Reading the 2019 Women’s Prize Longlist

Every year I read as much of the Women’s Prize longlist as I can.  Not for any challenge, but just because it’s a great source of…

Review: Normal People by Sally Rooney

I loved the way this book begins, because I identified very much with Marianne, one of its two narrators.  Marianne and Connell are two teens in…

My Spring TBR and Recent Award Lists

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is ten books on our Spring TBR list. I have three ARCs, and I’m particularly…

Review: The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar

I loved this book, set in 18th century England, about a lonely merchant who comes upon a mermaid that changes his life.  Gowar’s debut novel is…

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Note: The Book Stop is on vacation! This post was written in advance, which means I won’t be responding to comments. But thanks for reading. Wow.…

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

This was not just a long novel, it’s a BIG one.  Big ideas, big characters, and a story you’ll be thinking about long after you read…