Sally Basmajian
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A cross between Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None and the 1999 movie The Sixth Sense, this book was a fun, cusp-of-scary page-turner. I like much about it: the taut pacing, the seeds of doubt that were scattered along the way, the sometimes ...more | |
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Here's a good novel for those busy weeks when you're schlepping your kids to music lessons or soccer games, and you can only sneak your reading into fragmented, twenty-minute segments. The book is easy to follow, swift-paced, and interesting but not ...more | |
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Until I'd reached the two-thirds mark of this novel, I was telling everyone I knew what a fantastic book it was. I loved the well-drawn characters, the creepy setting, and the unrelenting pace. I especially admired the back-and-forth perspectives, be ...more | |
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Sometimes a book—even one that's on the New Yorker's list of top reads for any given year—doesn't grip me enough to finish reading it. When I sigh and yank my favorite knitted bookmark from the middle, I'm filled with guilt. I ponder: why am I so sha ...more | |
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A friend recommended this book, saying it might appeal to me because of its eccentric characters and general quirkiness. I picked it up with expectations for a diverting reading experience, but not a transformative one. Wow, was I wrong. This novel is ...more |
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This is a perfect book to read and savor over a holiday. Some reviewers refer to it as a mystery, but to me it's more of a luscious family drama with just a touch of suspense. The characters are well delineated and exquisitely flawed, and each is sym ...more | |
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A friend shrugged and, without making a comment, handed me this memoir. Eventually, I opened it, read a few pages, and put it down. The premise disturbed me. A day later, I picked it back up. I read the book for the effortless cadence of the language ...more |
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This novel was fun and clever, and the thrust/parry dialogue between our protagonist and her (eventual) love interest was witty. Perhaps it bogged down a trifle in the middle, but it came back with a roar toward the end, delivering satisfying romance ...more | |
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I begged my sister to send me this book for my birthday, and she kindly obliged. I delved right in and gobbled up every word. Sarah Addison Allen always delivers such comforting, poignant prose. I've read all her novels, and while this latest one was ...more | |