Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Other reviewers have done such a fine job, so I'll just say read those. Pros of using e-reader on this: more lightweight and ease of using its built-in dictionary. Pros of reading this in paper version: easier to go back and reread parts. This book took my almost a month to read, and I read it daily. I feel smarter after having read it. Stunning writing and plots.

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Slammed by Colleen Hoover
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Well done. YA book, but characters are interesting and likeable. And, the plot keeps your attention.

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Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity by Joel Stein
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I haven't read much of Joel Stein. Even though I really didn't care much about the search for masculinity premise, his writing was so so funny that I really loved this book.

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Music at the Museum

I attended a concert on Independence Day at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. Mike Anderson played dulcimer, banjo, and juice harp.  Here are a few photos:

Here's a link to his website:
http://www.dulcimerguy.com/

The boy in Bye Bye Birdie

Proud mom, that's me. The boy was in Theatre in the Park's Bye Bye Birdie, as Randolph. He LOVED the experience, and did a great job.

Miles to Go by Richard Paul Evans
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Like the first book, #2 was quite a page turner. I finished in just a few hours. It's not difficult or even challenging at any level, but the characters are compelling. Will I keep reading the rest of this series? You bet.

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Guilty as charged.

This is me.