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Wild Cheryl Strayed March 2012 336 pages ******************** My issues with this book: You are not the only person in the world who is an “orphan.” Get over yourself. Being an “orphan” does not give you a free pass on … Continue reading
Wild Cheryl Strayed March 2012 336 pages ******************** My issues with this book: You are not the only person in the world who is an “orphan.” Get over yourself. Being an “orphan” does not give you a free pass on … Continue reading
In the Garden of Beasts Erik Larson May 2011 365 pages ******************** I’d been looking forward to reading this book because I loved The Devil in the White City. Loved it so much, in fact, I defended it in a … Continue reading
(No cover image today, because it creeps me out, and I don’t want to remind myself of either the creepiness of the cover, or the crappiness of the prose.) The Prophet Kahlil Gibran 1923 96 pages Published by Alfred A … Continue reading
Great House Nicole Krauss October 2010 289 pages Published by W.W. Norton & Company (can I have my money back? pretty please??) I’m not a big noticer of language when I’m reading. Oh sure, there are exceptions (The Disappeared), and … Continue reading
CTom McCarthySeptember 2010320 pages Published by Knopf Note: I read this book as part of my panelist duties for the Indie Lit Awards. This review in no way reflects the opinions of other panelists. ***Also, me-mer-me-mer-mer (that’s European for siren going … Continue reading
Grounded Seth Stevenson 272 pages 2010 Published by Riverhead ******************** I bought it. And read most of it on an airplane, which would probably appall the author, who is down on air travel…and gets pretty high and mighty and obnoxious … Continue reading
The Hiding Place Trezza Azzopardi 2002 288 pages ******************** Bonjour, FTC: I bought it, much to my dismay. Can you hook me up with a refund? ******************** Set in Cardiff, Wales in the 1960s, The Hiding Place is the story … Continue reading
The Woman Warrior Maxine Hong Kingston 1975 209 pages ******************** FTC: I also bought this one. You should give me an award for stimulating the economy. ******************** I’m pretty much speechless. So I’m going to steal the description from Wikipedia: … Continue reading
The Lacuna Barbara Kingsolver November 2009 528 pages ********** Yo, FTC: I purchased this book. Sort of. Because I had Borders Bucks, and it didn’t cost me a dime. Thank god. ********** The Lacuna begins in Mexico in the 1920s. … Continue reading
Frankenstein Mary Shelley 1818 275 pages I read this for our Dueling Monsters Read-a-long. And since I read the “Enriched Classic” I hereby give you my Enriched Review, complete with Major Spoilers. As much as I would like to treat … Continue reading