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	Betwixt and Between 3.71 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Between Before and After 4.71 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Weary God of Ancient Travelers 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beekeeper's Daughter really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After the Barricades 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Honest Lie: Volume 2 by Debrin Case, C.B. Calsing (Goodreads Author), Rob Rosen (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just So Many Places 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cause & Effect (#12) by Benjamin Biesek, Zachary Kluckman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Jake Sulek (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Posie Parker and the Bulldog Bully by Jessica Stilling (Goodreads Author), Jackie Sticklor 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Reading in the time of Coronavirus

A lot of people have a lot of time on their hands these days. They are working from home and some aren't working at all. Even people with responsibilities like children and household duties find themselves with more time on their hands. But all time isn't equal. Many of the people I've spoken to recently have told me that even though they love to read, even though they had planned to finished two, Read more of this blog post »

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Published on April 21, 2020 03:59 • Tags: coronavirus, covid-19, focus, readers, reading, self-care, stress, sylvia-plath, the-brain, the-mind, trouble-reading, writers, writing

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Jessica Stilling rated a book it was amazing Screaming at the Window: The Tragic Story of Blanche Monnier, the Prisoner of Poitiers by R.J. Dent (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I am grateful for this book. It really is the only one of its kind and as someone researching this topic who does not speak French well enough to read scholarly works in the language, again, I am grateful. This book has flaws. I won't point them out, ...more
Jan 28, 2026 06:38PM · like · see review
Jessica Stilling rated a book it was ok The LOST KEY: The Tragic Life of Blanche Monnier by G. Von Bloome	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
First of all, how do you write a novel, not a biography, not nonfiction, but a novel, about Blanche Monnier and not follow her into the attic for 25 years? What happened to Blanche happened in that attic and to simply pass over it is pure laziness an ...more
Jan 10, 2026 01:55PM · like · see review
Jessica Stilling rated a book it was ok Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Most of this book is sound and interesting, but there is one part that really, really bothers me because the author appears to show a major bias that could be dangerous. Toward the middle of the book she discusses something called internalizes and ex ...more
Nov 09, 2025 07:35AM · like · see review
Jessica Stilling rated a book liked it Picasso: A Biography by Patrick O'Brian	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I am always very leery of biographies, especially when I don't know much beyond the average about the subject. I knew I liked Picasso and I knew I wanted to learn more about his life. This is a comprehensive account of his life from birth to death. I ...more
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