Book Munch for the Breakfast Bunch - February 2024Like this list

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• The Book of Doors

  a Novel

  Brown, Gareth,

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  NEW AT OPL: "A debut novel full of magic, adventure, and romance, The Book of Doors opens up a thrilling world of contemporary fantasy for readers of The Midnight Library and The Night Circus."

• The Kamogawa Food Detectives

  Kashiwai, Hisashi, 1952-

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  NEW AT OPL: "A bestseller in Japan, this book is about a father-daughter duo who recreate dishes from a person's treasured memories - dishes that may hold the keys to their forgotten past and future happiness."

• The Warm Hands of Ghosts

  a Novel

  Arden, Katherine,

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  NEW AT OPL: "During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that suggest otherwise, in this hauntingly beautiful historical novel with a speculative twist."

• The Magician's Daughter

  Parry, H. G.

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  Jan enjoyed this story about an island steeped in Celtic folklore and the heroine who wants to leave it. Biddy grew up in this unmappable place and when her father doesn’t come back one night, she must venture out after him. Jan thought this book…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Confess

  a Novel

  Hoover, Colleen,

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  Jody thinks that Colleen Hoover’s books are kind of the same in their setup: boy-meets-girl, and something dramatic happens. Jody gives this particular book 4 stars, and says she’d like to get more into mysteries in the future.

• The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf

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  Toni gives 4 or 5 stars to this mystery-slash-thriller about two seven-year-old girls who go missing. Because it’s not a psychological thriller, Toni didn’t find the book too intense. Each chapter is told by a different character, and there is a lot…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• None of This Is True

  a Novel

  Jewell, Lisa,

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  Ahli isn’t much of a podcast listener, but suggests that this book would be even cooler if you were! It features two women who meet at a bar and decide to start a podcast together after learning they share the same birthday. Ahli listened to it…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nine Lessons

  Some Wounds Never Heal

  Upson, Nicola,

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  Barbara found this book gripping to the end, although some of the themes were hard to read. This is another of the Josephine Tey mysteries, and it’s rather a scary story about a rapist and murderer, so Barbara can’t say she enjoyed it, but she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chasing Bright Medusas

  a Life of Willa Cather

  Taylor, Benjamin, 1952-

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  Becky enjoyed this short and sweet biography about Willa Cather. Cather didn’t really reach her stride as an author until later in life, and she was sometimes underappreciated since her style wasn’t as contemporary as popular peers like Hemingway…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the Light We Cannot See

  a Novel

  Doerr, Anthony, 1973-

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  Shirley was tasked with reading a WWII story through her online book club, and chose this beautifully written one which has garnered a lot of buzz in the last few years. It is primarily about the intersection of two lives, a German orphan named…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cat on the Hero's Lap. 1

  Iijima, Kousuke,

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  Melissa enjoyed this cute and funny manga about a group of adventuring friends who are ready to go on a quest, but every time they try to leave, a cat climbs up on Red’s lap – and everyone knows you can’t move a sleeping cat! Cat lovers and DnD…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Good Night, Irene

  Urrea, Luis Alberto,

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  Marsha gives 5 stars to this story about a young woman at a turning point in her life, who enlists with the American Red Cross in Europe to drive a truck and deliver coffee and doughnuts to Allied soldiers. These women who served shared a real depth…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Other Half

  Vassell, Charlotte,

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  Elaina had a blast with this snappy murder mystery featuring obscenely wealthy Brits who can't quite let go of their Classics degrees. She will definitely check out the sequels, even thought the ending of this one felt a bit rushed, and gives the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Golden State

  Winters, Ben H,

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  Jan wanted to like this book, but it just went on and on. It’s set after some kind of disaster or apocalypse, and California has broken off into its own nation where citizens must always tell the truth, or the police will come after them. Hyperbole…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• West With Giraffes

  a Novel

  Rutledge, Lynda, 1950-

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  Toni gives 5 stars to this Depression-era tale of two giraffes’ cross-country journey to the San Diego Zoo on a custom truck, and the people who connect with them along the way. It is based on a true story, and although the first 30 pages felt…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wife Upstairs

  Hawkins, Rachel, 1979-

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  Ahli highly recommends this 5-star thriller about a young woman who becomes involved with a widower whose wife died in a boating accident. Ahli has never read a book where the foreshadowing in the title is so important, and she read it quickly,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Book of Charlie

  Wisdom From the Remarkable American Life of a 109-year-old Man

  Von Drehle, David, 1961-

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  Barbara enjoyed this biography of a Kansas City man who lived to be 109 years old. She admires Charlie and the way he maintained his excitement for life, even after surviving the loss of his family. There are lots of Kansas City things in this book,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Boys

  a Memoir of Hollywood and Family

  Howard, Ron, 1954-

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  Becky shares that it’s so nice to read a book about Hollywood where people are normal! This memoir is a delightfully told account of Ron and Clint Howard’s close relationship as well as their coming-of-age, from their careers as child actors onward.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lady Tan's Circle of Women

  a Novel

  See, Lisa,

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  Shirley gives 4.5 stars to this historical fiction based on a real woman with remarkable healing techniques in fifteenth-century China. She used ancient remedies involving tea to diagnose and treat illnesses not recognized in Western medicine.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ninth House

  Bardugo, Leigh,

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  Melissa explains that this supernatural thriller about Yale’s secret societies is one of those books that makes you immediately want to go look things up, to see what is true! Real-life Yale has eight secret societies (former members include U.S.…Read moreRead more of this annotation