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Review: Murder in Missoula

This was one of the better novels I've read of late. I didn't want to put the book down, it was quick, captivating, and definitely worth a read. Following the narratives of the killer and detectives kept me anxious wondering if the truth would ever come out or if the Missoula Police would lock up the wrong man.

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Review: Irregular War

I have been discussing the issues brought up in this book for awhile with friends but I never had any substantial information to back our arguments. This book did a wonderful job of helping me to understand points I already "understood" while also bringing in other worries or arguments like global warming.

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"A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles." Washington Irving #quote #prisma #fountain #dreams #kindness #heart #smiles #washingtonirving

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"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." Walt Disney #quote #prisma #dreams #dog #dogsofinstagram #waltdisney #disney #path #paths #curiosity #manhattan #nyc #riversidepark (at Riverside Park (Manhattan))

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Give me such shows — give me the streets of Manhattan! Walt Whitman #quote #prisma #dreams #manhattan #nyc #newyork #newyorkcity #waltwhitman #city #citydontsleep (at New York, New York)

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"New York is an ugly city, a dirty city. Its climate is a scandal, its politics are used to frighten children, its traffic is madness, its competition is murderous. But there is one thing about it - once you have lived in New York and it has become your home, no place else is good enough." John Steinbeck #quote #prisma #dreams #nyc #newyorkcity #newyork #home #empirestatebuilding #johnsteinbeck #grandcentral (at New York, New York)

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"To go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude." Jeanne Moreau #quote #prisma #dreams #beach #solitude #sun #sunset #jeannemoreau (at Florence, Oregon)

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“The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.” M.K. Clinton #quote #prism #dreams #dog #dogs #dogsofinstagram #sunset #world #love #unconditionallove (at Vancouver, Washington)

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Review: Riverside

Riverside is a pretty good read. I was interested from start to finish and it was quick enough to be a good vacation read. I would definitely recommend this book to a friend and am excited to see if Brett Burlison continues to write.

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When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator. Mahatma Gandhi #quote #prism #dream #sunset #Gandhi #creator #beauty #moon #soul

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Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul. Luther Burbank #quote #prism #dream #flower #lutherburbank #winery #sunshine #medicine #soul (at Chateau Lorane Winery)

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Real shapes and real patterns are things you would observe in nature, like the marks on the back of a cobra's hood or the markings on a fish or a lizard. Imaginary shapes are just that, symbols that come to a person in dreams or reveries and are charged with meaning. Jim Woodring #quote #dreams #prism #lizard #blendingin #jimwoodring #meaning #symbols

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"Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you." Nathaniel Hawthorne #happiness #butterfly #butterflies #prism #dreams #quote #nathanielhawthorne

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Two young lovers decide to move in together and open a cafe only to be hindered by their own pasts, drugs, and bad guys from New Orleans. Set in Austin, Texas in the early nineties. #riverside #brettburlison (at Austin, Texas)

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Review: Mammoth

Honestly, not the biggest fan of this book. It's a quick read. But the story is choppy, jumping from character plot to character plot.

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Coffee and books, amiright? #dutchbros #kindle

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Mammoth View, California is hit with the news of an attack on a summer morning. It's not clear what happened, but it's bad. And it's not over. As residents panic and leave town, the police chief and his deputy set off into the woods to investigate. The campsite attack is the perfect coincidence for Billy Lane. Looking for the biggest score of his career, he's targeted the local bank. The robbery does not go well and the aftermath goes even worse. Over he next twenty-four hours, chaos defends on Mammoth View. What really happened outside of town? #mammoth #book #summerreading #novel #fiction #mystery #thriller