false 842582 9 What do a suburban mom and her troubled daughter, two recently divorced brothers, a pair of former child stars, born-again Christian newlyweds, and a couple of young millionaires have in common? They have all been selected to compete on Lost and Found, a daring new reality TV show. In teams of two, they will race across the globe--from Egypt to Japan, from Sweden to England--to battle for a million-dollar prize. They must decipher encrypted clues, recover mysterious artifacts, and outwit their opponents to stay in play. What starts as a lark turns deadly serious as the number of players is whittled down, temptations beckon, and the bonds between partners strain and unravel. Before long the question is not only who will capture the final prize, but at what cost. 2489663 5 7 2006 Lost and Found total:1610|5:2|4:9|3:16|2:4|1:2| 1610 5209 2173 400 0 5 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Sep 09 17:07:59 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 20:32:24 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 2 false false Thu Aug 14 08:50:43 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 08:52:05 -0700 2008 3 1 true false Fri Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 19:41:15 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 10 19:35:45 -0700 2008 The Dogs of Babel. Truth is, I still can't remember much about that book, though I did hang on to the talking dog idea.

I picked it because I'm (sort of not) working on a novel about someone who goes on a...more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 17:56:34 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 18:43:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Jul 04 13:51:24 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 14:03:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Apr 26 13:13:55 -0700 2007 Tue May 08 13:22:01 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 20:24:27 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 21:32:18 -0700 2008 The book centers around co...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Mar 11 14:16:56 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 14:16:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 21:13:59 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 11:21:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 15:12:39 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 15:12:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 27 21:39:37 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 21:47:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 26 14:02:02 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 20:03:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 09:16:13 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 20:11:55 -0700 2009
The book's strength comes from each richly-expanded character's voice, as each chapter tells his or her reasons for being on the show, and what each character has lost and found ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 20 19:06:58 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 16:32:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 17:41:25 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 00:21:48 -0700 2009
Talk about one helluva secret! And you find it out almost immediately. Can't wait to see what else is coming.

UPDATE:

SO I can guess what the critics will say, which is that this work is full of stereotypical/archetypical characters, and ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 23:12:01 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 18:03:42 -0700 2009 Amazing Race-esq reality show as they do a scavenger hunt around the globe in teams of two. There's a mom and daughter team who have been terrible at communicating lately, a pair of goofball brothers, two millionaires, born...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 16 11:09:17 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 11:14:09 -0700 2009
It follows a group of about 12 people on a reality show similar to the Amazing Race with, obviously, their own reasons why the producers chose them. This is revealed in the f...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 08:23:49 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 08:27:34 -0700 2009
I've never watched a full episode of Reality TV in my life, so the well-crafted, flawed, irritating characters were...just what I would have expected. With a subject matter like that, it's not a book to be taken too ser...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 13:46:33 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 14:03:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 07:29:06 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 19:38:44 -0700 2009
It's a cool look at reality tv from the inside, and an interesting look at how...more...]]>