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Book Review: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Title: People of the Book Author: Geraldine Brooks Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9780143114543 Genre: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction Pages: 448 Source: Personal Copy Rating: 5/5 I am a little skeptic… more →
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The Village by Nikita Lalwani
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wrote 7 hours ago: Unlikeable characters in an unfocused book… This is one of those books that I so wanted to like but … more →
Book Review: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
wrote 4 days ago: Title: People of the Book Author: Geraldine Brooks Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9780143114543 Genre: His … more →
Book Review: Le Livre Blanc by Jean Cocteau
wrote 6 days ago: Title: Le Livre Blanc (The White Book) Author: Jean Cocteau Publisher: Peter Owen Modern Classics IS … more →
Fujisan by Randy Taguchi
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wrote 1 week ago: Strange but compelling… This rather strange but very moving collection of four stories is centred ro … more →
The Stockholm Octavo by Karen Engelmann
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Love and connection… This beautifully written novel hides its dark heart under a multi-layered confe … more →
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Happy birthday, JKJ! I was going to continue with the Sherlock Holmes theme today but a tweet from o … more →
Publication Day! Fallen Land by Patrick Flanery
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wrote 2 weeks ago: State of the Union… A stunning multi-layered book that works as both a fine slow-burning psych … more →
Book Review: The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
wrote 2 weeks ago: Title: The English Patient Author: Michael Ondaatje Publisher: Vintage Books ISBN: 978-0679745204 Ge … more →
Book Review: Ten Things I've Learnt about Love by Sarah Butler
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Title: Ten Things I’ve Learnt About Love Author: Sarah Butler Publisher: Picador ISBN: 978-144 … more →
Book Review: New Selected Stories by Alice Munro
wrote 2 weeks ago: Title: New Selected Stories Author: Alice Munro Publisher: Chatto and Windus, Random House ISBN: 978 … more →
Y is for 'Yellow Ribbons' - A to Z Challenge
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wrote 2 weeks ago: For the almost final A to Z, I decided to share a special short story of mine that was published in … more →
Two Quiet Novels Chosen for 2014
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Our search for quiet novels by Oregon writers netted an incredible number of submissions in January … more →
Book Review: The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Title: The Interestings Author: Meg Wolitzer Publisher: Riverhead Books, Penguin Books ISBN: 978-1-5 … more →
Strange Bodies by Marcel Theroux
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wrote 3 weeks ago: ‘What makes me, me? What makes you, you?’ Cat Stevens Publication due: 30th April 2013 When Nicholas … more →
Pulitzer Pride: I Told You So
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wrote 3 weeks ago: (originally published at HottyToddy.com) It’s rather rude to say “I told you so” but I totally did. … more →
The Secret Life of William Shakespeare by Jude Morgan
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wrote 3 weeks ago: ‘…And all the men and women merely players’ If you’re going to write a book about one of the g … more →
Gods Without Men by Hari Kunzru
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wrote 3 weeks ago: ‘More things in Heaven and Earth…’ Beautifully written, this novel takes us on a journey through tim … more →
Book Review: The Crane Wife by Patrick Ness
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wrote 4 weeks ago: Title: The Crane Wife Author: Patrick Ness Publisher: Canongate Books ISBN: 978-0857868718 Genre: Li … more →
O is for Oppression
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wrote 1 month ago: Palms Outward He walked the roadway to another town, dust rising to meet his sorrow. He knew it wou … more →
