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MichaelBurke

@michaelsreading.bsky.social

Enthusiastic book reader and reviewer, with a passion for music. L.A. native soaking in the world from Lakemore, OH nowadays.

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In Deep Water: A True Story of Sharks, Survival, and Courage by Michael J. Tougias
@stmartinspress.bsky.social #michaeljtougias, #bookreview, #ARC, #indeepwater, #nonfiction

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Discipline I just reviewed Discipline by Larissa Pham

www.netgalley.com/book/686339/...
#Books #BookSky @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

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Snowed in! And just started this one... I've read dozens of James Lee Burke's books and am eager! #JamesLeeBurke #HadacolBoogie #Books #BookSky

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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

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Queen Esther I just reviewed Queen Esther by John Irving

www.netgalley.com/book/615440/...
#Books #BookSky

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Vigil I just reviewed Vigil by George Saunders

www.netgalley.com/book/707474/... #Books #BookSky @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
#GeorgeSaunders #Vigil Profoundly Thought-Provoking

18.01.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher
@tornightfire.bsky.social @macmillanaudio.bsky.social
#ursulavernon, #tkingfisher, #wolfworm, #ARC,
Dark, gothic, unsettling, atmospheric, and captivating!β€οΈπŸŽ§πŸ“–

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18.01.2026 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vigil I just reviewed Vigil by George Saunders

www.netgalley.com/book/707474/... #Books #BookSky @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
#GeorgeSaunders #Vigil Profoundly Thought-Provoking

18.01.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Queen Esther I just reviewed Queen Esther by John Irving

www.netgalley.com/book/615440/...
#Books #BookSky

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#booksky

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He's also braver than most of congress... although, not a high standard

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President's medical team has injected him with bleach... Thank goodness he is out of harm's way!

14.01.2026 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Michael Burke's review of Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way 4/5: Putting Her Mosaic Together β€œI ask this one thing: let me go mad in my own way.” ― Sophocles, Electra Elaine Feeney's novel, β€œLet Me Go Mad in My Own Way,” is a powerfully layered and deeply em...

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#Books #BookSky @biblioasis.bsky.social @elainefeeney.bsky.social

10.01.2026 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pedro the Vast I just reviewed Pedro the Vast by SimΓ³n LΓ³pez Trujillo

www.netgalley.com/book/656886/... #Books #BookSky @algonquinbooks.bsky.social

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Pedro the Vast I just reviewed Pedro the Vast by SimΓ³n LΓ³pez Trujillo

www.netgalley.com/book/656886/... #Books #BookSky @algonquinbooks.bsky.social

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BLOG TOUR 1/12/26 She Made Me Do It by Anna-Lou Weatherley @bookouture.bsky.social #annlouweatherley #blogtour, #bookreview,

Holy Moly! This book was Awesome, gripping, thrilling, hard to put down, and shocking!!!!πŸ₯°

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Oh, I definitely will remember…

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Kristi Noem vows to send β€˜hundreds’ more agents to Minneapolis as protests erupt across US Demonstrators took to cities including Salt Lake City and LA to voice outrage over ICE’s fatal shooting of Renee Good

Thousands of people took to the streets across the US this weekend to express their outrage over the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an immigration officer, even as Kristi Noem, pledged on Sunday to send β€œhundreds more” federal agents to the city.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

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The Devil Is a Southpaw I just reviewed The Devil Is a Southpaw by Brandon Hobson

www.netgalley.com/book/607979/...

#Books #BookSky #TheDevilIsaSouthpaw #NetGalley
@eccobooks.bsky.social

11.01.2026 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Michael Burke's review of Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way 4/5: Putting Her Mosaic Together β€œI ask this one thing: let me go mad in my own way.” ― Sophocles, Electra Elaine Feeney's novel, β€œLet Me Go Mad in My Own Way,” is a powerfully layered and deeply em...

www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#Books #BookSky @biblioasis.bsky.social @elainefeeney.bsky.social

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Michael Burke's review of Sacrament 5/5: Our Angels Who Suffered Publishers have been avoiding the trauma of the pandemic, sensing that the pain is still too raw for readers– a reluctance reminiscent of the post-Vietnam era. However, ...

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Emotionally Profound #Books #BookSky @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social #SusanStraight #Sacrament

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Michael Burke's review of Sacrament 5/5: Our Angels Who Suffered Publishers have been avoiding the trauma of the pandemic, sensing that the pain is still too raw for readers– a reluctance reminiscent of the post-Vietnam era. However, ...

www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Emotionally Profound #Books #BookSky @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social #SusanStraight #Sacrament

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As of this week, millions of Americans are now paying thousands more for health insurance.

If the President and Congressional GOP think Washington has the capacity to "run" Venezuela right now, why won't they fix the insurance cost crisis they've created here at home?

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House of Splinters by Laura Purcell @blackstonepub.bsky.social @spookypurcell.bsky.social

Gripping, haunting, chilling, dripping with atmosphere and creepy vibes, Laura Purcell once again delivers with House of Splinters.β€οΈπŸ“–

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The Shark House I just reviewed The Shark House by Sara Ackerman

www.netgalley.com/book/679458/...
#Books *BookSky Unwiring Jaws

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Coyote I just reviewed Coyote by Robert M. Dowling

www.netgalley.com/book/657911/...
Lassoing the Myth #Books #BookSky @scribnerbooks.bsky.social

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Coyote I just reviewed Coyote by Robert M. Dowling

www.netgalley.com/book/657911/...
Lassoing the Myth #Books #BookSky @scribnerbooks.bsky.social

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