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Reviews by Ariel F. (Madison, WI)

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This Burns My Heart
This Burns My Heart: A Novel
by Samuel Park
Do you follow your dreams or do what is expected? (3/12/2012)
I read the paperback edition of this book.
Was Soo-Jan going to be a traditional Korean woman or a modern one? This was a fascinating post Korean war story of Soo-Jan who gave up her dream of becoming a diplomat, not willingly, but because of her father and expectations. …more
The Red Book
The Red Book: A Novel
by Deborah Copaken Kogan
The Red Door (2/8/2012)
I found this to be an interesting read. I think book clubs could read it and have an interesting and thought-provoking discussion. Reading it made me think about people that attended college with me and how their various lives have turned out. Some that you expected to be …more
King Peggy
King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village
by Peggielene Bartels, Eleanor Herman
A Woman King (12/8/2011)
An interesting book about a Ghanaian born woman who is a secretary at the Ghanaian embassy in Washington, DC. who become King in a Otuam, a small Ghanaian village. The villagers feel that the ancestors have selected her as King despite her being in the US. Initially, she is …more
Things We Didn't Say
Things We Didn't Say: A Novel
by Kristina Riggle
"Things we Didn't Say" (5/9/2011)
Enjoyable quick read. The storyline is fairly predictable, but keeps your interest. At times, I wanted to scream at one of the main characters and say have confidence in yourself and leave. Many of us deal with problems of dysfunctional families and want to just walk away. …more
Outside Wonderland
Outside Wonderland: A Novel
by Lorna Jane Cook
Interesting Read (2/7/2011)
It took me some time to get in the flow of the book. I got through the opening chapters where both parents have died and the 3 children are left alone. Each of the children has a story to tell and does it in their own style. Initially, I found it distracting to have the …more
A Box of Darkness
A Box of Darkness: The Story of a Marriage
by Sally Ryder Brady
A Box of Darkness (1/6/2011)
I read “A Box of Dreams” with interest. Sally Ryder Brady was brave to write the book. While it was well written, this memoir of a marriage left me with questions. How could she be married to Upton Birnie Brady for over 40 years and not have some idea that he was homosexual? …more
Zeitoun
Zeitoun
by Dave Eggers
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers (11/3/2010)
I am not certain how I happened to decided to download this book on to my Kindle to read a sample chapter. But I was hooked once I read the chapter.

I did not realize initially that this was a true story about a man born in Syria, Abdulrahman Zeitoun who moved to New …more
The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul
The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul: A Novel
by Deborah Rodriguez
A Cup of Friendship (11/2/2010)
I was happy to read the first book of fiction, “A Cup of Friendship”, by Deborah Rodriguez. Rodriguez, is also the author of the non-fiction book “Kabul Beauty School”. Several years ago, I read her nonfiction work. I did feel that despite one being a work of fiction and …more
The Stuff That Never Happened
The Stuff That Never Happened
by Maddie Dawson
The Stuff That Never Happened (9/14/2010)
I had a hard time getting into the novel. The book went back and forth between the present and the past, from the time Annabelle met her husband and then married him etc.

I found the relationships between Annabelle, her mother and her daughter interesting. These …more
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