Reviews by Sue Keehnen

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The Book of Unholy Mischief
The Book of Unholy Mischief: A Novel
by Elle Newmark
The Book of Unholy Mischief (10/9/2008)
I enjoyed this book. It reminded me, in some ways, of another mystery set in modern times in the Middle East searching for a similar book.

One chapter (The Book of Amato) seemed out of place. Most of the story flowed forward and this one was the narrator suddenly as an adult …more
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants: A Novel
by Sara Gruen
Yes, good book. (9/11/2008)
One of my discussion groups here in Spokane read this book and it was one of the rare books that we all enjoyed reading. Most of us like books that are more in depth than this one is but enjoyed the story line and how Jacob would "come out" at the end. (The deeper books don' …more
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
by Jeannette Walls
The Glass Castle (9/11/2008)
I generally do not enjoy reading nonfiction - in fact I will read 2-3 chapters and then put it down. However, this book was very intriguing. It didn't read as nonfiction; I had to remind myself that this was truly someone's life.

If Ms. Wells were put down in any type of …more
No Country For Old Men
No Country For Old Men
by Cormac McCarthy
No Country for Old Men (9/5/2008)
This book left me shaken, also. I now view locked doors as questionable (you need to read the book to figure out that comment!).

That there are people in existence who are so cold and single-minded as the no-named hired killer is frightening.
The Road
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
Wow! (9/5/2008)
This was a very powerful story. I think that McCarthy gets a bit edgier with every story that he writes.

A face-to-face group I belong to read this, the group is all women. I think I was the only one who really, really liked it.
The Book of Air and Shadows
The Book of Air and Shadows: A Novel
by Michael Gruber
Book of Air and Shadow (9/5/2008)
This book didn't necessarily "grab" my attention when I started it. The first half of the book goes into too much detail of the lawyer's extensive sex life which really doesn't have that much direct bearing on the story line.

At any rate, about half way through the story, my …more
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