Reviews by Susan C. (Little Silver, NJ)

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Wild and Distant Seas
Wild and Distant Seas: A Novel
by Tara Karr Roberts
Magical Realism and Historical Fiction in one neat package (10/20/2023)
I have always been a fan of magical realism in the novels from Isabelle Allende and some earlier Alice Hoffman works. The small problem with magical realism is that a little can go a long way. I am not necessarily saying that Tara Karr Roberts overdoes the magic but perhaps …more
Margot
Margot: A Novel
by Wendell Steavenson
The Ending of Margot made me angry! (12/16/2022)
Margot started off great. I loved the descriptions of the families and their conspicuous wealth and East Coast elite class status. I found it interesting that Margot's mother lost all of her status and wealth

At this point the book was a solid 4 stars. Margot's years at …more
Our Missing Hearts
Our Missing Hearts: A Novel
by Celeste Ng
A Real Life Picture of Paranoia in America (9/17/2022)
When I read the first few pages I thought, I can't read this too difficult and frankly frightening and then just before I hit Part 2 when Bird left home in search of Margaret his Mother in NYC I was hooked. It isn't a coincidence that I finished it during the celebration of …more
A Girl is A Body of Water
A Girl is A Body of Water
by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
"A Girl is a Body of Water" Atmospheric and wordy (7/28/2020)
I would prefer to give this 3.5 stars because parts of "A Girl..." could use some heavy editing. I found the first part (200 pages) to be very slow. I actually put the book down for a few weeks. I picked it up again about a week ago and flew through the last part. I will …more
Unsheltered
Unsheltered: A Novel
by Barbara Kingsolver
A disappointment from one of my favorites (11/5/2018)
This book could have been much better without all of the editorializing regarding the 'state of the union past and present.' I agree with Ms. Kingsolver's political views and yet I felt I was being reprimanded by the author. We are all getting plenty of that in our daily …more
Clock Dance
Clock Dance: A Novel
by Anne Tyler
Lovely Story, Great Concept (7/16/2018)
I received a free copy of this book for discussion on Book Browse. I know I am supposed to wait to discuss this book but wanted to get review out. I truly loved this delightful tale and loved all of the quirky characters in Baltimore. My least favorites were Denise and …more
A Little Life
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara
A Short Love Letter to Hanya... (2/3/2016)
I don't want to go into detail about how much I truly loved this book (Davina knows, I told her I might be delayed with a review I am scheduled to due because I was reading "A Little Life" and could not put it down). The only reason why I am writing this is to urge all Book …more
We That Are Left
We That Are Left
by Clare Clark
"We That Are Left" left me cold. (7/10/2015)
I apologize for the pun-like headline but frankly that is exactly how I felt when I closed the book. The book wasn't boring but there are so many better choices the author could have made than the finale she used. I will not reveal the ending but it was not to my taste.

The …more
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