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The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend

Katarina Bivald,

Alice Menzies (Translator)

Start date: September 15, 2016

Finish date: September 15, 2016

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Sep 08, 2016 Amy rated it liked it

Shelves: read-for-library-bookclub

I was very intrigued by this book for two reasons: 1)I grew up in a small town in Iowa and 2)the book was a translation from Swedish to English (and I wanted to know if her perceptions matched my own experiences). Overall, it was an easy read. Reminded me a lot of Debbie Macomber's Blossom Street books. I got excited every time an Iowa city was referenced even though much of it was a little stereotypical. The best part was how the author shared her love for reading by creating a character that u ...more

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Sep 01, 2016 Laura Duffield Biegger rated it really liked it

Shelves: translated-from-a-foreign-language

Small town life--well, maybe, somewhere. Chuckles and laughs throughout. Great love story, really.

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Jun 15, 2015 Mandi rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: net-galley

Very slight plot with next to nothing happening page to page. Unfortunately, no sprightly dialogue to make the pages pass quickly. Just mediocre to me, but I feel that other readers, namely Romance readers, would probably enjoy it.

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