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Stephanie Fois

Stephanie Fois

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  • Liber null & psychonautNeutral Sentiment
    Liber null & psychonaut

    Peter J. Carroll

    Stephanie is intrigued by the trailer, but feels that it portrays a different vibe than the audiobook she listened to.

  • The Anthropocene ReviewedPositive Sentiment
    The Anthropocene Reviewed

    John Green

    Stephanie found The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green to be a delightful read with insightful essays on human-centered perspectives.

  • Where the crawdads singNeutral Sentiment
    Where the crawdads sing

    Delia Owens

    Stephanie's review of Where The Crawdads Sing was mixed, mentioning the beautiful prose but feeling the plot was slow.

  • The Great GatsbyPositive Sentiment
    The Great Gatsby

    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Stephanie really enjoyed reading The Great Gatsby, it was a captivating and beautifully written novel.

  • Pride and PrejudiceNeutral Sentiment
    Pride and Prejudice

    Jane Austen

    Stephanie mentioned Pride and Prejudice in comparison to The Great Gatsby, but did not provide additional comments.

  • Corps de L'audibleNeutral Sentiment
    Corps de L'audible

    Helga Finter

    Stephanie has all of the books on Audible and can lend them so you can listen to the first few.

  • Normal PeopleNegative Sentiment
    Normal People

    Sally Rooney, Alice Birch, Mark O'Rowe, Lenny Abrahamson

    Stephanie finds the lack of quotation marks in Normal People challenging.

  • Big FriendshipPositive Sentiment
    Big Friendship

    Aminatou Sow, Ann Friedman

    Stephanie enjoyed 'Big Friendship' by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, finding it insightful and entertaining.

  • Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian lionsPositive Sentiment
    Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian lions

    Mario Giordano

    Stephanie enjoyed Auntie Poldi & the Sicilian Lions on her drive home, finding it fun and light-hearted with descriptions of Italian food and places that made her wish she could travel to Italy.

  • All the Light We Cannot SeePositive Sentiment
    All the Light We Cannot See

    Anthony Doerr

    Stephanie included All The Light We Cannot See in Laura's book review at the end of 2019.

  • The Book ThiefPositive Sentiment
    The Book Thief

    Markus Zusak

    Stephanie enjoyed the multi-layered character dynamics in the book and hopes the TV show preserves the complexity.

  • Devil HousePositive Sentiment
    Devil House

    John Darnielle

    Stephanie is excited to read Devil House, perfect timing for her bus ride to Richmond.

  • The ComediesNeutral Sentiment
    The Comedies

    William Shakespeare

    Stephanie recently finished reading The Measure, giving it 3 out of 5 stars.

  • Half broke horsesPositive Sentiment
    Half broke horses

    Jeannette Walls

    Stephanie loves Lily from 'Half Broke Horses' by Jeannette Walls.

  • Big FriendshipPositive Sentiment
    Big Friendship

    Aminatou Sow, Ann Friedman

    Stephanie is currently co-reading Big Friendship with her long-distance BFF, who was pleasantly surprised to receive the book after hearing about it in an interview.

  • Where the crawdads singNeutral Sentiment
    Where the crawdads sing

    Delia Owens

    Stephanie mentions Where The Crawdads Sing is narrated with a charming southern accent.

  • Kindle Touch for DummiesNeutral Sentiment
    Kindle Touch for Dummies

    Leslie Nicoll, Harvey Chute

    Stephanie owns a much younger Kindle Touch and finds it archaic compared to newer models.

  • Liber null & psychonautNeutral Sentiment
    Liber null & psychonaut

    Peter J. Carroll

    Stephanie enjoys character-driven stories set in grounded and real historical time periods.

  • HolesNeutral Sentiment
    Holes

    Louis Sachar

    Stephanie mentioned that she enjoyed reading Holes by Louis Sachar.

  • Liber null & psychonautNegative Sentiment
    Liber null & psychonaut

    Peter J. Carroll

    Stephanie found the reading very soft and slow, making anything on the book snooze worthy.

  • TwilightNeutral Sentiment
    Twilight

    Stephenie Meyer

    Stephanie mentioned Twilight briefly but did not provide any specific comments about it.

  • The Big Book of Science FictionNegative Sentiment
    The Big Book of Science Fiction

    Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer

    Stephanie finds it difficult to get through a fiction book if the narrator is bad.

  • Liber null & psychonautNeutral Sentiment
    Liber null & psychonaut

    Peter J. Carroll

    Stephanie found this while looking for a new podcast to enjoy. Classic fiction read as a bedtime story.

  • Liber null & psychonautNeutral Sentiment
    Liber null & psychonaut

    Peter J. Carroll

    Stephanie saw this thread before signing off for PTO, felt the need to chime in and agrees with Lauren about leaving a note. She thinks it could be a meet cute waiting to happen.

  • Necessary troublePositive Sentiment
    Necessary trouble

    Sarah Jaffe

    Stephanie found Necessary Trouble to be a new favorite memoir with exquisite writing, likened to a women studies term paper and NPR radio show. Recommended for reading over listening due to the author's narration.

  • Kindle life.Neutral Sentiment
    Kindle life.

    Chinmayananda Swami.

    Stephanie noticed that some readers are still using their 1st or 2nd generation Kindles and have a promo code to redeem.

  • Liber null & psychonautNeutral Sentiment
    Liber null & psychonaut

    Peter J. Carroll

    Stephanie mentioned Britney Spears hired a narrator for her book.