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reviewed The Rings of Saturn. October 14, 1998
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The Rings of Saturn
Having read "The Emigrants" and being amazed that I had not heard about this author, so fine and unique was his first "translated" book, I grabbed the first volume of "The Rings of Saturn" I could find. …
reviewed Rob Roy. October 01, 1998
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Rob Roy
For those seeking the famous tale on which the recent film wasbased, this will sorely disappoint. This is Scott's tale of a young Englishman, son of a prosperous middle class businessman, who is sent …
reviewed The Talisman. October 01, 1998
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The Talisman
This is a wonderful adventure set in the Holy Land of Crusader fame, a tale of Richard the Lionheart, of his noble knight Sir Kennethof the Leopard (the prince royal of Scotland in disguise) and of the …
reviewed The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tri.... September 29, 1998
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His
This book goes on my list of all-time favorite books and I have read quite a few. Some of the negative comments from previous reviewers were downright petty and often malicious. Because the mother left …
reviewed The Fall Of A Sparrow: A NOVEL. September 28, 1998
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The Fall Of A Sparrow: A NOVEL
Robert Hellenga offers us not only a well constructed tale of intrigue as played out on a family level, he has obviously spent time with his characters - developing people who are unique, memorable, understandable …
reviewed The Ice-Shirt (Seven Dreams). September 13, 1998
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The Ice-Shirt (Seven Dreams)
This author has a way with words and very credibly weaves the mythic & legendary tales of the old Norse folk (as we have these through the medium of 12th & 13th century Icelandic saga literature) into …
reviewed Faithful Unto Death. September 11, 1998
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Faithful Unto Death
Caroline Graham's England consists of close-packed villages surrounded by miles and miles of nothing worth seeing, of hard-working city businessmen and urban coppers looking down their slim trim noses …
reviewed Breath, Eyes, Memory. September 11, 1998
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Breath, Eyes, Memory (Oprah's Book Club)
I liked the strong connection of these women in the story--Sophie, her mother, her Aunte Atie, and her grandmother. It is amazing for 4 women in one family to have so much in common and yet be such different …
reviewed A Prayer for Owen Meany. August 31, 1998
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
I bought this book from Amazon.com on the strength of the reviews. To sum up, they are all true. This is a moving, funny, sad, complex and ultimately entertaining book. Read it and laugh and read it and …
reviewed The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn. August 23, 1998
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The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn
I am a great fan of this period of history and a great admirer of Anne, but this book does not live up to it's promise. It is a fair enough read, but towards the end I found the endless angst a little …
reviewed Daughter of Troy. August 02, 1998
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Daughter of Troy
I picked this one up w/some trepidation as the blurb on the back and a quick scan of the pages within suggested a bodice-ripper built on the foundation stones of that most revered of all things Greek …
reviewed Active Server Pages for Dummies. July 18, 1998
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Active Server Pages for Dummies
I spent several hours browsing ASP books at my local (and very well stocked) library and at the bookstore whose name won't be mentioned here. None of the ASP books I looked at seemed comprehensible to …
reviewed A Means to Evil. July 08, 1998
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While I was underwhelmed with this book at the beginning, it eventually reeled me in and got me involved with the characters and the mystery. The climax of the book is quite tense and effective. However, …
reviewed First Love. June 04, 1998
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First Love
In this novella, JCO, has added yet another masterpiece to her already voluminous collection. In a blue/middle collar environment, innocence is lost by a man who, in the future, would become a man of …
reviewed Expensive People. June 02, 1998
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Expensive People
JCO, one of this country's most prolific writers, has written a book that takes what we read in the newspapers and see on the news, into the depths of the mind of how a possible child killer may think, …
reviewed Corelli's Mandolin (book). May 20, 1998
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Corelli's Mandolin (Book)
This novel has it all - great characters, the folly of war, humour, sadness and a pine marten! It is also about a very sad time that I (a fanatic history buff) knew so little about - the Italian occupation …
reviewed The Secret History. May 19, 1998
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The Secret History
For a first time novellist, Donna has it down pat. This was referred to me by a friend, and as a compulsive devourer of books I took it with good grace. I read it while holidaying in South East Asia and …
reviewed The Witching Hour. May 19, 1998
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The Witching Hour
This is a fabulous rich and detailed novel, which keeps you guessing with its intricate family details and horrors. I especially like the way the stories of the past witches are told through the records …
reviewed Count Belisarius. April 29, 1998
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Robert Graves was a marvelous historical novelist & poet (just read Hercules, My Shipmate, Homer's Daughter, or I, Claudius). But this particular effort falls regrettably flat. It does, however, read …
reviewed Software Measurement: A Visualization.... April 26, 1998
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Software Measurement: A Visualization Toolkit for
This books is the next step in the evolution of Dr. Barry Boehm's seminal work, Software Engineering Economics (it was NOT written by Dr. Boehm, however). It provides a logically laid out format that …
reviewed Software Measurement: A Visualization.... April 26, 1998
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Software Measurement: A Visualization Toolkit for
This books is the next step in the evolution of Dr. Barry Boehm's seminal work, Software Engineering Economics (it was NOT written by Dr. Boehm, however). It provides a logically laid out format that …
reviewed A Journal of Daily Renewal: The Compa.... April 08, 1998
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A Journal of Daily Renewal: The Companion to Make
When I bought Bob Green's book "Make the Connection," I bought the companion journal as well. The information in Bob's book, as well as Oprah's inspirational thoughts, was fantastic. But it was the Journal …
reviewed Empire of the Ants. March 31, 1998
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Empire of the Ants
I am a regular reader of murder mystery novels, and the mystery element of this story sucked me right in. The clever melding of the human and ant storylines kept me guessing as to how they would finally …
reviewed The Club Dumas. March 30, 1998
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The Club Dumas
Club Dumas entertains with its sundry of interesting information about Alexander Dumas, his serials and the selective world of the rare book. The occult undertones and puzzles added extra tantilization. …
reviewed Homer's Daughter. March 22, 1998
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Homer's Daughter
Robert Graves, poet, novelist and scholar of things Greek, here explores the possibility that The Odyssey, successor to Homer's Illiad, was written by a princess of mixed Greek and other ancestry in a …
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