Tuesday, May 27, 2008

The Third Angel

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The Third Angel by Alice Hoffman Category: Connect Stories Grade: B This is not one of Hoffman's better outings. While pitched...
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Child 44

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Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith Category: Novel Grade: A- It's usually tough to try to mix genres in a single book. Smith isn...
Monday, May 19, 2008

The Kindle - a new way to read

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I've recently joined a book club and have decided not to review the books that we'll read for the club discussions. So, I'll sk...

The Man Who Made Lists

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The Man Who Made Lists by Joshua Kendall Category: Biography/history Grade: A- There are very few books or category of books that ar...

The Good Rat

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The Good Rat: A True Story by Jimmy Breslin Category: True Crime Grade: C We can make this one quick. This is the true story of ...

The Philosopher's Apprentice

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The Philosopher's Apprentice by James Morrow Category: Satire Grade: A This novel is pretty close to a masterpiece but, unfortun...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Physics of the Impossible

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Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku Category: Science Grade: B I'd like to speak to the inner nerd in each of you. ...
Sunday, April 20, 2008

Compulsion

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Compulsion by Jonathan Kellerman Category: Mystery Grade: B+ I really love Taco Bell. It's the best of fast food. You know y...

Gertude Bell

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Gertrude Bell, Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations by Georgina Howell Category: Biography Grade: A I consider myself well-...
Friday, August 24, 2007

Thursday Next - First Among Sequels

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Thursday Next - First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde Category: Fiction Grade: A In keeping with the new series review ...

Tales from Q School

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Tales from Q School by John Feinstein Category: Sports Grade: C+ Like a lot of non-golfers, Tiger has made me an avid golf ...
Monday, August 20, 2007

The Last Chinese Chef

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The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones Category: Novel Grade: A As most of you know, Carolyn and I don't have the s...
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The Tenderness of Wolves

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The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney Category: Novel Grade: B This debut novel by Penney isn't bad. It's a mu...
Saturday, August 18, 2007

Satan's Circus

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Satan's Circus by Mike Dash Category: History Grade: B No, it's not what you think. There are no demons, pitchfor...