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Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer
by Wesley Stace

An intimate view of music, murder and the creative life (12/3/2010)

Literature frequently offers a chance to voyeur through the lives of others. Wesley Stace certainly offers that activity throughout this novel. The initial chapter offers great promise. Several ensuring chapters are somewhat tedious; however, having read Misfortune, the …more

Your Republic Is Calling You
by Young-ha Kim

Your Republic is Calling You - or is it? (8/5/2010)

If a numerical choice I would have given this a 3.5. Young Ha-Min offers an interesting view into the worlds of North and South Korea as well as that of "spyland" why there was nothing outstanding in the thriller/spy/mystery arenas. The actual usefulness of these "spies" …more

A Thread of Sky: A Novel
by Deanna Fei

The beauty of this book is the journey! (4/22/2010)

A Thread of Sky was well written about three generations of Chinese women and their journey together - and alone. This novel could have been about three generations of women in any family. While part of the same family or a single thread they all have their own journey that …more

The Journal Keeper: A Memoir
by Phyllis Theroux

The Journal Keeper (1/6/2010)

Memoirs are usually very stimulating to me as an inside glimpse to other lives and lifestyles and a platform offering new directions of thought. As a rule I have found reading memoirs to either engage, challenge or open new avenues and so awaited this memoir with …more

The Possibility of Everything
by Hope Edelman

Attitude does make everything possible (7/28/2009)

If you believe that all things are possible through attitude and alternative healing this is a good read. It gives hope to many who struggle with traditional methods that seem to do more harm than good. The seeking for one solution always provides a more sweeping effect and …more

Broken Colors
by Michele Zackheim

Broken Colors - words like a painting (2/5/2008)

There is a quote from Miro, toward the end of the book that spoke to my overall feeling of the book -he said "I try to apply colors like words that shape poems, like notes that shape music." Zackheim used her words like a beautiful palette to paint a story that captured my …more

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