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I feel mixed on this one, the last seventy pages were deeply affecting and I found myself in tears and the depiction of life for black men in Louisiana in the 1940s was powerful, but parts of it also dragged. Jefferson is sentenced to die for a crime to which he was a bystander and his aunt enlists the local teacher to meet with him and impart his humanity on him so he can die with dignity. #40thbirthdaychallenge #1993

Hanging in the hotel lobby and sneaking in some reading while the car is pulled around. Want to finish this one - an Alice Munro collection and one other before the new year. Then I‘ll have completed my birthday challenge of reading one bool from each year 1979-2019. #40thbirthdaychallenge

I remember seeing this series in airports...it was fine. A newspaper writer solves crimes with the help of his tow cats. This one involved a gourmet attorney who hosts artists at his mansion. People begin to disappear. A cute and fast read. The plot was too thin for my taste and the ends all tied up too neatly and quickly at the end. #1986 #40thbirthdaychallenge #roadtrip