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reviewed Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family. May 11
Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family
A classy, modernistic literary magnum opus that is truly representative of global literature, Thomas Mann's masterpiece about the bourgeois-which is a tornado of unceasing recherche prose and firmly …
reviewed The Americanization of Edward Bok: Th.... May 11
The Americanization of Edward Bok: The
In 1920, the former editor of the Ladies' Home Journal, Edward Bok, published his fascinating memoir, an exceptionally well-written book through which he candidly yet eloquently recounted the step-by-step …
reviewed Scoundrel Time. May 11
Scoundrel Time
Desensitized for a long time to the stressful pain of the infamous McCarthy period, Scoundrel Time must have been a most cathartic memoir for Lillian Hellman to write; it is, of the autobiographical …
reviewed Pentimento (Back Bay Books). May 11
Pentimento (Back Bay Books)
Pentimento: A Book of Portraits is electrfying in its earnestness and candor, incisive in its tone, acerbic in its wit and picturesque in its mental imagery - a memoir (unlike An Unfinished Woman) that …
reviewed An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir (Back B.... May 11
An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir (Back Bay Books)
A life where no living is done is a life not worth living. Like O'Neil, Shaw, Williams and Isben, Lillian Hellman (1905-1984, scriptwriter, playwrite, social and political activist and critic) wrote …
reviewed Less Than Zero. May 10
Less Than Zero
Written in clear, simple, matter-of-fact prose, Less Than Zero, is a chillingly disturbing and hair-raising novel that hones in specifically on L.A.'s edgy, filthy and unrepentant subculture, where …
reviewed The Remains of the Day. May 10
Ishiguro's Remains of the Day
To be a positive contributor to society and the important issues that flow within it, is something, for the most part, that people yearn to be. They want to offer the best of themselves-their talents, …
reviewed The Book of the Dun Cow. May 08
The Book of the Dun Cow
Winner of the 1980 National Book Award in the category of Science Fiction (soft cover division), Walter Wangerin, Jr.'s The Book of the Dun Cow, is a work like no other.      …
reviewed Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivo.... May 08
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I had seen a documentary a while back on PBS, and Deborah Layton was one of the many former members and survivors who gave commentary on People's Temple and specifically the Rev. Jim Jones. In introducing …
reviewed Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, .... May 06
Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime
For political junkies the 2008 presidential campaign was a feast that satiated many desires, for it was the mother of all soap operas that had a vast array of characters with flaws and more than an abundance …
reviewed The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exor.... May 06
The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist
With a plethora of exorcism movies available for viewing consumption, the subject itself has always been viewed as either an archaic act of old world superstitious wizardry or a scream feast with friends …
reviewed The Exorcism of Anneliese Michel. May 06
The Exorcism of Anneliese Michel
After reading Matt Baglio's book-The Rite-the possession case of Anneliese Michel immediately sprang to mind, primarily because of the fictionalized films that were based loosely on her life and …
reviewed A Confederacy of Dunces. May 06
Confederacy of Dunces
Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the 1960s, A Confederacy of Dunces is a book unlike any other that I have previously read. I have often heard it referred to as THAT book, a kind of complement …
posted a Quick Tip about Green Eggs and Ham. May 06
Green Eggs and Ham
look nice,green eggs and ham will take me into the books.I think if I read it, I will be more smart,haha
reviewed Psycho. May 06
Psycho: A Novel
Still disturbing and spooky after all these years, Psycho is a horror novel unlike all the others, because the true horror does not stem from the typical gothic elements that are found in most books …
reviewed Ghellow Road. May 06
Ghellow Road
Ghellow Road is a moving narrative of one woman's brave confrontation with her past and the gnawing demons of crippling mental illness that plagued her mother and thus affected the whole of her adolescent …
reviewed 84, Charing Cross Road. May 06
84, Charing Cross Road
Letter writing is such a pleasure in this technology driven age of e-mailing and texting, partly because it is such an intellectually contemplative and slower paced act. The fluid clarity of thinking …
reviewed Geek Love. May 06
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
Breathtakingly original in plot and in character creation, Geek Love is a unique work of contemporary fiction unlike any other. Initially, I wanted to dislike the story of the complex Binewski clan, …
reviewed Dracula (novel). May 06
Dracula (first edition)
In rereading Dracula-my "October" book-I discovered many nuances and subtle flaws the eluded me upon my first reading of it. They included physical descriptions of the characters and incorrect …
reviewed Hard Rain Falling. May 06
Hard Rain Falling
Hard Rain Falling tells the rough and tumble story of two marginalized men, Jack Levitt and Billy Lancing, two guys, who, from their birth onward, have been dealt a difficult hand in life, primarily …
reviewed Interpreter of Maladies. May 06
Interpreter of Maladies
Interpreter of Maladies is a remarkable first book that details the Indian-American immigrant experience as well as issues stemming from the process of Americanization and assimilation, for there are …
reviewed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. May 06
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
What can be said about One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest that hasn't already been said? All the verbal accolades that have been deservedly heaped upon it still don't seem to be quite enough. …
reviewed Coraline (novel). May 06
Coraline (novel)
Coraline tells the fascinating story of young Coraline Jones, a smart, feisty, curious and adventurous young girl who is somewhat neglected by her workaholic yet loving parents, a young-en who craves …
reviewed The Eye of the World: Book One of the.... April 17
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Upon finishing Gorge RR Martins "A Song of Ice and Fire" a friend recommended that I read one of the all-time classics of the fantasy genera, The Wheel of Time. Upon reading up on the series, …
reviewed In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror.... April 10
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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an
Larson turns his story telling skill to an amazing slice of history from a time most Americans, Germans, and citizens of the world would like to forget.  In 1933, as America was still deep in Depression …
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