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Tag: Book Reviews

Book Reviews Posted onJune 28, 2009

Book Review :: Testimony

This is what I’ve been needing. Quick read. Good plot. Interesting characters. Reliable writer. Variety in device.  Anita Shreve is one of my favorite writers […] Read More

Book Reviews, Miscellaneous Posted onJune 7, 2009

A variety post

I just finished A Girl Named Zippy, and I was a little bit disappointed. The person who recommended it to me had it listed among […] Read More

Perfume by Patrick Suskind
Book Clubs, Book Reviews Posted onJune 3, 2009August 26, 2018

Book Review:: Perfume

I have a dear friend & loyal reader who gives me a hard time about my book selections, particularly those I choose for the beach. […] Read More

Book Reviews Posted onMay 27, 2009

Tropic of Cancer:: Where do I start?

Most avid readers have that never-ending list of classics in the back of their head that fits the description, “I know I need to read […] Read More

Book Reviews Posted onMay 24, 2009

You probably think I haven’t been reading…

…but that isn’t true. I recently finished Tropic of Cancer, but it definitely deserves it’s on post, so I’ll write about it later this week. […] Read More

Book Reviews Posted onMay 4, 2009

Book Review :: The Birth House

First, my apologies to my loyal followers for this length of silence. I could give you a list of excuses, but they boil down to: […] Read More

Book Reviews Posted onApril 12, 2009

Book Review :: Sarah’s Key

It is not very often that a book can be carried by plot alone, but Sarah’s Key is one of them. Tatiana de Rosnay’s fictionalized […] Read More

Book Reviews Posted onApril 5, 2009

Book Review :: Eat Pray Love

Let me start by saying that I’m glad I read this book. I’ve been hearing about it for at least two years, and it has […] Read More

Book Reviews Posted onMarch 26, 2009

Two for One

I’m a little delinquent on my review for Between the Tides, but if you’ve been reading my posts, you know that while I was in […] Read More

Book Reviews Posted onMarch 19, 2009

The Reader. . .spoiler alert!

This post may be more questions than answers. . . I was with a group last night & we were talking about The Reader. I […] Read More

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