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Renata is starting Homeseeking
Loving her beautiful language which so vividly breathes life into the characters and this neighborhood. I feel like I have been transported into another time and place.
Dec 30, 2025 06:53AM Add a comment
Homeseeking

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Renata is on page 76 of 448 of My Friends
Nov 03, 2025 02:55PM Add a comment
My Friends

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Renata is 60% done with The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland
Fascinating and a great reminder of how many hurdles string women have had to jump, circumventing prejudices and bias accorded their gender.
Aug 06, 2025 05:06PM Add a comment
The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland

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Renata is on page 76 of 464 of The Night Watchman
Beautifully written. I find myself rereading sections and lingering over her use of language richly breathing life into the cast of characters. There is a feeling of warmth in these lives that rises above the poverty and challenges of reservation life.
Jun 15, 2023 07:52AM Add a comment
The Night Watchman

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Renata is on page 328 of 390 of Lessons in Chemistry
Fabulous storytelling! I’m laughing throughout at her dry sense of humor and ability to portray Elizabeth Zott, her protagonist, with such tenderness as well as courageous abandon.
Jan 25, 2023 07:49PM Add a comment
Lessons in Chemistry

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Renata is on page 215 of 417 of The Daughters Of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War
One can’t help but make connections between the events and thinking of Yalta with todays current tribulations in the Ukraine. Putin used much the same language that Stalin used.
Feb 08, 2022 11:52AM Add a comment
The Daughters Of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War

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Renata is on page 146 of 417 of The Daughters Of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War
Fascinating portrait of the three daughters; haunting in light of the current Ukraine crisis.
Jan 21, 2022 08:58AM Add a comment
The Daughters Of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War

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Renata is on page 185 of 417 of The Daughters Of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War
Haunting , makes the current Ukraine crisis feel frighteningly familiar.
Jan 21, 2022 08:56AM Add a comment
The Daughters Of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War

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Renata is on page 156 of 320 of These Precious Days: Essays
Pure magic. I’m
Limiting myself to one essay a day from now on…not just to make the book last longer, but to truly savor each essay!
Jan 21, 2022 08:47AM Add a comment
These Precious Days: Essays

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Renata is on page 205 of 336 of A History of the World in 6 Glasses
So entertaining. Just begs to be talked about while reading …and must be enjoying one of these history making beverages to savor their rich history!
Jan 21, 2022 07:04AM Add a comment
A History of the World in 6 Glasses

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Renata is on page 93 of 336 of A History of the World in 6 Glasses
The history your teachers neglected to teach you, in other words, the vital role key beverages played in creating not just our culture but making civilization just a bit more civilized. Read the first two sections on beer and wine and will gladly share my new ancient Egyptian toast “ Beer and bread” for the year.
Dec 26, 2021 11:32PM Add a comment
A History of the World in 6 Glasses

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Renata is starting The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1)
Makes me want to hurry out and catch grasshoppers as I did as a child!
Feb 04, 2021 09:17PM Add a comment
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1)

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Renata is on page 45 of 528 of Bridge of Sighs
Happy to finally have begun this book. Feel like I’m in safe and trustworthy hands.

“In one other respect, I’m also my father’s son:we are both optimists. It is our nature to dwell upon our blessings. What’s given to us is more important than what’s withheld, or what’s given for a time and then taken away.”
Dec 05, 2020 04:10PM Add a comment
Bridge of Sighs

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Renata is on page 101 of 388 of The Last Anniversary
“Every marriage, every family, has its mysteries.”
Oct 28, 2020 08:09PM Add a comment
The Last Anniversary

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Renata is on page 89 of 388 of The Last Anniversary
A delightful read, more humor than I recall in some of her other books. An intriguing mystery sets up the story.
Oct 28, 2020 07:31PM Add a comment
The Last Anniversary

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Renata is on page 123 of 1276 of The Count of Monte Cristo
This classic has been on my TBR for at least as many years as Edmond Dante’s was imprisoned and I’m having as good a time reading his rip roaring adventures as he had living them! Great fun
Jul 29, 2020 10:18PM Add a comment
The Count of Monte Cristo

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Renata is on page 178 of 306 of Bloodsucking Fiends (A Love Story, #1)
Quirky, laugh out loud funny, pure escapist reading with a heart. Perfect!
Jul 23, 2020 11:08PM Add a comment
Bloodsucking Fiends (A Love Story, #1)

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Renata is on page 240 of 310 of Shadowplay
Jul 05, 2020 06:54PM Add a comment
Shadowplay

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Renata is on page 152 of 384 of Deacon King Kong
Brilliant story telling and writing, a thrill to read.
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Deacon King Kong

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Renata is on page 106 of 310 of Shadowplay
Fabulous atmosphere, Victorian England, lots of theater talk and fun literary allusions e.g. Poe.
Fine character studies: “ friendship for me as a matter of recognition. A kind of homecoming if you will. One can’t explain it. It every human alive has had this experience once or twice. When we met I recognized you. That is all I can say. Do you feel what I mean?”
Jun 29, 2020 06:37PM Add a comment
Shadowplay

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Renata is on page 78 of 256 of Mozart's Starling
LOL: starlings, like myna birds and parrots, are excellent mimics. Puzzled by her birds “EEoo EEoo! call until opening a bottle of wine : Just as I started to life the pump, Carmen joined in- Vacu Vin snd starling almost Indistinguishable. I’m sure this reflects poorly in me...the first repetitive environmental noise my starling learned to mimic was the sound of me hitting the bottle.”
May 20, 2020 04:21PM Add a comment
Mozart's Starling

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Renata is on page 78 of 256 of Mozart's Starling
LOL:
May 20, 2020 04:11PM Add a comment
Mozart's Starling

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