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Laura
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In a Country of Mothers
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The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History (Paperback)
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Light Years (Paperback)
byJames Salter bookshelves: currently-reading
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<![CDATA[Laura added 'Righteous: Dispatches from the Evangelical Youth Movement']]>
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to: Righteous: Dispatches from the Evangelical Youth Movement (Hardcover)byLauren Sandler
While Sandler can be a bit snarky, this book is eye-opening - it has more scope than Jesus Camp or Hell House, two staple documentaries designed to expose the lunacy of fundamentalists. It's a look into what young evangelicals are doing to convert others, and even more importantly, how they want to change this nation. A particularly shocking chapter on Patrick Henry College tops the rest of the book; I didn't quite understand why Sandler spent time deriding the "prosperity gospel" of Creflo Dollar, as young people don't seem central to the movement. Though she gets off-task a couple of times, Sandler does manage to pack in some interesting profiles of little-known pastors and second-generation denizens of the religious right. Overall, it reads like an entertaining (yet informative and somewhat scary) set of articles from Slate or Salon, and I'd recommend it to anyone interested in social issues and religion in the US.
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<![CDATA[Laura added 'Housekeeping: A Novel']]>
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to: Housekeeping: A Novel (Paperback)byMarilynne Robinson
I have no idea what compelled any reviewer to endorse this book. The characters are amorphous. Robinson gives us barely any scene or dialogue, instead droning on about childhood, a lake, and snow for long and winding paragraphs. The result is a stagnant, opaque read devoid of suspense or intrigue.
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Laura's review of
Housekeeping: A Novel byMarilynne Robinson
This book better get more interesting fast, or else it's going to the Goodwill store.
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Laura's review of
Paris Trout byPete Dexter
Yet I'm having trouble recommending it to people I know personally (Mom, sis, friends) because it has such horrifying abuse and violence.
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<![CDATA[Laura added 'Paris Trout']]>
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to: Paris Trout (Paperback)byPete Dexter
This book starts out with some of the most heart-wrenching and difficult imagery I have encountered in print. I wanted to turn away, but I knew I had to face the horrid past of my home state. I'm glad I stuck it out. This novel should be a staple of Southern literature. Highly recommended.
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