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The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls
'Even Hitler Had His Redeeming Qualities: A Book Review of The Glass Castle.'Her fathe
 
- reviewed by allyshwed
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I am a cross-genre reader and writer. I find fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction equally full of enchantment. Lately, I’m engrossed in short fiction, not only for the entertainm...
 
- reviewed by BLNicholas
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I am a cross-genre reader and writer. I find fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction equally full of enchantment. Lately, I’m engrossed in short fiction, not only for the entertainm...
 
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, by Annie Dillard
In her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (1974), Annie Dillard explores the creek near her home in Virginia with an infectious curiosity. Dillard’s w
 
 
 
The Pine Barrens, by John McPhee
On a road map of New Jersey, the dense web of highways connecting New York City to Philadelphia -- and each to its hundreds of suburbs -- grows thin in the southeast; a satellite pho...
 
- reviewed by Jean_Kahler
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I want to believe everything about this story. And I want to experience it.
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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
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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The Tortilla Curtain, by T.Coraghessan Boyle
The Tortilla Curtain has skyrocketed to the top of my all-time favorite books. The blurb on the front cover caused my hand to select...
reviewed by BLNicholas
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Pattern Recognition, by William Gibson
I wanted to like this book; I really, really did. I thought something set in a post-9/11 world that still has elements of cyberpunk--I could TOTALLY get on board with that. And yet...This book disap...
reviewed by tinapickles
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