**** In one Person Author: John Irving First Edition: Simon & Schuster, 2012 This edition: Simon & Schuster, 2012 Original language: English Summary: See summary at John Irving.com Quotes: “Aunt Muriel managed to be both arrogant and judgmental without saying anything that was either verifiable or interesting.” (12) “The character with […]
Category Archives: Reviews
Geek Love, Katherine Dunn
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**** Geek Love: A Novel Author: Katherine Dunne First Edition: 1989 Alfred E. Knopf This edition: Vintage Contemporary, 2002 Original language: English Summary: Editorial reviews on Amazon.com: “A wild, often horrifying, novel about freaks, geeks and other aberrancies of the human condition who travel together (a whole family of them) as a circus. It’s a […]
September
18
Glamorama, Bret Easton Ellis, REVIEW
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*** ½ Glamorama Author: Bret Easton Ellis First Edition: 1998 Alfred E. Knopf This edition: Viking Vintage Contemporary, 2000 Original language: English Summary: From Goodreads.com: “The author of American Psycho and Less Than Zero continues to shock and haunt us with his incisive and brilliant dissection of the modern world. In his most ambitious […]
September
17
2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival
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It looks like this year’s 2012 Library of Congress National Book festival on National Mall in DC will be nothing short of a book lover’s paradise! President Obama and the First Lady will be honorary chairs of the event, and writers like Mario Vargas Llosa, Junot Diaz, TC Boyle, Patricia Cromwell, Geraldine Brooks, Sandra Cisneros […]
Faithful Place, Tana French REVIEW
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**** ½ Title: Faithful Place: A Novel Author: Tana French Authors’ website: Tanafrench.com First Edition: 2010, Viking Adult Original language: English Awards: Edgar nominee for best novel 2012 nominee for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Summary: From Amazon.com: “The hotly anticipated third novel of the Dublin murder squad from the New York Times bestselling author […]
Fall of Giants, Ken Follet REVIEW
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*** ½ Title: Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, Book One) Author: Ken Follet First Edition: 2010 Ken Follet This edition: New American Library (Penguin) Kindle Edition Original language: English From Amazon.com: “Ken Follett’s World Without End was a global phenomenon, a work of grand historical sweep, beloved by millions of readers and acclaimed by […]
August
27
The Buddha in the Attic, Julie Otsuka REVIEW
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**** Title: The Buddha in the Attic Author: Julie Otsuka First Edition: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011 This edition: Kindle edition Original language: English Awards: 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction 2011 National Book Award finalist, fiction Quotes: “A girl must blend into a room: she must be present without appearing […]
August
19
The Tiger’s Wife, Téa Obreht REVIEW
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***** This is a book about a young woman’s relationship with her grandfather, how that relationship changes and grows as they both get older and understand each other on deeper levels. The story begins after Natalia’s grandfather’s death, as Natalia, a young doctor, tries to understand the meaning of her life and the impact that […]
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