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Before Ever After: A Novel
by Samantha Sotto

I Love You Max! (6/16/2011)

Quite a unique read. Here we have a not your normal historical, time-shifting, love story of a page-turner. Talk about a magic mystery tour. Max is a tour guide extraordinare. Not only is he irrestible to Shelley but he also makes the past seem to come alive. Although the …more

Three Seconds
by Anders Roslund & Borge Hellstrom

Confusing (12/22/2010)

Unlike the Stieg Larsson trilogy, I could not get into the story. It seemed very disjointed--took time to determine who was discussing whom. There was too much focus on the characters "weird" feelings. Did not hold my interest.

Pearl of China: A Novel
by Anchee Min

Tribute to Buck's Love for China (2/1/2010)

I give "Pearl of China" five stars. Told through the voices of Pearl and her best friend Willow, it is joyful, bittersweet and heartbreaking in its portrayal of the lives of the Chinese people and Pearl S. Buck. Pearl and Willow grow up in each others company and although …more

The Convalescent
by Jessica Anthony

A Most Unique Read! (1/14/2010)

This story was so imaginative and mesmerizing. It took me along a not so clear path, but at each turn I wanted to keep reading to see where it was headed. The Convalescent is a mixture of history, magical realism, metaphor, and a real puzzle. Who is this hero Rovar …more

The Russian Dreambook of Color and Flight
by Gina Ochsner

Good story line but.... (12/19/2009)

I appreciate the story that the author was presenting and the language. The difficulties of living in a "Post" communist Russia and the depictions of the characters based on other fiction and non-fiction I have read ring true. At first I found the switching between …more

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