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The Choice, by Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Sparks’ “The Choice” was an excellent read. The book is broken up into two parts. Part 1 was a little slow and took a while to get into. At times you do...
 
- reviewed by healys818
Featured on April 1st, 2008
 
 
The Notebook, by Nicholas Sparks
Ever had your palm read or your future told? We all wonder about our love life and what will become of it. Is he or she already in our lives? Will I let him/her go? When will I meet him/her? Nich...
 
- reviewed by scanlons062
Featured on March 31st, 2008
 
 
The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
nolahn's book review haiku of... THE ROAD (2006) by Cormac McCarthyMacGyver and sonroam in a world so stark it'spunctuationless...
 
- reviewed by nolahn
Featured on March 29th, 2008
 
 
My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult discusses tough but necessary issues. Thirteen year old Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for her sister, Kate, who has been plagued with a rare form of leuk...
 
- reviewed by gracieb07
Featured on March 28th, 2008
 
 
1984, by George Orwell
George Orwell's prophetic novel, 1984, predicts a dystopian future ruled by an ominpresent totalitarian government headed by one known (and love...
 
- reviewed by harneyj602
Featured on March 26th, 2008
 
 
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Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
Many great minds throughout history have commented on the invisible war waged between the written word and technology. Kafka referred to the dawn of motion picture as the...
reviewed by BLNicholas
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American Wife , by Curtis Sittenfeld
It seemed like a good idea: a sexed-up, fictionalized autobiography of Laura Bush. For eight years the First Lady has been the "silent partner" in a White House that can boast that it changed the cou...
reviewed by pcontino
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The Ha-Ha, by Dave King
This is Dave King's debut fictional novel, and it is superb. It is centered around Howie, a Vietnam Vet. He became disabled in the war and has been trying to rebuild his life ever since. His disabi...
reviewed by sbarranca
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the novel that took this series to a whole new level. Not only is it more complicated, dramatic, and suspenseful than the first three, but it is also the found...
reviewed by sbarranca
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Out Stealing Horses, by Per Petterson
This is a quiet book, with a subtle, quiet impact. Thankfully, such low-decibel works are still receiving attention in the world of smash-'em-ups and steamy scandal, where much of our entertainment l...
reviewed by JonIrwin
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