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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson
Run to buy this one (9/27/2008)
Although not a fan of crime fiction, I could not put this book down. I have shouted to the rooftops to anyone I know that they must purchase this book.A compelling mystery, binding a dysfunctional family with larger themes of corruption, greed,and investigative journalism …more
A Golden Age
A Golden Age
by Tahmima Anam
A Golden Age (1/16/2008)
In the beginning, I was frustrated that there was not a glossary for many of the Urdu words and expressions. This omission was an annoying distraction from the total experience. Emotionally, however, the simple prose builds gradually to a dramatic and poignant tension, …more
Someone Knows My Name
Someone Knows My Name: aka: The Book of Negroes
by Lawrence Hill
Someone Knows My Name (11/14/2007)
How can one not be intrigued with a book whose first sentence reads,"I seem to have trouble dying."? This historical fiction novel of a young African child educates one to the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade in a painful raw voice. What was remarkable to me is how …more
Sold
Sold
by Patricia McCormick
Sold (10/19/2006)
If not for you, I would never have come across Sold by Patricia McCormick. I was devastated by this book and hope that when I get to Calcutta in January i will be able to visit the Apne Aan Women's Center or the Deepika Social Welfare center for women and children in the …more
Cover The Butter
Cover The Butter
by Carrie Kabak
Cover the butter (7/16/2006)
This book was a quick read with amusing scenarios and dialogue. Unfortunately, I found myself so irritated by Kate's character who had no self and spent her life pleasing others, that it colored my perceptions. I have met too many women who have lost their "souls" and …more

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