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Quartet by Jean Rhys  Let's start by stating that this is no Wide Sargasso Sea. ...
 
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Aaron Shepard's Aiming at Amazon is intended for a very specific kind of reader: someone who has sel...
 
 
 
Margery Allingham is one of my top-ten favourite writers, which is how I came to be reading The Beckoning Lady for the third time -...
 
 
 
 
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Some introductory remarksI've been putting this off, you know -- writing a review of Nassim Nicholas Taleb's new book, The Black Swan. Why? Because i...
 
 
 
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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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The movie fascinated me so I devoured the book. A terrific read, haunting and well-researched.
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Uncryptic and true, the only acceptable book for gaining even a glimpse into their minds.
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Excellent book, especially if you need to buy a suit for a man in your life. It cuts to the chase.
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Hitchens makes the case that religion spoils every part of our lives and society. Powerful stuff.
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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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