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Justice Hall by Laurie R. King
I stayed up well past my bedtime to finish Justice Hall last night””it was a terrific read. However, I’m going to have to rule against the mystery note writer: under no circumstances should you skip ahead in the series to … Continue reading
Gravity, by Tess Gerritsen
I had a mixed reaction to this book. I had a hard time sticking with it for the first third or so, but once the action really kicked in, I got wrapped up in it. I stayed up past 1:00 … Continue reading
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Schrodinger’s Ball by Adam Felber
Now, here’s a little book that wants your attention. You may be familiar with its author from his regular spot on NPR’s quiz show “Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me!” and/or his popular political satire website, Fanatical Apathy. If so, you’ve … Continue reading
Italian Idylls with Frances Mayes
Frances Mayes’ first two books about her experiences buying and restoring a villa in Italy are immensely entertaining and charming. I wanted to read Under the Tuscan Sun because I had enjoyed the movie version so much; I thought the … Continue reading
The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
In my on-going quest to read the great works of science fiction, I have at last come “˜round to Kurt Vonnegut’s The Sirens of Titan. Sirens is the story of Winston Niles Rumfoord, Gentleman of Newport (R.I.), Earth and the … Continue reading
Self-Made Man by Norah Vincent
Self-Made Man is Norah Vincent’s true account of how she managed to infiltrate the secret lives of men as an insider. I say infiltrate, because in order to accomplish this ambitious task, she had to actually take on a male … Continue reading
Julie & Julia by Julie Powell
I came across this book while browsing at the library. I’m not sure it would normally have caught my eye, but a blogger that I read on occassion had recently mentioned it and so when I recognized the cover I … Continue reading
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Synopsis of The Year of Magical Thinking On the evening of December 30th, 2003, Joan Didion and her husband, John Gregory Dunne, returned from visiting their only daughter in the hospital. Only a few days before they had been told … Continue reading
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Synopsis of Memoirs of a Geisha In Memoirs of a Geisha, we enter a world where appearances are paramount; where a girl’s virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder; where women are trained to beguile the most powerful men; and … Continue reading
A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro
In A Pale View of Hills, Kazuo Ishiguro weaves a sad and haunting tale that demonstrates how inextricably our pasts and presents are intertwined, no matter how much physical distance we manage to put between them. After the suicide of … Continue reading