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The Clouds Beneath the Sun
by Mackenzie Ford
worthy, not perfect (7/2/2010)
This is a flawed but fascinating story of a group of paleontologists in Kenya in 1961. I loved the African setting, the inclusion of the Masai, and the sexual jealousies and competition between the scientists. The biggest problem in the novel is pacing. There are periods ofmore
A Thread of Sky: A Novel
by Deanna Fei
threads not cloth (3/30/2010)
This story of 3 generations of American-Chinese women taking a trip to China had great possibilities, but ultimately fell short. Every character is unhappy but I couldn't empathize with any of them, in fact finding some of it rather whiny. We have threads of each story butmore
Under This Unbroken Sky
by Shandi Mitchell
Too dark to embrace (8/31/2009)
Under This Unbroken Sky is not for the faint of heart. It is very well written and sustains a high level of suspense, even through scenes of daily domestic routine, as you wait for the tragedy promised on the first page to unfold.The characters are believable and compellingmore
Something Like Beautiful: One Single Mother's Story
by Asha Bandele
Overexamined life (11/30/2008)
The unexamined life may not be worth living but this over-examined life is not worth reading. While much of the writing is lyrical, this overly repetitious and often overly romanticized story of Bandele's love life and motherhood is muddied and dull. This is her 3rd or 4thmore
Holding My Breath: A Novel
by Sidura Ludwig
I Held My Breath (6/13/2008)
I liked this book a lot...the problem is I wanted to love it a lot. The first chapter was so well written and compelling that my expectations might have been too high. I thought the characters, who had acted consistently throughout the story changed too rapidly in the book'more
Dervishes
by Beth Helms
Dervishes (11/29/2007)
This very well written novel set in Turkey in the 1970's provides a new view of the clash between West and East. In fact everything and everyone seems to be clashing: the children with their parents, the husbands with their wives, lovers, frends, just to name a few. Theremore
The Quiet Girl
by Peter Hoeg
Interesting and challenging (10/14/2007)
The Quiet Girl by Peter Hoeg was hypnotic and mysterious. The beginning is confusing with seemingly unconnected strings of plot and characters and for some readers that may be a deterrent, but if you stick with it, the end will be rewarding. Kasper Krone, the main charactermore
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