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| September 26, 2007 | ||||
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One Good Turn (Hardcover) by Kate Atkinson |
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read in September, 2007
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"This book is a mastery of intermixing the stories and meetings of several disparate characters. I felt it was quite well done
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The Grave Tattoo (Hardcover) by Val McDermid |
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recommended for: literary sleuth lovers
read in September, 2007
Joan said:
"This is a story of a forensic scientist told by a Wordworth authority in which a preserved body. long buried in peat moss, has surfaced and is identified as a British sailor.
The most interesting thing to me about this book is that there is strong...more " |
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| September 14, 2007 | ||||
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Nature Girl (Hardcover) by Carl Hiaasen |
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Pagan Babies (Mass Market Paperback) by Elmore Leonard |
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recommended for: Leonard fans
read in September, 2007
Joan said:
"I love Elmore Leonard's unsavory characters who never get to steal much at all but take it all in good cheer. This is most interesting, being partly set in Rwanda where amoral Terry acts as a priest during the Civil War(and all the sensleless killin...more
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| September 03, 2007 | ||||
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New comment on Susan's review of
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel
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| September 01, 2007 | ||||
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Joan
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The Polish Officer: A Novel (Paperback) by Alan Furst |
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recommended for: people who like historical fiction, war stories, spy novels
read in August, 2007
Joan said:
"This spy novel is extremely suspenseful. Set in WWII Europe, it takes the reader through exacting events and places as it weaves its story of morality, military strategy and philosophy. The hero is very attractive and becomes understandable.
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| August 31, 2007 | ||||
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The Castle in the Forest: A Novel (Hardcover) by Norman Mailer |
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recommended for: people who love inenuity
read in August, 2007
Joan said:
"I give this book a 5 because of the author's ability to choose and sustain a difficult premise. The protaganist of this story is a "devil," not the chief Maestro but a high placed assistant devil. He is assigned for a good part of the tal...more
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| August 30, 2007 | ||||
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New comment on Judy 's review of
A Thousand Splendid Suns
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