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Fran
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Linda's
review of Swan Peak: A Dave Robicheaux Novel:
"It would be rude to suggest that Burke wanted to write off a trip to Montana on his taxes so based this story there - but there doesn't seem to be any other explanation - unless this is the Robicheaux swan song. The characters were out of...more " | |||
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Swan Peak: A Dave Robicheaux Novel (Paperback) by James Lee Burke bookshelves: mysteries, suspense--thriller |
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saw it on a remainder shelf
recommended for: really hard-core James Lee Burke fans read in April, 2009 
Fran said:
"This was perhaps my least favorite Dave Robicheaux book. What are the odds that Dave would leave Louisiana to get a little vacation in Montana and he would stumble on some of the baddies he remembers from a plane crash in his past? I couldn't get p...more
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The Diary of Mattie Spenser (Paperback) by Sandra Dallas bookshelves: general-fiction, historical-fiction |
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recommended to Fran by:
my sister and my daughter
recommended for: fans of historical fiction or women's fiction (NOT chick lit) read in March, 2009
Fran said:
"A woman purportedly finds a diary tucked into an elderly neighbor's ancestor's trunk. She decides to decipher and transcribe the diary, and the story she uncovers is a fascinating description of life on the American prairie. Some of the adventures, ...more
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Plague: A Story of Science, Rivalry, and the Scourge That Won't Go Away (Paperback) by Edward Marriott bookshelves: non-fiction--biography, non-fiction-boot-camp |
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Funnily enough, it was in my own bookshelf
recommended for: scientific types, lovers of history, non-fiction fans. read in March, 2009
Fran said:
"This book is an entertaining and scary look at plague, and how easily and recently it could be/ has been upon us again. Interestingly, I had read this book before, but didn't remember it until I had read a few chapters. And by then I was hooked eno...more
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Fran made a comment on Ani's review of
Hooking Up
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Fran
read and liked
Ani's
review of Hooking Up:
"I think the best piece in this book is the first one, a fascinating story detailing the impact of Congregationalism and the state of Iowa on the birth of Silicon Valley and really, modern corporate culture in the US. You can see the seeds of the atro...more " | |||
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Fran
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Hooking Up (Paperback) by Tom Wolfe bookshelves: essays |
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recommended to Fran by:
Again God Bless WRAMC and their bookshelves
recommended for: literate essay readers, fans of Tom Wolfe read in March, 2009
Fran said:
"I have been a Tom Wolfe fan since the late 60's, and I was SO DISAPPOINTED in his HORRIBLE "Charlotte Simmons". You can see parallels between it and the essay that titles this collection. But thank goodness this collection of several essa...more
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Fran
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Redneck Nation: How the South Really Won the War (Paperback) by Michael Graham bookshelves: non-fiction-boot-camp |
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recommended to Fran by:
God Bless the Walter Reed Hospital free bookshelves
recommended for: Southerners ("Rednecks") who aren't too easily insulted read in March, 2009
Fran said:
"Pretty entertaining although it is oversimplified, probably to try to make it funnier. As a transplanted Southerner, I found LOTS of things to chuckle over. Something entertaining to read if you are not expecting a sociological treatise about the S...more
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Fran
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A Season In Hell (Classic Jack Higgins Collection) by Jack Higgins bookshelves: mysteries, suspense--thriller |
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recommended to Fran by:
in the Walter Reed Hospital free bookshelves
recommended for: mystery readers, Jack Higgins fans read in March, 2009
Fran said:
"An older Jack Higgins novel I had somehow missed. Like all his books it is somewhat violent, and always a little predictable, but also enjoyable. Like candy for your brain.
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Fran
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Hannah's Dream: A Novel (Paperback) by Diane Hammond bookshelves: general-fiction |
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recommended to Fran by:
one of my sisters
recommended for: literate animal lovers, esp. anyone who liked "Water for Elephants" read in March, 2009
Fran said:
"If you liked "Water for Elephants", this will be equally enjoyable. I could have done without the director's obsession with her skewed ideas of the original zoo owner's personality, but the rest of the characters are sweet and entertaining...more
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Nonfiction Boot Camp
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For people who actually want to read the nonfiction on their reading list...rather than just pretend they will someday (as they reach for another nove...more
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