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William Shakespeare has been given more titles than can be counted: The best British Playwright, most influential English author, most accomplished author in history, best writer in the history of the...
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
, by J.K. Rowling
, by J.K. Rowling
In the second installment of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling manages to create her magic (pun intended) all over again. This book is a bit more complex than the Sorcerer's Stone was. The plot...
- reviewed by sbarranca
No-no Boy, by John Okada
, by John Okada
No-No Boy is about main character, Ichiro’s experience in a Japanese Internment camp during WWII, and his struggle to put his life back together following this nightmare. T...
- reviewed by BLNicholas
No-no Boy, by John Okada
, by John Okada
No-No Boy is about main character, Ichiro’s experience in a Japanese Internment camp during WWII, and his struggle to put his life back together following this nightmare. T...
- reviewed by BLNicholas
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything, by Elizabeth Gilbert
, by Elizabeth Gilbert
This memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert chronicles the pain of her divorce and how she literally journeys to heal herself. It begins with the image of her prostrate on her bathroom floor, riddled with guilt...
- reviewed by sbarranca
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