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| August 18 | ||||
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In the Beginning (Paperback) by Chaim Potok |
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recommended for: those who read and liked "The Chosen" and "My Name is Asher Lev"
read in August, 2008 
Ken said:
"I love Potok's writing. I felt that I missed something in this book, and the story did not propel me forward in the way his other books I've read did. Towards the end, the plot becomes very involved in Jewish scholarship of the Torah and Talmud, to...more
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| July 22 | ||||
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Watcher in the Woods: Dreamhouse Kings, Book #2 (Dreamhouse Kings) by Robert Liparulo |
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recommended for: 12 year old boys
read in July, 2008
Ken said:
"The second book in this teen series is better than the first. The story keeps moving along and there are some nice twists. Still, very simple fare compared to Liparulo's adult novels. It's good enough I'm sure I'll read the next one, and if I'd re...more
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| July 14 | ||||
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The Virgin of Small Plains: A Novel of Suspense (Hardcover) by Nancy Pickard |
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Coffee Will Make You Black: A Novel (Paperback) by April Sinclair |
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recommended for: black women, people who like coming of age stories
read in July, 2008
Ken said:
"I was really surprised that I (white male) enjoyed a book so much whose target audience was definitely black women. There is no one single plot that carries the book. It is more of a vignette of events and episodes, both cultural and personal abou...more
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| July 01 | ||||
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The Wolf's Hour (Mass Market Paperback) by Robert R. McCammon |
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recommended for: people who appreciate fine cheese
read in July, 2008
Ken said:
"There was a fad in the 1980s to take a horror theme, and refit it for a more general thriller. Robert McCammon did this very well in "Wolf's Hour" where a werewolf works as an undercover British agen fighting the Nazis. The plot is well d...more
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| May 21 | ||||
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Ken
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House of Dark Shadows: Dreamhouse Kings, Book #1 (Hardcover) by Robert Liparulo |
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recommended for: young boys who like adventure stories
read in May, 2008
Ken said:
"Liparulo's adult books, "Comes a Horseman" and "Germ" are among the best thrillers I have ever read, so I had very high expectations for his young readers series. Book one disapointed me. I'll at least give book 2 a chance and s...more
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| May 16 | ||||
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Where the Heart Is (Paperback) by Billie Letts |
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recommended for: women, and guys like myself
read in May, 2008
Ken said:
"Novalee Nation is abandoned at a Wal Mart in a town she doesn't know, she's 17 years old, and pregnant. From this tragic beginning comes a novel full of love, hope, friendship, love, and a little more tragedy too. I was surprised that I enjoyed a &...more
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| May 07 | ||||
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (Hardcover) by Dan Ariely |
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recommended for: those interested in layman's psychology
read in May, 2008
Ken said:
"A very easy-reading non-fiction title about how we, as humans, do not act rationally in many situations. In fact, we act irrational in the same ways, and we do it over and over. Dan Ariely has concocted an assortment of fascinating experiments to t...more
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The Rug Merchant (Hardcover) by Meg Mullins |
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recommended for: those who love stories of people - not recommended to lonely people
read in May, 2008
Ken said:
"I thought as I read "The Rug Merchant" that it had the feel of a very long short story, mainly because it only has three characters. Indeed, I learned from the author blub after I finished it that it is based on a short story of hers publi...more
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