tueller42's reviews
835 reviews

My Antonia by Willa Cather

4.25

The Trials of Madame Restell: Nineteenth-Century America's Most Infamous Female Physician and the Campaign to Make Abortion a Crime by Nicholas L. Syrett

3.75

Killers of the Flower Moon: Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

dark informative mysterious sad tense

4.0

Hula: A Novel by Jasmin Iolani Hakes

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I would give this book 6 stars if I could. The imagery that got me was bare feet against elementary school cafeteria floor--I could feel the cold of the green floor at the cafeteria at Ke Kula o Lai'e and hear the voices on aunties and uncles. 

Nuclear Family by Joseph Han

emotional hopeful informative slow-paced

5.0

I smiled throughout the chapter listing local foods and cried at the line predicting the character coming home to an independent Hawai'i.

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

3.5

The Frindle Files by Andrew Clements

5.0

Christmas at Falstone Castle by Sarah M. Eden

2.5

Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change by Maggie Smith

4.0

Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?: A Memoir by Séamas O'Reilly

4.5

It’s no wonder the Blaine Tuellers like this book so much: 11 kids who love their parents despite maybe taking the commandment to multiply a little too far. I’ve never heard a more apt description of my dad than uber humble except cocky about the weirdest things.