By Jo Ann Beard
The life of a teenager in a dreary little town in the Midwest. Starting with a horrific babysitting experience, through school life, and being part of a poor family. The story centers around the friendship of the protagonist with another teenage girl, and the turmoil that it suffers in the process of growing up. This book was fairly interesting, but for some reason it took me a long time to finish it (about 3 weeks). I'm not quite sure why. Could simply be because I'm working a lot more. [307 pp.]
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Saturday, November 10, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Fruit of the Lemon
By Andrea Levy
The story of a young British woman finding her roots in Jamaica, after not showing much interest in her parents' past lives there. Quite interesting. [340 pp.]
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The story of a young British woman finding her roots in Jamaica, after not showing much interest in her parents' past lives there. Quite interesting. [340 pp.]
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Saturday, September 8, 2012
The Dew Breaker
By Edwidge Danticat
At first I thought it was a novel. When I started reading it, it started to look more like a collection of stories. But then I realized that all the stories are connected into one very sad story about a former torturer, his family, and his victims. It was difficult at times for me to bear some of the descriptions, but the book is very well written, and definitely interesting. [256 pp.]
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At first I thought it was a novel. When I started reading it, it started to look more like a collection of stories. But then I realized that all the stories are connected into one very sad story about a former torturer, his family, and his victims. It was difficult at times for me to bear some of the descriptions, but the book is very well written, and definitely interesting. [256 pp.]
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
The Cat's Pajamas
By Ray Bradbury
This is a collection of stories, so my feelings are mixed. Some of the stories were interesting, others weren't so much. Some were really scary (in a thriller kind of way), while others were funny and amusing. Some of the stories I regret to say I couldn't really understand. Cool cover image by Bradbury. [234 pp. + introduction]
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This is a collection of stories, so my feelings are mixed. Some of the stories were interesting, others weren't so much. Some were really scary (in a thriller kind of way), while others were funny and amusing. Some of the stories I regret to say I couldn't really understand. Cool cover image by Bradbury. [234 pp. + introduction]
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
An Available Man
By Hilma Wolitzer
Quite an engaging story of the first couple of years of a man as a widower, and his relationships with his family and the women he meets along the way. I know this description doesn't make it sound too engaging, but it was. Funny at times, outraging at others. It was pretty good. [304 pp.]
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Quite an engaging story of the first couple of years of a man as a widower, and his relationships with his family and the women he meets along the way. I know this description doesn't make it sound too engaging, but it was. Funny at times, outraging at others. It was pretty good. [304 pp.]
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
The Family Fang
By Kevin Wilson
Oh my goodness! What a great book! This is one of the few times I completely agreed with all the praise written on the back. It is novel, interesting, well written, and very enjoyable. Highly recommended. [320 pp.]
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Oh my goodness! What a great book! This is one of the few times I completely agreed with all the praise written on the back. It is novel, interesting, well written, and very enjoyable. Highly recommended. [320 pp.]
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Saturday, July 21, 2012
The Lost Dog
By Michelle de Krester
This book was not easy to read. Maybe because it's in Australian... It took me a while to finish it, but overall I enjoyed it. It wasn't too difficult going back to where I stopped 2 weeks before (I didn't want to take it with me to Costa Rica, being a hard cover library book). This book tells the story of a guy who loses his dog in the Australian bush, and while looking for him, he reviews his relationship with the woman he's in love with (but she only sees him as a good friend), and his relationship with his aging mother. Lots of things going on, with the history of the woman he's in love with, and his own history starting with his childhood in India. [336 pp.]
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This book was not easy to read. Maybe because it's in Australian... It took me a while to finish it, but overall I enjoyed it. It wasn't too difficult going back to where I stopped 2 weeks before (I didn't want to take it with me to Costa Rica, being a hard cover library book). This book tells the story of a guy who loses his dog in the Australian bush, and while looking for him, he reviews his relationship with the woman he's in love with (but she only sees him as a good friend), and his relationship with his aging mother. Lots of things going on, with the history of the woman he's in love with, and his own history starting with his childhood in India. [336 pp.]
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