Ann's Updates en-US Wed, 07 May 2025 04:45:41 -0700 60 Ann's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg GiveawayRequest710117508 Wed, 07 May 2025 04:45:41 -0700 <![CDATA[<a href="/user/show/269808-ann">Ann</a> entered a giveaway]]> /giveaway/show/412051-happy-land Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
100 copies available, ends on June 01, 2025
Enter to win ]]> Review7170354370 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:05:29 -0700 <![CDATA[Ann added 'The Unseen World']]> /review/show/7170354370 The Unseen World by Liz Moore Ann gave 5 stars to The Unseen World (Paperback) by Liz Moore
I was really captivated by this book which reads like a mystery, hits on an early version of a Chat GPT like computer program, and then heads in completely unexpected directions (with a thread on Alzheimer’s as well). ]]> Review7520427941 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 09:21:10 -0700 <![CDATA[Ann added 'Detransition, Baby']]> /review/show/7520427941 Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters Ann gave 5 stars to Detransition, Baby (Paperback) by Torrey Peters
This book emerges you in the world of trans women ,and on divorced cis woman) as they try and create families they don’t duplicate heteronormative ones. With as many characters (and twists) as a Shakespeare play, this took me a while to get through and process, but it was well worth it. ]]> Review7502285350 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 18:07:21 -0700 <![CDATA[Ann added 'The Late Show']]> /review/show/7502285350 The Late Show by Michael Connelly Ann gave 4 stars to The Late Show (Renée Ballard, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #30) by Michael Connelly
Renee Ballard is a character I hope to see again. Very fun. ]]> Review7489259070 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:12:56 -0700 <![CDATA[Ann added 'The Missing American']]> /review/show/7489259070 The Missing American by Kwei Quartey Ann gave 4 stars to The Missing American (Emma Djan Investigation #1) by Kwei Quartey
An interesting dive into Ghanaian culture in the form of a mystery of a white man, lured by an internet scheme. ]]> Review7484936957 Sun, 13 Apr 2025 06:49:37 -0700 <![CDATA[Ann added 'Long Island']]> /review/show/7484936957 Long Island by Colm Tóibín Ann gave 5 stars to Long Island (Eilis Lacey, #2) by Colm Tóibín
A gorgeous book. No one gets left off the hook. ]]> Review7484929980 Sun, 13 Apr 2025 06:46:08 -0700 <![CDATA[Ann added 'Death at the Sign of the Rook']]> /review/show/7484929980 Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson Ann gave 4 stars to Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) by Kate Atkinson
A good romp! ]]> ReadStatus9303588403 Sun, 13 Apr 2025 06:44:40 -0700 <![CDATA[Ann wants to read 'Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars.']]> /review/show/7484928413 Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars. by Joyce Carol Oates Ann wants to read Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars. by Joyce Carol Oates
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