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Denise S. Robbins

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Denise S. Robbins is from Madison, Wisconsin, the city where she grew up and to which she returned to after sixteen years living and working in climate activism on the East Coast. She lives with her husband in a yellow house circled by oaks and pines and two owls. Her stories have been published in literary journals including Barcelona Review, Gulf Coast Journal, and more. Read her work and get in touch at www.denisesrobbins.com. ...more

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The Orphic Voice by Elizabeth Sewell
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This is a challenging read - she really keeps throwing in quotes in French, Latin, and German without translation - but well worth the effort and gets easier as it goes along. Really everything is just telling one simple story: how poetry, science, a ...more
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On the Road by Jack Kerouac
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I read this as research for a different review and also because why not? It’s such a monumental book for so many people. The big feeling I get from this is movement. Everyone is on the move all the time, not just physically but mentally, always wanti ...more
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The School of Night by Karl Ove Knausgård
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So far this is my least favorite of the Morning Star series — which says more about the strength of the series than the failure of this book. I think if I had read this as a standalone, I would’ve been completely happy with it. A modern retelling of ...more
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Away to Me by Patricia B. McConnell
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Reading this was similar in a way to reading The Martian by Andy Weir. The author is first and foremost an expert in a very specific field — in this case, dog behavior — and that was fascinating to read and learn about.

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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
"One of the most entertaining novels I've ever read. It really picks up after the first third or so from what I recall. Although I wouldn't call it high literature, I think authors should focus more on returning to tales of adventure, reviving old con" Read more of this review »
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The School of Night by Karl Ove Knausgård
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So far this is my least favorite of the Morning Star series — which says more about the strength of the series than the failure of this book. I think if I had read this as a standalone, I would’ve been completely happy with it. A modern retelling of ...more
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Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
"4.7 on the Betches book club scale, rounded up.

I entered this book with very measured expectations. The premise is sick: two graduate students travel to hell so they can get...recommendation letters? Slay. But I had heard mixed reviews from trusted r" Read more of this review »
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Roger's Version by John Updike
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My first Updike. I think this is book was an excuse for the author to nerd out about the theory of the origin of life and I was all for it. About a third of the book is discussions on the topic and what it has to do with God, which were mostly enjoya ...more
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