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The Shadow King: A Novel
by Maaza Mengiste
A Stunning Epic Tale (6/13/2019)
Although there have been many books written about or set in the time frame of World War Two, Maaza Mengiste's epic story is unique. There's no one book to which THE SHADOW KING can be compared; this is a 'Hotel Rwanda,' 'Gone With the Wind,' and "All Quiet on the Westernmore
Darius the Great Is Not Okay
by Adib Khorram
Unique, Haunting, and Special Tale (6/10/2019)
This book has a teenage male protagonist but readers of all ages and genders will be able to relate to the difficulties he faces. Darius's Persian ancestry makes him a target of ignorant bullying at home in the USA, but a family trip to spend time with aging grandparentsmore
Beirut Hellfire Society
by Rawi Hage
Cormac McCarthy Meets Orhan Pamuk in Modern Civil War (5/13/2019)
This gritty novel forces the reader to ponder the futility of mankind's never-ending history of wars.The absence of quotation marks propels the reader into the midst of war-torn lives in which morals, modesty, and motives are in a constant state of flux and are often absent.more
The Half-Life of Everything: A Novel
by Deborah Carol Gang
Unsure of How I Feel (2/10/2019)
I wasn't sure what to expect with this book. I was drawn to reading it after the shock of seeing an older person I know develop dementia recently. Parts of Ms. Gang's novel I liked, and other parts I did not. That is how I ended up with an overall rating of 3 stars. It ismore
Force of Nature: Aaron Falk Mystery #2
by Jane Harper
Enjoyable, Realistic, Scary - All in One! (12/5/2018)
For anyone who has ever groaned (audibly or mentally) about team-building exercises in the work place or corporate retreats to hash out (yet again) job or co-worker issues, then Jane Harper's novel will instantly strike home. However, no matter what one's occupation maymore
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
by Anissa Gray
Realistic Life Lessons from Desperate People (10/7/2018)
I'm glad I read this book, although I wasn't immediately sure I was going to enjoy it. The summary on the back cover says that not even the "sisters are sure exactly what happened," and I think that was some initial confusion for me as well. While it was clear that eldestmore
Darius the Great Is Not Okay
by Adib Khorram
A Special, Unique, and Unforgettable Coming-of-Age (9/12/2018)
I would classify this as a must-read for 2018! Darius is a unique teenage boy whose story will appeal to all ages, even though the book is categorized as YA. Darius has to deal with high school life where he isn't one of the supposedly cool, in-crowd boys along with themore
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
by Kate Moore
History Made Heartbreaking (7/18/2018)
I knew I wanted to read this book because I was curious about a part of history which I had not heard about previously, but what I did not expect was to find the book so interesting. I hesitate to call it entertaining because it deals with such sorrow and pain, but themore
The Twelve-Mile Straight: A Novel
by Eleanor Henderson
An Engrossing Epic; An Emotional Rollercoaster (7/11/2018)
There are a lot of emotionally flawed human beings in this tale of Great-Depression-Era Georgia, and author Emily Henderson uses them to keep the reader on edge; one is never sure where the actions are leading, and this stays true to the very end. I can't really think ofmore
A Place for Us
by Fatima Farheen Mirza
The Kindred Souls of All Humanity (3/14/2018)
I wavered between a 4 and a 5 for this book because I enjoyed reading it and felt the author did an excellent job of portraying the coming-of-age emotions of Hadia and her brother Amar, heightened by being part of a minority race and religion at a time when belonging andmore
Ginny Moon
by Benjamin Ludwig
I Couldn't Put It Down (1/4/2018)
I absolutely loved this book and could not turn the pages fast enough. The newspaper review which compares this book to The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night-Time caught my attention since I still remember reading that book many years ago. However, this book'smore
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things: A Novel
by Bryn Greenwood
Couldn't Put It Down (10/1/2017)
I haven't stayed up late to finish a book in a long time, but that is exactly what I did for ALL THE UGLY AND WONDERFUL THINGS. I had to know what the outcome would be for this novel's young female protagonist in a book which tells a story with unique American characters,more
The Resurrection of Joan Ashby
by Cherise Wolas
A Very Unique Book (6/15/2017)
in some ways it is difficult to describe this book when you recommend it to another person. I found myself getting wrapped up in the stories within the story, and then it would be a jolt when it ended. I found myself thinking : this partial story needs to be its own story.more
The Bone Tree: A Penn Cage Novel, Natchez Burning Trilogy #2
by Greg Iles
The Dastardly Characters Are Believable (10/12/2016)
I enjoyed the continuation of the lives of characters I met in a previous Greg Iles book (Natchez Burning), although in this book (for some reason) I sometimes had to stop at the start of a new chapter and figure out which character was the focus. The evil nature of some ofmore
A Man Called Ove
by Fredrik Backman
Stick With It -It's Worth It (8/12/2015)
At first I had difficulty getting into Backman's novel about a grumpy older man. However, I advise readers to stick with the story; both the story and the seeming curmudgeon will worm their way into your heart. The story seemed unique to me, and I liked that. At times Imore
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
by Fredrik Backman
Captivating Title Drew Me in to a Unique Tale (7/8/2015)
As someone who had close and special relationships with both grandmothers, this book caught my eye because of its title. I loved parts of this book and sometimes felt a little bogged down in other parts (where Grandmother's creative tales for her granddaughter are actuallymore
Adeline: A Novel of Virginia Woolf
by Norah Vincent
Struggling to Review This (7/1/2015)
I am glad that I read this book, but it was neither an "easy read" or one that was easy to rate. The fact that I found some of the characters' personalities disturbing at times made me settle on a 4 rating since I feel that author has done his or her job if the reader feelsmore
A Man Called Ove
by Fredrik Backman
Funny, Sad, Touching, Unique (6/24/2015)
I hate to admit it, but I had never heard of this author or this best selling book ( A Man Called Ove) until I received the author's latest book through BookBrowse. I am really glad that I bought and read "Ove" and plan to tell several friends about it. The main character (more
Still Life Las Vegas
by James Sie
The Unglamorous Side of Vegas (5/8/2015)
As someone who has owned rental property in the city of Las Vegas, the title of this book caught my eye. (And once again I enjoyed finding something new and different on Book Browse.) This book is definitely not the typical story of the supposed glitz and glamourmore
He Wanted the Moon: The Madness and Medical Genius of Dr. Perry Baird, and His Daughter's Quest to Know Him
by Mimi Baird with Eve Claxton
This Touched My Heart (2/7/2015)
This book caught my interest the minute I read the first sentence. So many adult children miss their parents immensely when they pass away, and it is difficult to imagine what this author felt "losing" her father through her mother's rejection of a partner with manicmore
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