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The Madwoman and the Roomba
The Madwoman and the Roomba: My Year of Domestic Mayhem
by SandraTsing Loh
So So, not Funny (4/21/2020)
When I started reading this book I actually laughed out loud at the situations that she was describing ! My goodness these were things that happened to me and my friends, and here I though was an author who was capable of capturing these life moments. However that first …more
Beirut Hellfire Society
Beirut Hellfire Society
by Rawi Hage
War Death and Life (5/20/2019)
Can you imagine living through bombings, killings and funerals? And oh by the way, you are a young man who has lost his parents and you don't get along with your uncles! This the premise of the book. The story is at the same time harrowing and deeply moving. Reading this …more
Golden Child
Golden Child
by Claire Adam
The Child (10/19/2018)
This story revolves around twins born to a family of Indian descent. One child is gifted and one is"slow" according to his description. The question is how do parents treat each child? Loving them is not the problem. They are loved, the problems arise as they are growing up. …more
Meet Me at the Museum
Meet Me at the Museum
by Anne Youngson
Meet me at the Museum (5/8/2018)
I find that when I visit any museum, I like to take my time and savor the exhibits. I found myself doing this while reading this book. As with exhibits, I went back and re read portions to get a better feel for the characters. I was glad I did. The author reveals the story …more
Extraordinary Adventures
Extraordinary Adventures
by Daniel Wallace
Extraordibary (3/3/2017)
Sometimes we all need a deadline for whatever it is that we need to do. Hopefully we meet those deadlines the way that Edsel Bronfman met his. Edsel really had no one, or anything special, for that matter in his life. Mothers don't count for this kind of special ! Edsel …more
The Life of the World to Come
The Life of the World to Come
by Dan Cluchey
A life (5/9/2016)
This is about love and loss and life and not in that order. There are many layers to the story and I enjoyed them. In many ways this could be the story of many people. As with the main character, we all fall in love, many get badly hurt and still find a life, as he does …more
Fallen Land
Fallen Land
by Taylor Brown
Fallen Land (12/28/2015)
This is a powerful book about the devastating effects of war. Not in a foreign land but in our own, that war being the Civil War. Most of us think of the American Civil War as something that happened on the battlefields, if we think about it at all. When we do, we think of …more
Broken Promise
Broken Promise: A Thriller
by Linwood Barclay
So So (8/5/2015)
This book has all the makings of a really good tale but for me, it really never worked. There are so many parts of the book that I liked, but there were too many parts that didn't work. Every author has the ability to define his characters through their descriptive prose. …more
Enduring Courage
Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed
by John F. Ross
Enduring Courage (4/23/2014)
This is with a doubt one of the easiest books that I have ever read. Ross knows his subject very well and is shines through! The narrative flows and is never dull or flat. I learned a lot about Eddie Rickenbacker in a most enjoyable way. For instance, I did not know that …more
The Last Girl
The Last Girl: A Maeve Kerrigan Novel
by Jane Casey
Secrets (4/30/2013)
What I enjoyed most about this story was how the secrets kept coming and being revealed. Or at least I thought that they were being revealed! This story has endings that you don't see coming. There are plots within plots and these make for delightful reading. I enjoyed the …more
The Devil in Silver
The Devil in Silver: A Novel
by Victor LaValle
The Devil in SIlver (8/15/2012)
This is the first book that I have read by this author and I really enjoyed it ! This is not meant to be funny, but you will find yourself laughing out loud at some of the scenes. Life in an underfunded and understaffed metal hospital is not suppose to funny but sometime …more
Bridge Of Scarlet Leaves
Bridge Of Scarlet Leaves
by Kristina McMorris
Bridge of Scarlet Leaves (3/11/2012)
This is a story that needs to be told, especially now when people are so divided. It is a story of two people, Lane and Maddie, who fall in love and marry the day before Pearl Harbor. It would be hard enough to start anew life in the best of times, they had to do in the …more
Wayward Saints
Wayward Saints
by Suzzy Roche
Wayward Saints (11/18/2011)
When you get past the musical references and all of the anger associated with the genre that the author is referring to in the book, this is a really great read. At it's heart it is a love story about the most difficult relationship any woman will have in her life; that is …more
A Bitter Truth
A Bitter Truth: A Bess Crawford Mystery
by Charles Todd
Bitter Truth (8/16/2011)
From the first page readers will be hooked. I enjoyed the historical perspective of the book, WW1 and how Charles Todd wove all of those details into a really good mystery. From page one when Bess finds a desperate woman on her doorstep to the very end, the story holds your …more
The Things We Cherished
The Things We Cherished: A Novel
by Pam Jenoff
The Things We Cherish (5/7/2011)
This is a story about the human cost of World War 11. It is a story as old as time. One brother falling in love with another brother’s wife, the other brother in love with mankind in general but can’t find time to show his love for his family. Jenoff tells the story by …more
The Dangerous Edge of Things
The Dangerous Edge of Things: A Tai Randolph Mystery
by Tina Whittle
The Dangerous Edge of THings (3/20/2011)
Wow, another strong female crime character!! There is more mystery than meets the eye in this book. First off we have a dead body in the opening scene and the fun begins. Tai Randolph has just inherited a gun shop in Alabama form her dead redneck uncle. Her brother is a …more
Original Sin
Original Sin: A Sally Sin Adventure
by Beth Mcmullen
Terrorists and Toddlers (2/4/2011)
Lucy Hamilton aka Sally Sin is building a new life as a suburban wife and mother after falling in love and leaving her old job as a spy. No one in her new life knows about her old life and this creates some interesting scenes. As she builds her new life, characters from her …more
The Brutal Telling
The Brutal Telling: Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, #5
by Louise Penny
Brutal Telling (1/19/2011)
Louise Penny has once again created an old fashioned "who done it". Three Pines is a village that I would love to exist in real life. The characters are so real that I felt that I knew them when I finished the book. The inn keepers, both old and new,Clara and Peter and all …more
Three Seconds
Three Seconds
by Anders Roslund & Borge Hellstrom
Three Seconds (12/7/2010)
This is a really good read that is hard to put down once you start it ! There are more plot twists and turns than the back alleys of any major city !I liked how the characters were developed and how I kept changing my mind about them as the story progressed. I can see why …more
The Tenth Song
The Tenth Song
by Naomi Ragen
The Tenth Song (10/20/2010)
Every now and again a book comes along that captures the reader's soul and mind and this is the book. Naomi Ragen's book speaks of a current event, the attempted destruction of a family, and offer resolution by way of timeless human truths. This book is a joy at every level …more
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