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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson
Quirky Characters in a Fast Paced Mystery (9/27/2008)
If you like your mysteries hard to put down, you'll love "The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo". This was a "one weekend book" for me. I couldn't wait to finish it, to find out all its secrets. I didn't hate to say goodbye to any of its characters & they didn't linger with memore
Before I Die
by Jenny Downham
Tries too hard (9/19/2007)
This sex & drug filled book seems to follow a young girls race to death. Definitely not for adults, it will probably appeal to younger readers and even though it deals with very serious topics, I would recommend it for mature young readers.
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    The Devil Finds Work
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    A book-length essay on racism in American films, by "the best essayist in this country" (The New York Times Book Review).

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