Excellent, unflinching, and important memoir about a truly awful experience of marriage and loss of independence. My Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5 stars: Excellent) This is not…
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Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales Audiobook Review: The Magic Is Back
Book three makes a full comeback: the wintry, crystalline world-building from book one is back, plus the circle of friends from book two. My Rating:…
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Everything Is Tuberculosis Audiobook Review: Global Health Made Personal
Beautifully structured, author-driven literary journalism that makes a global health crisis feel urgent and deeply human. My Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5 stars: Excellent) “The cure is…
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Whistler Audiobook Review: Ann Patchett at Her Most Quietly Perfect
A story about love reclaimed that feels like a glow in the darkness. This is one of the year’s best. My Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5 stars:…
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The Power of Habit Audiobook Review: How Patterns Become Ingrained in People and Teams
The research and psychology behind habit formation for individuals, teams, and organizations. My Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5 stars: Good) I came to this one right after…
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The Anxious Generation Audiobook Review: The Data-Backed Case for Keeping Kids Off Phones
How smartphones and the like button transformed childhood online, layered on top of a risk-averse parenting culture that had already been quietly doing its damage…
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Enormous Wings Audiobook Review: A 77-Year-Old’s Surprise Pregnancy and the Questions that Follow
Frankel takes on one woman’s impossible situation with nuance, warmth, and a cast of characters who never feel like mouthpieces. My Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5 stars:…
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Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter Audiobook Review: Cozy and Witchy with a Twist
A cat-loving heroine, a dark magician landlord allergic to cats, and 1920s Montreal give cozy sweater vibes and call for a side of hot chocolate.…
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Atomic Habits Audiobook Review: Discipline and Systems Beat Motivation Every Time
Simple, practical, and the rare productivity book I’d go back to. My Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5 stars: Excellent) The core idea here is deceptively simple: improve…