Category Archives: C

Review: The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder

The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder Published 2004 by Penguin Audio downloaded from library website Read January 2012 12 hours, 43 minutes Narrated by Josephine Bailey and Simon Vance Why I Read It: I am such a sucker. I decided … Continue reading

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THOUGHTS: The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai

The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai Published June 2011 by Viking Adult Borrowed from the library Read July 2011 336 pages If you heard that an adult had taken a child, without permission from his parents, on a cross-country road trip, … Continue reading

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Related Readings: The Kennedy Legacy & The Importance of Being Kennedy

Note: Because of my recent historical fiction kick and my need to read non-fiction along with them, I’ve decided to start this recurring post, with mini reviews of two related books. The Kennedy Legacy: Jack, Bobby and Ted and a … Continue reading

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Review: A Fool and His Honey

began reading: 8/18/2009finished reading: 8/19/2009# of pages: 224 A Fool and His Honey, the sixth installment of the Aurora Teagarden series, picks up three years after the events of the last book, Dead Over Heels. An excerpt from the Indie … Continue reading

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Review: Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris

began reading: 7/21/2009finished reading: 7/23/2009# of pages: 385 The description on the hardcover edition, from indiebound.org: This wickedly funny, big-hearted novel about life in the office signals the arrival of a gloriously talented new writer. See the phrases “wickedly funny” … Continue reading

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