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The Good Father: A Novel
by Noah Hawley

A Real OMG Book!!!! (12/8/2011)

I haven't read a book THIS good in a while! I used to think it was overkill to describe any product, book, or movie with a bunch of grandiose adjectives, but "The Good Father" deserves every one of those words. Spellbinding, engaging, thought-provoking, riveting, …more

The Look of Love: A Piper Donovan Mystery
by Mary Jane Clark

A Grown-Up Nancy Drew (11/10/2011)

I have not been into mystery novels since I was an adolescent hoarding Nancy Drew mystery books like they were going to disappear; But alas The Look of Love; A Piper Donovan Mystery has reawakened my youthful curiosity and my desire for mystery and intrigue!

The book was …more

Next to Love
by Ellen Feldman

Soul-Stirring and Deep (7/26/2011)

I give kudos to Ellen Feldman for her superior writing skills and fully developed realistic characters; where my discord arises is the overpopulation of stereotypes throughout the book. Next To Love deals with love and war and also with American society before and after …more

Sister: A Novel
by Rosamund Lupton

Unbroken Bonds Make Great Stories! (6/14/2011)

Rosamund Lupton is a brilliant author who uses vivid imagery and emphasis on human emotion to lure the reader! Through the main character Beatrice, Lupton displays impenetrable bonds of blood and love and their powerful affects on the human mind in terms of sanity.

This is …more

Losing My Cool: How a Father's Love and 15,000 Books Beat Hip-hop Culture
by Thomas Chatterton Williams

MUST READ!!! (5/13/2011)

I picked this book up on a whim in the library one day, while searching for something different to read. Not quite understanding what "Losing My Cool" was about, I chose it. I was hooked from the first page, very reminiscent of James McBride's book "The Color of Water". I …more

Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon

Excellent Storytelling! (3/9/2011)

All I can say is I pray that my storytelling skills can even live in the shadow of Diana Gabaldon! When I read the slipcover of the book, I didn't think she could fit as many themes, not well anyway, in ONE book! Well she did! With unforgettable characters depicted with …more

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