en-US Mon, 16 Jun 2025 08:30:30 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg ReadStatus9553727824 Mon, 16 Jun 2025 08:30:30 -0700 /review/show/6239155514 Caitlin started reading The Liars' Club by Mary Karr
]]> Review5167700989 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 17:54:49 -0700 /review/show/5167700989 Caitlin gave 4 stars to Mother in the Dark (Hardcover) by Kayla Maiuri
3.5 stars rounded up.

This was a really beautifully written character study of family, particularly the bond between mothers and daughters, and sisters. The prose is so detailed, so alive. I could visualize everything Maiuri described incredibly well.

This book is very meditative, not plot-heavy. I think this mostly works, but could’ve used just a little more in the way of resolution at the end. We do reach a conclusion, but there are loose ends I thought could’ve been tied up relatively easily.

I also wanted a little more from the sister characters. They’re so critical to the plot, but they blend together until the last half of the book. I wish they’d been a little more distinct throughout.

I would read another novel by Maiuri in the future. ]]> Review7645557204 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 12:44:00 -0700 /review/show/7645557204 Caitlin gave 4 stars to Life List: A Woman's Quest for the World's Most Amazing Birds (Hardcover) by Olivia Gentile
This biography was solid. The prose was nothing remarkable, but it was clear and concise and easy to follow. I first learned about competitive birdwatching through the movie The Big Year, and this felt like a great companion piece to it. I was engaged throughout!

I see a lot of other reviewers feel the author took too much liberty in trying to assume how/why Snetsinger acted the way she did near the end of her life. I didn’t have as much of an issue with this, and find that most biographies fall into similar analysis (especially when the subject wasn’t emotionally forthcoming in life). I wouldn’t discount the book based on this.

One issue for me, I wish Phoebe’s name was in the subtitle of this book! If the goal is to make her more of a household name, it seems silly to just call her “a woman� on the cover. ]]> ReadStatus9544441988 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:03:48 -0700 /review/show/5785303239 Caitlin started reading Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
]]> Review1832384924 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:03:30 -0700 /review/show/1832384924 Caitlin gave 4 stars to The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World (Hardcover) by Peter Wohlleben
This was so full of facts, I feel like I need to reread it about four times just to get a good grip on everything. Still, I really enjoyed this and have an entirely new (enhanced!) view of trees. I’d recommend this to anyone that enjoys taking walks in the woods, or anyone who likes a well-written piece of nonfiction. ]]> ReadStatus9543506400 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:29:51 -0700 /review/show/7651910415 Caitlin wants to read Small Rain by Garth Greenwell
]]> ReadStatus9543180775 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:42:52 -0700 /review/show/7651686910 Caitlin wants to read Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth
]]> ReadStatus9543166848 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:38:03 -0700 /review/show/7651677265 Caitlin wants to read The Compound by Aisling Rawle
]]> ReadStatus9543158335 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:35:04 -0700 /review/show/7651671324 Caitlin wants to read A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst
]]> ReadStatus9534352161 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 02:22:48 -0700 /review/show/7645557204 Caitlin is currently reading Life List: A Woman's Quest for the World's Most Amazing Birds by Olivia Gentile
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