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Book Review: Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult

I actually ended up reading this book due to a recommendation for a different book. My sister suggested this authors’ newest book, Small Great Things, which sounded really interesting. You can read about it here. I immediately went online to reserve it at the library, only to discover that I was not the only one. I put in my request at spot #993 on the list. So I decided that should give me plenty of time to familiarize myself with this author by reading one of her other books, and really, I just randomly chose this one, I have to admit. I’m glad I did! Well, in a way. I didn’t get much sleep that first night because I just...

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Book Review: Ever thought you were weird for needing quiet time?

Book Review of: Quiet: The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain I decided to start adding a book review to my blog: not all about eco-fashion. Just books I’ve read and thought you might find interesting. I love getting a good tip about a book! I hope you do, too. In Quiet, the author takes a deep and wide look at what does it mean to be an introvert. I was surprised by some of the famous people who were introverted at heart: Rosa Parks, Mahatma Ghandi and Eleanor Roosevelt, to name a few. It was also interesting to find that the definition of “introvert” is not clear-cut, but rather varied according to who is defining it. There were themes,...

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