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Karen’s favorite books

Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Truman by David McCullough

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

Legacy of Ashes by Tim Weiner

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

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Karen’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (2843)
currently-reading‎ (95)

read‎ (538)
did-not-finish‎ (0)

historical-fiction‎ (2)
biography‎ (0)

psychology‎ (0)

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Karen is Currently Reading

The Song of the B...

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The Song of the Blue Bottle Tree

by India Hayford (Goodreads Author)

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The Second Mrs. Astor

by Shana Abe (Goodreads Author)

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The Last Mandarin

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The Last Mandarin

by Louise Penny (Goodreads Author)

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Karen’s Notes & Highlights

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The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

1 note & 1 highlight

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Karen Bourland

Not an easy read. Very graphic and not enjoyable for me. Maybe because I had a hard time relating

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Cara

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diane M. Wadel

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Mary Lavigne

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Jill Draper

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Anthony Scott

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Rick Marlow

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Sue Beeson

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Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose

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97 books — 34 voters

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Biography, Fiction, Historical fiction, Humor and Comedy, Non-fiction, Psychology, and Travel

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