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No-no Boy, by John Okada
No-No Boy is about main character, Ichir...
 
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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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nolahn's book review haiku of... A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (c. 1594) by William ShakespeareMix and match lovers,Fairies, dolts and a wedding:It's Shakespeare's Love Boat! ...
 
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This time, before writing a review of a book, I went in search of the author's web site (if any) first. And Paul di Filippo has one. Boy, is it ever weird. But then, if you've read his short stories, ...
 
 
 
The Lying Tongue, by Andrew Wilson
From Canongate in the UK, a larger paperback appeared last year, which looks like this: see left. However...
 
 
 
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My 4 yr old has loved this book for over 2 years. A great visual of the stages of the apple tree.
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A powerful memoir The horrors of desperate poverty, told with humor, love, and pain
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This is my first novel, and a well leafed copy will remain on my shelf for impromptu readings.
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Recent Book Reviews
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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