 19th century British classic (3), historical fiction (3), British 21st century fiction (3), thriller (3), mystery (2), Pittsburgh setting (2), Rummage sale (2), Read for a Books & Beliefs discussion. (2), summer school. (2), Read for a class at UK and also at Xavier University (2), African American fiction (2), 20th century American literature (2), suggested by Carolyn (2), Read for an English class at UK. (2), re-read in 2022 (2), Read in 2024 (2), Nebraska setting (2), Reference books (2), Huntsville campus (2), Best seller (2), short stories (2), suspense (2), non-fiction (2), Read for a class at UK. (2), murder mystery (2), Read for a class in Modern American Novel at UK. (2), New York (2), childhood favorites (2), Christmas gift (2), Read for a class in Sociology at UK. (2), Irish fiction (2), food history (2), French literature (2), memoir (2), 21st century literature (2), Read as an English major at UK. (2), best sellers (2), Read for a class at Xavier University. (2), Read this in high school. (2), memoir; May have been a gift from Carolyn. (1), from 500 to 1 (1), for a total of 1 (1), Read for a class in Modern American Novel at UK and also at Xavier. (1), the tiny pieces ultimately fitting together. The title (1), Apeirogon (1), refers to a geometric shape with a countably infinite number of planes suggesting that there are countably infinite numbers of ways to view the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians. (1), 001--like the Arabian Nights. The sections digress with topics ranging from birds to geometry to an Israeli TV comedy skit. As a work of literature (1), ranging from a sentence (or a picture) to several pages (1), Read for a class on the Short Story at Xavier. (1), books on spirituality (1), and/or theology (1), Cozy mystery with a 1920s British setting (1), Books on spirituality (1), and/or theology. Read for a book discussion at Trinity Church. (1), A gift from Justin (1), This may have been a gift from Carolyn. (1), numbered from 1-500; a middle section numbered 1001; and then another 500 sections (1), Read in 2024 for Books & Beliefs discussion (1), unusual structure with 500 sections (1), Wrote a paper on Philip Roth for a class in Modern American Novel at UK. (1), Read for a class at Xavier and also wrote a paper on it. (1), Read for a class in Victorian literature at Xavier. (1), I think I read this book in a Freshman Composition class at UK (1), Read for Books & Beliefs discussion with professor Bob Wallace as leader. (1), May have been a gift from Aunt Margaret. (1), Read for Modern American Novel class at UK (1), Read for Books & Beliefs. (1), Read for Freshman Composition class at UK and wrote a paper on it. (1), Wrote a paper on Philip Roth for a class in Modern American Novel at UK.. (1), Read in 2024. (1), Wrote a paper on several short stories in this book at Xavier. (1), Gift to Gary (1), maybe from Carolyn (1), Read this book in high school. (1), This book may have belonged to my Grandmother. (1), Read for an English class at Xavier. (1), Written by an English professor at NKU who is a member of Trinity Church. (1), Read for a class in the Short Story at Xavier. (1), This might have been Gary's book for a class at UK. Not sure when I read it. (1), Civil war setting (1), re-read in 2023 because I was going to see the movie. (1), kidnappers—the rumors won’t stop (1), how-to book; not sure how I happen to have this book but it lives in my dining room buffet and sometimes comes in handy. (1), Lu wonders if the events of 1980 happened as she remembers them. What details might have been withheld from her when she was a child? (1), Read in 2024. Received in family Christmas gift exchange. (1), Read in 2024. Books & Beliefs. (1), Read in 2024 for a class on Benedictine Spirituality at Trinity. Based on the timeless wisdom of St. Benedict's Rule of Life. The Rule of St. Benedict arose from the 6th century (1), Read in 2024. Luisa "Lu" Brant is the newly elected-- and first female-- state's attorney of Howard County (1), a job in which her widower father famously served. Fiercely intelligent and ambitious (1), she sees an opportunity to make her name by trying a mentally disturbed drifter accused of beating a woman to death in her home. It's not the kind of case that makes headlines (1), but peaceful Howard County doesn't see many homicides. As Lu prepares for the trial (1), the case dredges up painful memories (1), reminding her small (1), but tight-knit (1), family of the night when her brother (1), saved his best friend at the cost of another man's life. Only eighteen (1), AJ was cleared by a grand jury. Now (1), Read in 2024; Reviewed on NPR. The daughter of Cambodian refugees (1), Read in 2024. Discovered this gem when I saw someone reading it in a waiting room of an allergy doctor (1), Ai grew up in the small Australian town of Whitlam populated by Asian immigrants who once fled war-torn countries to rebuild their shattered lives. It is now the late '90s and despite their parents' harrowing past (1), Ai and her tightknit group of school friends: charismatic Brigitte (1), endearing Bowie (1), inscrutable Tin (1), and politically minded Sying (1), lead seemingly ordinary lives (1), far removed from the unimaginable horrors suffered by their parents. (1), Read 2024. Saw the movie and liked it so much decided to read the novel. Story of Connell and Marianne who grew up in the same small town (1), but the similarities end there. At school (1), Connell is popular and well liked (1), while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation—awkward but electrifying—something life changing begins. (1), Read in 2024. Lovely story of a lost garden restored by a young woman who has volunteered for the Land Army in Britain during the Blitz; she will train a group of young girls to plant needed food crops on an old country estate where the gardens have falle (1), a modern take on the classic closed room mystery; in this version it is a cul-de-sac in a gated community where each resident of the community has a motive for murder. (1), Read in 2024 after wanted to read it for a long time. Not just for the connections to Lexington (1), Read in 2024. Read for Lenten book discussion at Trinity (1), Read in 2024. The brilliant and funny story of Huck Finn and Jim told from Jim's point of view (1), Used as a reference in teaching English Composition at NKU (1), Read for an English class at UK (1), reviewed on NPR (1), the subtitle says it all: Two Men (1), and an Unlikely Fight for Justice (1), except for her tendency to get preachy at times (1), a fault I have noticed in other Kingsolver books. (1), already selected for Books & Beliefs reading list for the coming year (1), compelling (true) story of a young woman's experience as a mental patient (1), Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life on his family’s farm in remote northern Wisconsin (1), where they raise and train an extraordinary breed of dog. (1), indifferent student (1), offbeat loner—is determined to make it through yet another summer in Coalfield (1), when she meets Zeke (1), a talented artist who has just moved into his grandmother’s house and who is as awkward as Frankie is. The two jointly make an unsigned poster (1), and people wonder who is behind them and start to panic. Satanists (1), and soon the mystery has dangerous repercussions that spread far beyond the town. (1), Read in 2024. Read in Books & Beliefs with Pauletta Hansel leading the discussion. (1), quirky coming-of-age story. Sixteen-year-old Frankie Budge—aspiring writer (1), shot through with an enigmatic phrase: "The edge is a shantytown filled with gold seekers. We are fugitives (1), and the law is skinny with hunger for us." The posters begin appearing everywhere (1), A Reese's Book Club Pick. Young woman wonders if she should have married her first love. (1), A dark and stylish novel of psychological suspense about a young theater critic drawn into a dangerous game that blurs the lines between reality and performance (1), Read in 2024. Reviewed on NPR (1), Read in 2024. Three siblings reunited after Mom's death. They ask each other what was she trying to say when she died and what happened to Dad who disappeared years ago? (1), Read in 2024. Another clever mystery by Anthony Horowitz (1), Read in 2024. mystery (1), Read in 2024. Gift from Carolyn (1), Read in 2024. Born mute (1), Read in 2024. picked this up on a table of free books (1), Read in 2024. Woman tells her three daughters the story of her acting career and romance with a famous actor. (1), Read in 2024. Loved these essays by a favorite author (1), This might have been Gary's book for a class at UK. (1), fiction (1), so I checked it out from the library. (1), Two families (1), Childhood favorites (1), 19th century British literature (1), speaking only in sign (1), ecology. (1), beautifully written. (1), Modern American poetry (1), Reviewed on NPR (1), melancholy tone (1), strangers to each other (1), Ireland setting (1), it's lovely (1), A Murder (1), books about the South (1), Russian literature. (1), Dominican Republic setting (1), author is a professor at NKU (1), Book & Beliefs (1), contemporary African literature (1), Nigerian immigrates to the United States (1), received from Carolyn who received as a free BOMC selection (1), humorous school compositions written by a delightfully precocious 10-year old child (1), humorous account of a road trip (1), liked it so much I bought my own copy (1), family relationships of a retired couple (1), sequel to Henry Himself (1), humorous stories of life as a widow whose only friend is the sister-in-law she never got along with (1), 18th century British fiction (1), Jesus studies (1), Bahamas setting (1), NY Times Bestseller (1), nonfiction (1), religion (1), romance (1), Church history (1), sweet (1), environment (1), trees (1), Modern British Fiction (1), a page turner (1), AJ (1), Loved this book (1), cookbooks (1), Ann Patchett (1), Witty (1), Mexican food (1), shy (1), a recent widow (1), southern food (1), Tennessee (1), Maryland (1), women authors (1), young adult fiction (1), Christology (1), Classics (1), Non-fiction (1), German literature (1), Russian literature (1), Rummage Sale (1), Duke and Duchess of Windsor appears at characters as he is the Governor of Bahamas (1), Linda Smith recommended this book in a meeting of Books & Beliefs (1), but I never got around to reading it. (1), an era much like our own (1), when civilization was threatened by violence (1), economic forces favored the wealthy (1), political leaders lacked the trust of the public (1), and there was rampant xenophobia. Judith Valente explores the key elements of the rule and clearly demonstrates how incorporating this ancient wisdom can change the quality and texture of our lives. Her discussion of silence is especially relevant. (1), with blue skin caused by a rare genetic disorder. Reading about the blue people and the book project was interesting (1), German romanticism. (1), 20th century American literature. (1), but it has the same cover as the hardback. Contains biographical material as well as critical essays on all his major works. (1), Read for a Sociology class on Minority Groups at the University of Alabama (1), Written by an English professor (and Melville scholar) at NKU who is a member of Trinity. (1), Gart read this for a class in social reform at UK. He really liked it (1), Read as an English major at UK and also as a graduate student in English at Xavier. (1), or eat it: "This brief ontological exercise demonstrates that the naming and the narrating of our world is no trivial thing. To say that our world is 'creation' rather than a 'material mechanism' or a 'natural resource' means that we need to see it and ou (1), Was the discussion leader for this book for Book and Beliefs group at Trinity (1), Read for a Modern Drama class at UK. I have the paperback version (1), Read for a Modern Drama class at UK. Took Grace to see this play at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (1), Read as a grad student in English at Xavier (1), Read in 2023 for a Sunday adult class at Trinity. It is challenging because the author turns our customary terminology upside down so that we will see our world in a new and different way. For example (1), Benedictine Spirituality class at Trinity; read in 2023 (1), British Literature class at UK (1), author is a priest in Episcopal Diocese of Lexington Kentucky. (1), Was the discussion leader for this book for Book and Beliefs group at Trinity. (1), My textbook as a communications major at NKU. (1), Read for Books & Beliefs discussion led by a professor at NKU who is also a Shakespeare scholar. (1), Read for class at Trinity. (1), God-honoring sort of way." (1), eradicate it (1), story of Emily (1), Recommended by NPR. (1), whose family is having a last summer vacation at their cottage in Chautauque (1), before the cottage is sold. Bought because I enjoyed the stories of Emily and Henry and their families in other books by this author. (1), story of the last night at a restaurant that is closing (1), not as good as the Henry and Emily books (1), a group of children running from an abusive boarding school (1), set in the Great Depression. (1), recommended by AARP magazine (1), biography of Huguette Clark (1), Gilded Age New York City setting (1), A Read with Jenna Pick (1), are forced together during a strange weekend; suspense thriller (1), A Reese's Book Club Pick (1), the wife of Jefferson Davis (1), " or a "vegetable" determines whether we will admire it (1), biography of Varina Howell Davis (1), who is traveling by wagon with her children and former slaves to escape Union soldiers. She was not a Southerner and didn't wholly buy into the Southern myth. Narrative shifts between her present plight and her early marriage years. (1), stories of immigrants who led difficult lives settling the American prairie. Strong female protagonist. The fierce and beautiful land is almost another character in the story. (1), re-read in 2022; three men are attracted to the same beautiful woman (1), Bathsheba Everdeen. (1), quiet novel about protagonist Zorrie Underwood; elegant writing (1), midwestern setting during WWII and the Great Depression. (1), beautifully written lyrical novel with lovely descriptions of life in a mid-20th century Irish village. Townspeople find out that electricity is coming to their little village (1), but they are not sure it will be a good change. (1), main character teaches writing at a small college (1), Gift from Grace; read in 2023 (1), whether we name a particular plant a "flower (1), " a "weed (1), Kentucky and Washington (1)
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