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	08/19 Jenny is currently reading: Resurrecting Randi (Hardcover) by David Shepherd bookshelves: 2008-books-read, bookcrossing-books, controlled-release, currently-reading	my rating:
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August 19

Jenny added:
True Detective (Paperback)
by James A. Huebner
bookshelves: 2008-books-read, bookcrossing-books, reviewed-for-front-street-reviews

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recommended to Jenny by: Front Street Reviews
read in July, 2008

Jenny said: "Read and revieved for Front Street Reviews
New York City cop, Sergeant Detective Marlowe finds himself in a new place. Coming back to work after an extended leave of absence, sitting through sessions with a therapist that he believes he doesn’t re...more Read and revieved for Front Street Reviews
New York City cop, Sergeant Detective Marlowe finds himself in a new place. Coming back to work after an extended leave of absence, sitting through sessions with a therapist that he believes he doesn’t really need, and starting work in a new precinct with a new partner. On their first night together, they discover an odd crime in Battery park. Someone has left a carefully stuffed cadaver skin, hanging above the water that formed one of the park’s boundaries, holding a sign that says SS New York on it.

In the days and weeks that follow Marlowe learns more about his partner. Both he and his partner Detective Captain Cross both had been touched by the events of 9-11 in ways besides helping with the rescue, and eventual body removal from the tower’s rubble. Both had been involved in investigations and arrests concerning the attacks on the World Trade Center. Marlowe finds that his partner cross believes that the “body” they found in the park was connected with the terrorists, and is adamant about discovering who did it and why before New York is attacked for a third time. The cadaver, along with a very prominent suicide/homicide and a sting on a well known local drug dealer all start to seem like they could be intertwined. Along with the stresses of work, Marlowe is starting to doubt the sanity of his partner.

I found the story a bit slow at first, but it built up to a nice pace. Author James Huebner has built a strong story based in mystery. As a reader I enjoyed following narrator Detective Marlowe on his journey to find the source of the “darkness” that is threatening his city. It becomes a tumultuous journey as he strives to figure out where the many cases they are investigating might connect, and which, is the true crime. We see Marlowe grow as a person with the discoveries about his self that he makes with the help of his psychiatrist, and his own personal reflection while on and off duty. I found True Detective to be a wonderful look into the police procedures of the daily work life of a modern day New York City Police detective. This was a great story, full of twists and turns, with a surprising twist of an ending....less "

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May 28

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May 21

Jenny gave

to:
Down to a Sunless Sea (Paperback)
by Mathias B. Freese
bookshelves: 2008-books-read, bookcrossing-books, controlled-release, reviewed-for-front-street-reviews

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recommended to Jenny by: Front Street Reviews
read in May, 2008

Jenny said: "Down to a Sunless Sea is a collection of fifteen short stories written by Mathias B. Freese. I have mixed feelings about this slim book. On one hand, there are a few gems in the collection. Then on the other hand, there are others that just seem to f...more Down to a Sunless Sea is a collection of fifteen short stories written by Mathias B. Freese. I have mixed feelings about this slim book. On one hand, there are a few gems in the collection. Then on the other hand, there are others that just seem to fall short of the mark. It took me a longer time than I usually take to commit myself to reading this book.

The author, uses his experiences and observations gained from twenty-five years as a clinical social worker and psychologist in crafting his stories. Most of them, are rather dark, keeping with the author’s dark view of humanity (something he has readily admitted to having). However, a few of the stories show both humor and a moving look at how we view life. In the introduction, Down to a Sunless Sea is promoted as “plunging the reader into uncomfortable situations and into the minds of troubled characters.” This is a very apt statement, but in my opinion a few of the stories just seemed abrupt, and the characters not given as much of an opportunity to establish themselves as they could. The stories, written over a thirty-year time frame delve deeply into the human psyche, and are excellently written if a bit raw and packed with emotion.

I found the story “Alabaster” to be one of most moving of the collection. This story introduces an old Polish woman and her daughter. The mother, a survivor of the Holocaust and her devoted daughter live in the neighborhood, but do not easily interact with their neighbors. They sit together, and alone, until their lives are brightened briefly by a small boy who is too young to know of the tragedy that they had lived through. He, after hearing from the old woman of her experiences during WWII, reads the tattoo she still carries out loud, wondering who 7859912 was. A person, the old woman can not tell him was herself as others had seen her, an undesirable, and not the alabaster armed young girl she once was.

The other stories I found enjoyable in the collection were:
“Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Father was a Nazi”
“Echoes”.
“Herbie”
“Mortise and Tenon”

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May 20

Jenny gave

to:
Olive Season (Paperback)
by Carol Drinkwater
bookshelves: 2008-books-read, bookcrossing-books, controlled-release

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recommended to Jenny by: oi-reader
read in May, 2008

Jenny said: "I'm finding myself gorging on these books. They have been a fabulous way to relax after the last few stressful weeks of the semester. I'm loving reading about the further adventures encountered by Michele and Carol as they retore more of their farm t...more "

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May 19

Jenny joined the Professional book reviewers group.

April 25

Jenny gave

to:
Clothes of the Ancient World (Pre-history to 500 AD) (Dress Sense)
by Christine Hatt, Jane Tattersfield
bookshelves: 2008-books-read, bookcrossing-books, controlled-release

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read in April, 2008

Jenny said: "I enjoyed this look into ancient cultures and the clothing that they wore. The book had a nice variety of cultures shown so as a reader I didn't feel like the book was stuck in one or two cultures. Plus the balance made between military clothing and ...more "

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April 20

Jenny gave

to:
Flyboys: A True Story of Courage (Paperback)
by James Bradley
bookshelves: 2008-books-read, bookcrossing-books, wild-releases

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recommended to Jenny by: Tribefan
recommended for: anyone interested in the WWII Pacific battles
read in April, 2008

Jenny said: "This took me a lot longer to read than I had originally intended it. The intensness of the subject matter, and the history included to show readers why the Japanese army was the way it was during WWII made it hard to read straight through. However, t...more "

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April 19

Jenny gave

to:
Shopaholic and Sister (Hardcover)
by Sophie Kinsella
bookshelves: 2008-books-read, bookcrossing-books

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read in April, 2008

Jenny said: "I almost passed this along unread.

I started the book, and set it aside shortly afterwards as I remembered my unhappiness with Becky's charecter from Shopaholic takes Manhatten, and Shopaholic Ties the Knot. Then I picked it up and got past my fir...more "

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April 17

Jenny gave

to:
Without Blood (Vintage International)
by Alessandro Baricco
bookshelves: 2008-books-read, bookcrossing-books, controlled-release, reviewed-for-arm-chair-reviews

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read in April, 2008

Jenny said: "received to review for http://www.armchairinterviews....

Hidden in a small hole beneath the floor of the farmhouse, Nina witnesses the bloody end to a war which had torn the country i...more "

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April 13

Jenny marked as to-read:
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn (Paperback)
by Robin Maxwell
bookshelves: bookcrossing-books, to-read

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