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AmySorensen
nose in a book
My subject is the world.
Interests: running, writing, hiking, contemporary lit, good poetry; my family; gardening
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Book Review: Arch-Conspirator by Veronica Roth
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Then at least we would be responsible for our own doom, instead of someone else deciding it for us. And really, isn't that the most any of us can hope for? One of my most frustrating university discussions happened over... Continue reading
Posted Jul 14, 2023 at The English Geek
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Book Review: Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea
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It had not taken them long after arrive in Glatton to understand that their service was not truly about the donuts and coffee. They had seen enough boys fail to return from a morning flight. The real service was that... Continue reading
Posted Jul 3, 2023 at The English Geek
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Book Review: The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland
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“That’s true for adults, too; after all we’re just the warped remains of imperfectly loved children. None of us gets the perfect love we ought, but maybe that’s what life is for, to give us time to collect it in... Continue reading
Posted Jun 30, 2023 at The English Geek
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The Texture of This Grief: Sisterhood as Flower or Weed
Last week at work I wrote a blog post about friendships in literature for National Best Friends Day. (You can read it HERE if you want.) I had some ideas of books I wanted to highlight but needed a few... Continue reading
Posted Jun 14, 2023 at The English Geek
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Book Review: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
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Whenever one does discover a moment of joy, beauty enters the world. Human beings, we can’t create energy; we can only harness it. We can’t create matter; we can only shape it. We can’t even create life; we can only... Continue reading
Posted May 20, 2023 at The English Geek
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Book Review: The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
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I thought how strange it was that I ever feared the end. That I had ever tried to escape it. And like that, it was done. My hand releasing from its fist. The battle fought. The life slipped from this... Continue reading
Posted May 20, 2023 at The English Geek
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Book Review: The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
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Kieta is just like all the rest, giving us impossibilities and calling them choices. I was feeling kind of blah about my 2023 reading choices as winter finally turned into spring. I had loved Demon Copperhead but also been traumatized... Continue reading
Posted May 20, 2023 at The English Geek
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Book Review: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
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“It’s a situation, being invisible. You can get to a point of needing to make the loudest possible noise just to see if you are still alive.” Reading Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver was a complicated experience for me. This... Continue reading
Posted May 20, 2023 at The English Geek
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Book Review: Robot and Monk Series by Becky Chambers
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They still loved performing tea service—or at least, they loved what it had been. But as they tried to connect to what had once been so captivating, they felt nothing but yawning absence. A void where they’d once been filled.... Continue reading
Posted May 20, 2023 at The English Geek
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Book Review: Roses in The Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman
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I hoped I hadn’t put the idea in the Aunty’s head that I was the kind of girl she was looking for. Was I a religious girl? I still read all my namaazes, even if Fagr was always late. I... Continue reading
Posted May 20, 2023 at The English Geek
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Book Review: Vampire Weekend by Mike Chen
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Was I just living a depressing vampire life with a really excellent soundtrack? Vampire Weekend by Mike Chen tells a different kind of vampire tale than I’ve ever read. In the book's world, vampires definitely exist, but not living that... Continue reading
Posted May 20, 2023 at The English Geek
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Book Review: The Last Cuentista by Donna Barbra Higuera
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The stories we tell ourselves make us who we are. I discovered The Last Cuentista from a patron review I edited on the library blog. It’s a middle grade novel that won the Newbery last year and belongs to the... Continue reading
Posted May 20, 2023 at The English Geek
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Book Review: Winterland by Rae Meadows
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“I have dreams where I am back in the gym,” Elena said. “That feeling of control and mastery. That feeling of having a secret power. Defying the rules of the natural order.” I’ve been excited to read Winterland, by Rae... Continue reading
Posted May 20, 2023 at The English Geek
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Reread of The Last Four Harry Potter Novels: My Thoughts
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“Words are, in my not so humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic, capable of both influencing injury, and remedying it.” Back in October of last year, I decided to listen to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban... Continue reading
Posted May 20, 2023 at The English Geek
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Book Review: Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery
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"I think you may be a kindred spirit after all." When I was a kid, I went through an intense season of Anne of Green Gables fandom. I checked them out so often from the public library that my mom... Continue reading
Posted May 20, 2023 at The English Geek
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This morning. Saturday and I don’t have to work this weekend and I woke up thinking: what should I do with my freedom today? I need to finish planning my upcoming trip. I need to balance some credit card statements... Continue reading
Posted Mar 25, 2023 at The English Geek
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Breaking My Silence About the Library, Or: I Will No Longer Be Shushed
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One year ago today I was working on a project at work: pulling books and making a sign for a Black History display. I wrote an Instagram post about it: why I thought the display was important, how bothered I... Continue reading
Posted Jan 31, 2023 at The English Geek
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My Year in Books: the 2022 Edition
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I read 37 books in 2022. This is about my average amount of books for the year, somewhere between 30-40. Is that an abnormally low average for a lifelong book nerd who's also a librarian? Probably (when I see people's... Continue reading
Posted Jan 2, 2023 at The English Geek
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Book Review: Babel: An Arcane History by R. F. Kuang
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If only one could engrave entire memories in silver, though Robin, to be manifested again and again for years to come—not the cruel distortion of the daguerreotype, but a pure and impossible distillation of emotions and sensations. For simple ink... Continue reading
Posted Dec 31, 2022 at The English Geek
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Book Review: The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley
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But then, she thought, looking up at the tiled ceiling to stop herself from crying, wasn’t that what growing up meant? Wasn’t it just a succession of actions and incidents where you break your childhood promises to yourself and do... Continue reading
Posted Dec 31, 2022 at The English Geek
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Book Review: One Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
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But this is a women’s war, just as much as it is the men’s, and the poet will look upon their pain – the pain of the women who have always been relegated to the edges of the story, victims... Continue reading
Posted Dec 31, 2022 at The English Geek
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Killers of A Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn: A Book Review
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I’m a woman. Guilt is our birthright. Guilt if we want to be mothers, guilt if we take the Pill instead or choose to abort. Guilt if we stay home with our kids or guilt if we work. Guilt if... Continue reading
Posted Dec 9, 2022 at The English Geek
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Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott: A Book Review
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If a story does its job, it doesn't ever end. Not really. But it can change. This is the nature of folktales. They shift to fit each teller. Take whatever form suits the bearer best. What begins as a story... Continue reading
Posted Dec 9, 2022 at The English Geek
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Book Review: Spear by Nicola Griffith
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“He will find you,” Elen said. “Beyond this cave and this valley he will scent you on the wind. And when he does he will come to claim what is his. I will never see you again. I loved you,... Continue reading
Posted Dec 1, 2022 at The English Geek
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Book Review: The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones
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The tragedy of death was distance. Death cleaved the world in two, leaving the living and the dead standing on either side of some impassable chasm. Set in a fantastical version of ancient Wales, The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones... Continue reading
Posted Nov 27, 2022 at The English Geek
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