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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Wilson, A. Scott Berg
This is a very long, sometimes tedious book, with excessive detail and description. However, in outlining the life of Woodrow Wilson from early childhood until his death, it is a monumental achievement. Unlike many biographies today which often go off … Continue reading
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The Tulip Eaters, Antoinette van Heugten
In 1980, in Houston, Texas, Nora, a pediatric surgeon who is a single mother, returns home to find her own mother, Anneke, murdered, with her hair brutally cut from her head, and her daughter Rose, 6 months old, missing. On … Continue reading
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Blood and Beauty, The Borgias, Sarah Dunant
From the moment, in 1492, when Rodrigo Borgia becomes Pope Alexander VI, after the death of Innocent the VIII, intrigue and his personal quest for power begins. The corruption and greed of the church, its members and followers, is exposed … Continue reading
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We Are Water, Wally Lamb
Regardless of whether or not the reader likes the story or the subject matter of this book, from the first page to the last, the reader will appreciate Lamb’s way with words. It is remarkably easy to read, and the … Continue reading
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Brainwashed
I have not posted my opinions in a long time. It felt futile, but now, I feel as if I have to make a stand about the current state of affairs with the political polls which are supposed to so … Continue reading
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The Paris Architect, Charles Balfoure
From the first word heard on this audio, I was a prisoner. I think the story held me more rapt than the reader; it moved along quickly, and totally consumed me. I never turned it off, until the end. It … Continue reading
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Five Quarters of the Orange, Joanne Harris
Throughout the story, my opinion of several characters wavered back and forth between positive and negative emotions. Often, the characters seemed so manipulative, so immature, so cruel and mindless, that it seemed there was no room for kindness or compassion … Continue reading
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