Posts Tagged ‘Book Reviews’
Singing Boy, by Dennis McFarland
As Malcolm and Sarah Vaughn wait at the traffic lights with their young son Harry, they notice the car in front fails to move, despite two green lights. Concerned for the wellbeing of the driver, Malcolm goes to check the car, but is gunned down – seemingly at random! So begin three individual, yet related stories of coping with Malcolm’s death.
Read More...Interpreter of Maladies, by Jhumpa Lahiri
This stunning debut by Lahiri confirmed her place as a master storyteller of Indians in the subcontinent and the immigrant Indian community in America. Herself an Indian American, Lahiri manages to jump from the heartbreaking story of When Mr. Pirzada Came To Dine to A Real Durwan. These contrasting stories gives us a unique prespective into the lives of expatriate Indians and to a certain extent also gives social commentary of the lives of the lower caste’s of Indian society.
Read More...The Suicide Run, by William Styron
Clearly drawing on skills he so wonderfully displayed in both Sophie’s Choice and Darkness Visible, Styron transports the reader into a mindset he knows very well already; creating a fascinating psychological insight from the same conflicts many modern writers use to simply excite their readers into turning pages.
Read More...Life’s Captivity, by Sharon A. Gricol
Sharon Gricol’s novel illustrates the strengths and flaws in the human character. Infallible yet searching for the truth, the story charts the character’s search for happiness, salvation and love.
Read More...Blind Sight, by James H. Pence
Blind Sight is about a man who finds his way back to God after being dragged out of hermitic life. He lived in blame for the death of his family until mysterious communications regarding two young children finds him as the caretaker of Michelle and Micah.
Read More...How To Be Famous, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt
This book was surprisingly quite good and provided an easy read with a glimmer of humour. These two are actually quite interesting as well as being rather attractive.. annoying hey. I would read this book again as it really gives you an idea of what celebrity life can be like, including lows and highs.
Read More...Ciao Italia: Five Finger Ingredients, by Mary Ann
If you are a lover of Italian food this is the perfect book with so many mouth watering recipes. You can chose from simple to more complex, depending on how much time you have and what takes your fancy
Read More...A Good Talk, by Daniel Menaker
In a time when conversation remains deeply important– for building relationships, for relaxing, even for figuring out who we are– and also increasingly imperiled (with Blackberries and texting increasingly in vogue), A GOOD TALK is a refreshing celebration of the subtle adventures of a good conversation.
Read More...The Sugarless Plum, by Zippora Karz
Karz’s memoir is a powerful story about a dancer who suffers from diabetes and with great passion and courage and thrives to demonstrate her talent.
The writing is very descriptive as she speaks out, explaining exactly how her emotions took over during her dancing. How she felt physically and mentally, including great detail on how she would keep pushing herself even when she felt faint or dizzy.
Read More...Across the Endless River, by Thad Carhart
Thad Carhart tells the beautiful story of Jean Baptiste, son of Sacajawea. He has obviously done a lot of research, and the story is full of accurate historical facts. However, it doesn’t feel like reading a history book—it feels like reading poetry.
Read More...The Mudhogs by Dalton James
Three little pigs form a club to celebrate mud, but what to do when the mud runs dry…?
Read More...Beautiful Mess: The Story of Diamond Rio, by Tim Roland
What made it possible for Diamond Rio to weather the storms inherent in the fickle world of fame and fortune and go more than two decades without a single lineup change? Any reader in search of transparency and a behind-the-scenes look into the life of the band as a unit as well as the individual lives of the players and singers will be well satisfied..
Read More...Nine Dragons (Audio) by Michael Connelly
The world Bosch steps into next is unknown territory. He brings in a detective from the Asian Gang Unit for help with translation–not just of languages but also of the cultural norms and expectations that guided Li’s life. He uncovers a link to a Hong Kong triad, a lethal and far-reaching crime ring that follows many immigrants to their new lives in the U.S…
Read More...Strictly Sundays by Joe Fitzpatrick
Joe Fitzpatrick has been working wonders in the kitchen and on the grill for decades – now you can too. Serve real food that fills the belly, satisfies the soul and wins the day. Any day. Not just Sunday.
Read More...Lucifer Rising by Barbara Fifield
When ace reporter Elsa Eldridge is assigned to profile a local religious cult leader named Tyrell, she doesn’t expect to fall under his spell. But Tyrell’s charismatic personality, muscled body and piercing gaze make him hard to resist, and soon Elsa is enamored. But all isn’t what it seems. And what Elsa doesn’t know could make her regret the day she ever laid eyes on this spiritual seducer…
Read More...Sense And Sensibility And Sea Monsters
From the publisher of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies comes a new tale of romance, heartbreak, and tentacled mayhem.
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters expands the original text of the beloved Jane Austen novel with all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, and other biological monstrosities.
The Friends We Keep by Sarah Zacharias Davis
During a particularly painful time in her life, Sarah Zacharias Davis learned how delightful–and wounding–women can be in friendship. She saw how some friendships end badly, others die slow deaths, and how a chance acquaintance can become that enduring friend you need.
Read More...The Better Part of Darkness by Kelly Gay
Aliens (who hate being called aliens) now live on earth with humans, and some humans possess supernatural powers. Charlie and her Siren-partner, Hank, have been working on a disastrous case—trying to track down the source and destroy a new drug that is putting people all over Atlanta in comas….
Read More...The Bone Collector, by Jeffery Deaver
Whilst responding to a call, newbie policewoman Amanda Sachs (who has never worked on a crime scene before) discovers a hand sticking out of some railway tracks!
Read More...The Talented Mr. Ripley, by Patricia Highsmith
When they mistake small-time conman Tom Ripley for a friend of their son, Dickie Greenleaf’s parents offer to pay him to go to Italy and convince their son to come home – and so a classic tale begins.
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