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The Traffickers by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV
Griffin does not disappoint! I couldn’t wait to read the latest in the Badge of Honor series and it was exceptional. The audio reader was fantastic; however I think listening to the book makes i… more →
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The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings
chplnj wrote 1 month ago: A touching story set in Hawaii about a father, Matt King, trying to come to grips with his wife in a … more →
Hope in a Jar by Elizabeth Harbison
chplnj wrote 2 months ago: This was a great, light read- – chick lit. I really enjoyed it as I could relate to the setti … more →
The Perfect Christmas by Debbie Macomber
chplnj wrote 2 months ago: What a disappointment! I have enjoyed all of Macomber’s recent fiction, but this novel is as p … more →
Who by Fire by Diana Spechler
chplnj wrote 2 months ago: Who by Fire by Diana Spechler is a story of Jewish guilt embedded in a culture of self-pity and esca … more →
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
chplnj wrote 3 months ago: I enjoyed this book, which has been called a “novel in stories.” It evolves through a c … more →
Homage to Dominick Dunne
chplnj wrote 3 months ago: I first heard of Dominick Dunne when he wrote articles for Vanity Fair magazine covering the O J S … more →
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
chplnj wrote 3 months ago: This is the story of the Dashwood sisters: the logical Elinor (sense) and the emotional Marianne (se … more →
Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner
chplnj wrote 3 months ago: Jennifer Weiner’s newest novel tells the story of Addie, a 33-year-old greeting card illustrat … more →
Hungry Woman in Paris by Josefina Lopez
chplnj wrote 3 months ago: In Hungry Woman in Paris, the main character, Canela, feels she has lost her mojo (“la dolce v … more →
A Purrfect Romance by Jennifer Blake, Robin Lee, & Susan Wiggs
chplnj wrote 4 months ago: An enjoyable light read. Each of the three stories was quite different, but all had to do with a fel … more →
The Family Man by Elinor Lipman
chplnj wrote 4 months ago: Lipman is one of my favorite writers of social satire/contemporary fiction. In this story, she explo … more →
Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
chplnj wrote 4 months ago: I tend to love all of Maynard’s books, both fiction and non-fiction. She has lead a somewhat storied … more →
Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner
chplnj wrote 4 months ago: Good easy read–chapters alternate between mother and daughter. Cherry Hill Library Patron MT … more →
Shopaholic and Sister by Sophie Kinsella
chplnj wrote 4 months ago: Good summer read, but read the first one in the series before this one so you’ll get to know t … more →
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
chplnj wrote 4 months ago: Investigation of a murder. Yiddish culture & tradition explored. A knowledge of Yiddish expressi … more →
Stern Men by Elizabeth Gilbert
chplnj wrote 4 months ago: Entertaining story of how a spunky teenage girl heals the longstanding feud between two lobstermen f … more →
Hothouse Flower & the Nine Plants of Desire by Margot Berwin
chplnj wrote 4 months ago: The only interesting thing was the plant descriptions at the head of each chapter–you could ge … more →
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Society by A. Barrows and M. Shaffer
chplnj wrote 4 months ago: The WWII occupation of the isle of Guernsey by the Germans is revealed to the author, first through … more →
The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
chplnj wrote 4 months ago: It started a little slow, but it got very interesting when it told of the mother’s experiences … more →
