Harvey Freedenberg
@harvf.bsky.social
Reader and writer for BookPage, Bookreporter, Shelf Awareness & Kirkus Reviews. Also meditator, golfer, Dickinson College & University of Michigan Law School alum. I care about our democracy, too.
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Book review of Wreck by Catherine Newman
Wreck is a warmhearted family story about the fragility of life and the bonds of affection that help us weather its most difficult moments.
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November 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I enjoyed that novel, as I wrote in this review: www.bookpage.com/reviews/wrec...
This sentence, from a recent profile of Lockwood in the New Yorker, describes where I am right now: “If the book’s prismatic structure and subjective immediacy feel baffling to encounter, that is because bafflement is the point.“
September 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This sentence, from a recent profile of Lockwood in the New Yorker, describes where I am right now: “If the book’s prismatic structure and subjective immediacy feel baffling to encounter, that is because bafflement is the point.“
Yes. Could be tricky.
September 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Yes. Could be tricky.
I'm reading her new novel. Not easy so far.
September 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I'm reading her new novel. Not easy so far.
A beautiful book. I reviewed it here: www.bookreporter.com/reviews/the-...
The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life | Bookreporter.com
From the time she was young, Suleika Jaouad has kept a journal. She’s used it to mark life's biggest occasions and to weather its most ferocious storms. Journaling has buoyed her through illness, hear...
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September 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A beautiful book. I reviewed it here: www.bookreporter.com/reviews/the-...
I think you will love it. My review below. I also highly recommend Hamilton Cain‘s review in the New York Times this week: www.bookreporter.com/reviews/one-...
One of Us | Bookreporter.com
It’s 1915, and life is falling apart for 13-year-old twins Bolt and Eleanor. When their mother dies, they are forced to leave home under the care of a vicious con man who claims to be their long-lost ...
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September 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I think you will love it. My review below. I also highly recommend Hamilton Cain‘s review in the New York Times this week: www.bookreporter.com/reviews/one-...