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Frank Taranto gave to: House Harkonnen (Dune: House Trilogy, Book 2) by Brian Herbert read in February, 2012	My rating:
An interesting look at how the imperial empire looked prior to the original book. Everything is very predicatable, but it is kind of fun to see how everything sets up the original.
Feb 10, 2012 04:40pm · see review
Frank Taranto gave to: Slipknot by Linda Greenlaw read in February, 2012	My rating:
A little dry to start with. I enjoyed the heroine Jane Bunker's sense of humor and of herself. Her landlord's were amusing. The mystery was decent and some of the characters were pretty good. It just took too long to get interesting.
Feb 10, 2012 04:09pm · see review
Frank Taranto gave to: Final Crisis by Grant Morrison read in February, 2012	My rating:
Should have been a WOW. Think I need to try again when I can sit down and read it all in one setting.
Feb 02, 2012 04:20pm · see review
Frank Taranto gave to: Black Blade Blues (Sarah Beauhall #1) by J.A. Pitts (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Jan 28, 2012 09:31am
Frank Taranto gave to: Made Men (Seven Brothers) by Greg B. Smith read in January, 2012	My rating:
Somewhat interesting story about the downfall of DeCavalcantes crime family of New Jersey. The stroytelling wasn't very good.
Jan 24, 2012 12:40pm · see review
Frank Taranto gave to: Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection by Matt Dembicki read in January, 2012	My rating:
A very uneven book. Some of the art was good, but much was cartoonis and unispired. The stories were as expected very varied in their telling.
Jan 17, 2012 05:42am · see review
Frank Taranto gave to: The First Family: Terror, Extortion, Revenge, Murder, and the Birth of the American Mafia by Mike Dash read in January, 2012	My rating:
An interesting look at the beggining of the Mafia in the US. It definetly shows the Mafia aa beginning as preying on their fellow Italian, especially Sicilian, fellow immigrants. It had a lot of information that I didn't know, which always makes fo...more
Jan 15, 2012 11:03am · see review
Frank Taranto gave to: Between the Ropes: Wrestling's Greatest Triumphs and Failures by Brian Fritz read in January, 2012	My rating:
Some interesting stories, just not enough.
Jan 14, 2012 05:04am · see review
Frank Taranto gave to: Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman by Lisa Scottoline (Goodreads Author) read in January, 2012	My rating:
This book made me smile and laugh, which is something i really needed to do right now.
Jan 09, 2012 06:40am · see review
Frank Taranto voted on the list Urban Fantasy Graphic Novels
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