dckathleen's reviews
266 reviews

This is a heartbreaking story of a kid doing something brave that forever changes the course of his life, and also the lives of others around him. There is also so much here about love and loss and chosen family. There's also a mystery. Really great. 

This was a short story. It was fine, but I'm not even sure what to rate it.

A middle aged mom with newly grown kids reflects on being a middle aged mom with newly grown kids while on a beach vacation with her family, including those kids and her parents. She's a part of the sandwich generation making sandwiches for her family in Sandwich, MA. It was sweet and poignant and talked about challenges and how our lives and roles shift over time. 

I read the illustrated version with amazing illustration by Nora Krug, but really the text is so on point for our current moment, so read it either way.  The rise of fascism in Europe in the 1930s is mirrored in the rose of maga flavored fascism now. 

This one is about understanding how otherwise nice, good, smart, people fall for Qanon, even if it costs them their families. It works well for the general rabbit hole of Fox news conspiracy theories etc too.

This was really good and weird and although I suspected what was coming it was still well done. Lots of great observations on race and privilege and community and safety. 

I love her writing about animals. This is an overview of her experiences with birds ranging from cassowaries (basically dinosaurs) to hummingbirds. We learn a bit about each bird's life, their skills, their relationships with humans etc. 

A story about two kids that go missing some years apart, but really a story about intertwined families, patriarchy, privilege, and loss. Really great. 

This was really tragic. On it's surface, this book is about Elvis' only child and her family and relationships. Really this is a book about at least four generations of a family struggling with addiction and depression. I found it sad that endless money didn't get them the help or the sense of purpose that they all sought. 

This was good, it had a great creepy build up. There were things that I wanted to have resolved in a different way, but that's the way it goes sometimes. If you like a bit of house centered Gothic horror, this is for you.