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374 reviews

The Spoon Stealer by Lesley Crewe

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
Not for me. Would rec for patron looking for something heartwarming, positive, light humour, feel good, Canadian. Grandma would like this 
The Sisters K by Maureen Sun

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.
Very literary fiction snooze. The appa is triggering and the three sisters need a lot of therapy. Does it get happy? 
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.
Everyone is trying to live the best they can with what they’re given. People are selfish greedy and corrupt. Told like a fictional story  
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

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3.75

hella grief. identity crisis. story moves fast, equally plot and character driven. i hope the family found peace by the end. the audacity of white people. justice for alice
Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent

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3.25

need a cleanse from this genre. the little monster they injected into her was the most interesting part. and i need an explanation as to why she is too good at everything. maybe 3/5
Connie: A Memoir by Connie Chung

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.
I wish she hired a different ghost writer or a better editor. Interesting life but boring to read. In any case, she is a badass 
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
deliver latered for over year. finally decided to read it but not feeling it