Chris Birdy's Blog, page 12
November 3, 2013
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
the story was poorly written and redundant. The characters had the depth of cardboard cutouts. At times, I felt like I was reading the ramblings of a horny adolescent boy. If the author was aiming for another “Fear of Flying” or “Portnoy’s Complaint,” she missed by a mile.
I was pressured into reading this book by friends (?) who thought I was missing something by not diving into this trilogy. I will not be reading the second or third books, and I’m seriously re-evaluating my friends’ taste and sense of humor.
Kudos to the marketing departments of Vintage/Random House and their publicists for making the public believe that they were selling us a naughty, erotic novel when all they had to offer was dreck on a stick. For that, I gave the book one star.
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I was pressured into reading this book by friends (?) who thought I was missing something by not diving into this trilogy. I will not be reading the second or third books, and I’m seriously re-evaluating my friends’ taste and sense of humor.
Kudos to the marketing departments of Vintage/Random House and their publicists for making the public believe that they were selling us a naughty, erotic novel when all they had to offer was dreck on a stick. For that, I gave the book one star.
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THE MOMMY LETTERS
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The Mommy Letters by Anne M. Carpenter
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The problem with this book is that the reader just can't put it down. It starts with a heart wrenching scene of Sarah who is trying to cope with the disappearance of her small daughter while maintaining some semblance of order for her older children. Struggling to act normal while she deals with the stress of a town job and a mother with Alzheimer's could cause her to go over the edge. But then the letters start. At that point, she could have given up, but that's when Sarah works with her ex-husband, a cop to solve the mystery of the missing child.
When you pick up this book, you won't be putting it down for a while.
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The Mommy Letters by Anne M. CarpenterMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
The problem with this book is that the reader just can't put it down. It starts with a heart wrenching scene of Sarah who is trying to cope with the disappearance of her small daughter while maintaining some semblance of order for her older children. Struggling to act normal while she deals with the stress of a town job and a mother with Alzheimer's could cause her to go over the edge. But then the letters start. At that point, she could have given up, but that's when Sarah works with her ex-husband, a cop to solve the mystery of the missing child.
When you pick up this book, you won't be putting it down for a while.
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THE MOMMY LETTERS
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My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The problem with this book is that the reader just can't put it down. It starts with a heart wrenching scene of Sarah who is trying to cope with the disappearance of her small daughter while maintaining some semblance of order for her older children. Struggling to act normal while she deals with the stress of a town job and a mother with Alzheimer's could cause her to go over the edge. But then the letters start. At that point, she could have given up, but that's when Sarah works with her ex-husband, a cop to solve the mystery of the missing child.
When you pick up this book, you won't be putting it down for a while.
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The Mommy Letters by Anne M. CarpenterMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
The problem with this book is that the reader just can't put it down. It starts with a heart wrenching scene of Sarah who is trying to cope with the disappearance of her small daughter while maintaining some semblance of order for her older children. Struggling to act normal while she deals with the stress of a town job and a mother with Alzheimer's could cause her to go over the edge. But then the letters start. At that point, she could have given up, but that's when Sarah works with her ex-husband, a cop to solve the mystery of the missing child.
When you pick up this book, you won't be putting it down for a while.
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October 25, 2013
STORM FROM BY JOHN SANDFORD
Storm Front by John SandfordMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Every time I finish one of John Sandford's novels, I believe that book is his best and it can't get any better. But it does! The Israelis, Palestinians, Syrians chasing a relic in Minnesota while Virgil Flowers waltzes through another extraordinary story. Virgil's the man, John Sandford's the man.
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October 17, 2013
25 Cookie Favorites
25 Cookie Favorites by Patti and TiffanyMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Quick and easy recipes even though one of the recipes called for an oven to be 3757 degrees or thereabout. Must have been a typo.
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October 8, 2013
THE GIRL IN WHITE PAJAMAS GIVEAWAY
The contests are over, and the books have been distributed to the winners - except one. Linda O. from Oklahoma provided an address that doesn't work with the USPS. Please contact me, and I'll get a book out to you.
To the others: Enjoy!
To the others: Enjoy!
