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The House of Silk
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Start date
April 1, 2012
Finish date
April 30, 2012
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Books of the Month
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Jerricho
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April 2012 Book of the Month

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Ronald Lim
Apr 03, 2012 rated it it was ok
Originally from here.

I will say that Horowitz — or his editor — has done a great job with cutting the chapters. Nineteen of the book’s 20 chapters ended with cliffhangers that were effective at keeping me turning the pages, even if I sometimes found Watson’s tone throughout the book to be much more melodramatic than the situation warranted.

That melodrama was one of the things that I had trouble with while reading the book. Perhaps my appreciation was a little tainted by my exposure to all the o
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Meann
Well, it took a while but I finally finished it.

And as always, I will attempt to post a review after the TMRS discussion.
Claire
Apr 05, 2012 rated it it was ok
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