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Animal Farm by George Orwell
George Orwell's classic, Animal Farm, is an entertaining and cautionary tale that everyone should read. Orwell himself described the book as "a satirical tale against Stalin" and the parallels to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and Stalin's rise to power in the Soviet Union are fascinating. The story remains relevant ...
The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke
I read The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke a while ago and really enjoyed it but never got around to writing a review. Now I'm thinking about reading some of his other books and wanted to get down some of my thoughts and favorite quotes from this ...
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover was our fourth book for Quill Quotes Book Club! Nonfiction won the genre vote and Educated barely beat out the four other choices but I'm glad it did because this is a good one! The book is set up in three parts so we ...
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift is quite an entertaining read! You may have read it or heard about it in school as one of the most famous examples of satire. I read it in high school but recently saw it on Project Gutenberg and gave it another read thru ...
Star Wars: Queen’s Shadow By E.K. Johnston
I read this book with a friend who is a diehard Star Wars fan and that’s the majority of what he reads. We have read several books together of my choosing so it was time he picked one for us to read. We got the e-book for free on May ...
In a Field of Blue by Gemma Liviero
In a Field of Blue by Gemma Liviero was our second book for Quill Quotes Book Club! Find out more about our Book Club and check out discussions for In a Field of Blue. Historical Fiction won the genre vote for May. Kevin had previously read a book by Gemma ...
I’ll Never Tell by Catherine McKenzie
I'll Never Tell by Catherine McKenzie was our very first book for Quill Quotes Book Club! Find out more about our book club and see our discussions of I'll Never Tell. I was super happy when Mystery/Thriller won our first genre vote for Book Club because it's my favorite to ...
Swept Away: A Story of Survival by Dale Chimenti
I read Swept Away: A Story of Survival by Dale Chimenti thinking it was by one of the professors I had in college. Turns out it was someone else by the same name, but still an interesting read. Several mistakes and poor decisions resulted in Dale becoming stranded at sea, ...
The Girl Who Lived Twice By David Lagercrantz
My mom bought me The Girl Who Lived Twice for my birthday back in December. I actually opened it early because I couldn’t wait! The book took me a while to read even though it’s a normal-sized book. It was partly because of the Holidays but also because I wasn’t ...
The Librarian of Auschwitz By Antonio Iturbe
I read The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe for the Whole Latte Books-Book Club. The topic for the book club in April was Holocaust Remembrance. I love reading books and watching movies about World War II. But this is the first book I have read that was set in ...
“So many books, so little time.”
– Frank Zappa