For several years now, I’ve been trying to add more spiritual practices to keep myself engaged with my beliefs and to keep myself from becoming bored and stagnant. I’m great at reviving tradi...
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Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler My rating: 4 of 5 stars Set in a future Southern California, “Parable of the Sower” is a dystopian (apocalyptic) view of what happens when politics a...
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Brené Brown tackles the tough topic of what to do when we are faced with one of those I’m-a-failure-at-life moments, when you feel like life has thrown you into a pretzel in a wrestling ring. ...
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Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow. I’m trying to think of another book that introduces several different characters, makes me care about each one in different ways, som...
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Traveling Light: Releasing the Burdens You Were Never Intended to Bear by Max Lucado My rating: 4 of 5 stars If you’re familiar with Psalms 23 and are looking for an encouraging devotional book...
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We Are Okay by Nina LaCour My rating: 5 of 5 stars “We Are Okay” explores grief, discovering a dark secret about someone, and transitions in life. Heavy stuff. In fact, I was worried I would ...
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Arena by Holly Jennings My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Arena” is set in a future Los Angeles in which virtual gaming has overtaken live (real?) sports as the main attraction. This new virtual gamin...
Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Future Home of the Living God” is told in an epistolary style set in a future U.S. in which nature is turning on itsel...
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Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Leah on the Offbeat” is the “sequel” to “Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda.” It doesn’t take the plot forward so muc...
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Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman My rating: 4 of 5 stars Elio is the son of two professors. His father is a famous historian who hires a summer graduate student to join the family on their I...
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