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Ginger’s 2025 Year in Books
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Ginger Bensman’s Followers (63)
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Ginger Bensman
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Marilynne Robinson, Michael Ondaatje, John Irving
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April 2012
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https://www.goodreads.com/dispatchesfromamessydesk
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Ginger Bensman
To write - not because you want to be a writer, but because you love to write.
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To Swim Beneath the Earth
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When the Heat's Off
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"This book is so full of feelings that it leaves you raw and achy when you come to the end. It is one thing to stand outside a character’s skin and watch, quite another to squeeze inside that skin with them. I was in Ruth’s skin the entire time.
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" You know, as I do, that was another day that changed everything.
I had this novel on my hold list at my local library and was surprised to get it so quickly (published June 2nd). Maggie O’Farrell sets up a tale about a mapmaker, Tomás, in 1865 on Ir" Read more of this review » |
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| The Road to Tender Hearts is a cleverly plotted novel with one of the most intriguing beginnings I can remember. (Who wouldn't want to read a novel about a renegade cat who is on a mission to comfort those he can tell are about to die?). This is a li ...more | |
"Ever been closely aligned with children? Raised them? Helped raise them? They have a way of growing up and wanting to make their own decisions and mistakes. We love them, and most of the time they love us, but they don’t want us to choose for them, t"
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| I loved every thought provoking, thought explaining moment of Michael Pollan's ponderings on consciousness, the literary quality of the language, the explorations of different perspectives. I loved the way it made me think and wonder. Now I am going ...more | |
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| I found The Missing Pages to be an engaging historical novel - part ghost story, part mystery. The story follows two timelines. I listened to the audiobook. I think I would have enjoyed it more on the page. | |
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"I have loved Alyson Richman's novels in the past and went into it thinking it would be a home run. This has all the elements of a fantastic novel with themes of the power of books, love and legacy, loss and grief, tragedy, the supernatural. I enjoyed"
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| Beautiful writing. A deep and thoughtful exploration of love , sudden loss, and grief, and the ways the author made space for herself and came to terms with cherishing her memories and saying goodbye to the love of her life. | |
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| A murder mystery as lyrical as an Irish ballad with a memorable cast of quirky and engaging characters, many among them ghosts. Jess Kidd is a spectacular writer and I’m hooked. I’m on board to read everything she’s written. | |
“An airport is a potent place, a point of reunions and departures. For the traveler, it's a crossroads at the moment of decision, a flashpoint that separates intention from retreat.”
― To Swim Beneath the Earth
― To Swim Beneath the Earth
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“Writing is a time honored moment. When the writer breathes life into the characters and gives them a place in the reader’s heart. Characters capture us in their embrace and we take refuge in their lives in a world of uncertainties.”
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“I simply don't shine in company. Mostly I prefer to retreat with a book.”
― Bride of the Rat God
― Bride of the Rat God
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Leonide wrote: "Hi Ginger, I'm gearing up for my next print book release (March 2018) and want to increase my Followers. I just became your Follower today, wondering if you could return the favor? Have you seen th..."Hi Lennie, I think I already follow you. When I go to your profile and click on the follow, the choice that come up is "unfollow" so I think I'm already on board. Your print release sounds exciting and Ann Patchett is one of my favorite authors:)
Hi Ginger, I'm gearing up for my next print book release (March 2018) and want to increase my Followers. I just became your Follower today, wondering if you could return the favor? Have you seen the Goodreads/Book Fairies "Hide a Book Day?" Sounds like fun, I'm participating. BTW, I want to read Bel Canto. Cheers! Lennie
Thank you so much, Ginger, for ordering Night Cruiser. I hope you enjoy it! I'm working on my next book, Blood Seed, which I hope to get out this fall. It's the first in a series, Coin of Rulve.