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Category: Book Reviews

This is where I think out loud about the books that stay with me.

I tend toward literary fiction, memoir, and thoughtful nonfiction, but what matters most is how a book works — its voice, its structure, the questions it leaves behind. These aren’t summaries or star ratings. They’re reflections.

If you’re looking for independent, thoughtful book reviews grounded in curiosity rather than hype, you’ll find them here.

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Book review: The Hadacol Boogie, by James Lee Burke

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on February 24, 2026

It pains me to say it, but I didn’t enjoy the latest James Lee Burke…

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Book Review: Hellions, by Julia Elliot

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on June 1, 2025

Oh, I have a new favorite author in South Carolina author Julia Elliot! This book…

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Book Review: You Could Make This Place Beautiful, by Maggie Smith.

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on April 7, 2025

I thought this was a technically lovely book. It is arranged in essays talking about…

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Book Review: Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck & Fortune, by Roselle Lim

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on March 26, 2025

With the heaviness of things lately, I needed a good light read where the heroine…

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Book review: House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on March 14, 2025March 14, 2025

Oh, did I hate this book. It was actually painful to slog through it hoping…

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Book review: Sky Full of Elephants, by Cebo Campbell

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on February 13, 2025

Oh my goodness, this book blew my mind. It begins with every white person in…

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Book review: We Begin At the End – Chris Whitaker

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on January 27, 2025

I was blown away by Chris Whitaker’s newest book, All The Colors of the Dark,…

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Book review: Warhol’s Muses, by Laurence Leamer

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on January 24, 2025

This book is a pretty comprehensive look at the many muses of Andy Warhol. Let…

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Book review: The Curious Kitchen Gardener, by Linda Ziedrich, coming out 2/25/25

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on January 22, 2025February 28, 2026

What an absolute pleasure to read. I have long been interested in growing things in…

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Book Review: The Pale Flesh of Wood, by Elizabeth Tucker, coming out 2/11/25.

  • by Amy Crabtree Campbell
  • Posted on January 21, 2025January 22, 2025

Families are difficult, and life is trauma. That seems to be the overarching message here.…

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