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Jeanne K. Cosmos

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Jeanne Cosmos, Visiting Lecturer, teaches Critical Thinking and Writing at local colleges. She is also a former Assistant DA and Criminal Defense Attorney. Beyond experience in criminal law arena, she is a graduate of Goddard College with an Masters in Fine Arts- Creative Writing.

Launch of Book 1 of Series MacKenzie Reek Murder Mystery- Cambridge -

Newly Appointed Assistant DA, Mac Reed, is assigned a murder case in Harvard Square. Less than two days later, another murder on the Charles River - the beautiful Charles.
Who can help and who's not so inclined? Figuring out the lay of Cambridge Detectives, State Troopers- leads her to collaborate with the Feds.
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Jeanne Cosmos and 131 other people liked Doug's review of Flesh:
Flesh by David Szalay
"UPDATE: So, OF COURSE, my most detested of the Booker longlist takes the Prize once again - I swear, next year ... Ladbrokes! :-)

I am not quite sure how Szalay has wound up on the Booker list twice, and for what is essentially the same book. Sure, ma" Read more of this review »
Jeanne Cosmos and 230 other people liked Henk's review of Flesh:
Flesh by David Szalay
"As I expected the winner of 2025’s Booker *sigh*
I found this exceptionally hard to get through and near the end I could murder someone when another "Yeah, Sure, OK, Not sure, alright, I don’t know" or a shrug or a repeat of a question raised appeared" Read more of this review »
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Not Hemingway-not recommending
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2026
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The sparse dialogue & unnamed characters mirror Hemingway; however, he’s not Hemingway.

The writing seems very much like responses to writing prompts at any
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Flesh by David Szalay
"Is literature in such a bad decline? Or is the Booker Prize in such a bad decline? The story is shallow and one-dimensional and written poorly. The characters are robotic creatures.
The main character is fifteen… And in his adolescent head there is no" Read more of this review »
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Not Hemingway-not recommending
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2026
Format: Hardcover
The sparse dialogue & unnamed characters mirror Hemingway; however, he’s not Hemingway.

The writing seems very much like responses to writing prompts at any
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“But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.”
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“There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night.”
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“Dear little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘you tell me of marvelous things, but more marvelous than anything is the suffering of men and of women. There is no Mystery so great as Misery.”
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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
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