Tag: fiction
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March 08, 2008 04:15 PM EST --
Everyone who's a reader loves that anticipatory thrill of opening a new book, settling into the corner of your overstuffed sofa, clearing one's mind, and sinking into the first line, the opening . . .
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June 20, 2009 06:40 PM EDT --
After hearing for years what a classic "The Great Gatsby" is, I was pretty disappointed in it. Gatsby is the next-door neighbor to Nick. Gatsby throws huge and lavish parties. Gatsby is mysterious.
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October 30, 2009 07:04 PM EDT --
Here's the top 10 bestselling hardcover fiction titles according to the New York Times:
1. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown 2. Pursuit of Honor by Vince Flynn 3. Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly 4. The . . .
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November 30, 2007 11:16 PM EST --
The climax of Roberts' vampire trilogy, and quite possibly the best of the bunch. As typical of her trilogies, Roberts offers three heroines - one per segment - one blonde, one brunette, one redhead. . . .
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February 14, 2007 04:10 PM EST --
Hey Gather lit lovers, here's an opportunity to be the envy of your book club…
Thanks to our friends over at Borders, We have three signed advanced reader copies of Jodi Picoult's . . .
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August 08, 2007 11:58 AM EDT --
COMMENT ON THIS EXCERPT AND YOU WILL BE ENTERED IN DRAWING TO RECEIVE 1 of 50 COPIES OF QUANTICO TO READ BEFORE THE LIVE CHAT, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28 at 7pm ET!
FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia . . .
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September 03, 2008 01:35 AM EDT --
Winner of the Great Lakes Book Award in Fiction
Published 2006 by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Available also in paperback.
ISBN: 978-0-06-056478-0
If your . . .
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January 25, 2007 07:23 PM EST --
What do you get when you write a love story that's about time travel? The Time Travelers Wife is the answer. This is a great book about Clare and Henry who are attempting to lead a normal . . .
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July 07, 2008 09:43 AM EDT --
I received a copy of this book through the Gather Fiction Readers group. I didn't expect it to arrive so quickly and was already just beginning another book at the time it was delivered. I began . . .
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October 12, 2008 05:50 PM EDT --
I am a chain reader. As soon as I finish one book, I start on another. Half my bookshelf is filled with books that I haven't read...yet.
As much as I like to read, I just don't have time enough . . .
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February 26, 2008 10:35 PM EST --
Parallel suicide attempts in two generations of the families of two high school friends is a stretch of credibility that only a very good author can pull off. Ann Packer does it, with a subtlety that makes . . .
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November 22, 2009 09:21 AM EST --
I had the privilege of reading the first chapter of DARK KNOWLEDGE years ago when the author entered it in the first Gather writing contest. At that . . .
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September 06, 2008 08:46 AM EDT --
After reading a brief recommendation in People Magazine, I set off in search of Don't You Forget About Me. My local Borders did not have the book in stock, but two other stores within equal driving . . .
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October 10, 2007 07:20 PM EDT --
The modern novel has been killed, according to critic Dale Peck, in his essay collection aptly entitled Hatchet jobs. The culprits: James Joyce, Thomas Pynchon, and Don DeLillo, along with their followers. . . .
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January 11, 2007 08:50 PM EST --
Earlier this year, based on a recommendation in a forum, I bought and read the book Noah by Ellen Gunderson Traylor.
Very interesting book. The writing isn't great, but the story definitely held . . .
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March 22, 2007 10:07 AM EDT --
Hi Folks!
Here's a peek at seven books by seven authors. Check them out and see if you can't find a new book to read today!
Til next week.
Dee
Excerpt: The Love We Had
Chapter . . .
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October 21, 2008 03:44 PM EDT --
From page one of this story, DeVa Gantt (Debra & Valerie Gantt) managed to pull me into Charmaine Ryan's life. I was transported from the here and now to 1800s Virginia and then to Les Charmantes, . . .
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December 05, 2007 11:15 PM EST --
Open Me by Sunshine O'Donnell
MacAdam/Cage, 2007
$13 trade paper original
230 pages, ISBN: 1596922362
I can't recommend this book highly enough--it's elegant, informative, . . .
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September 28, 2008 10:59 AM EDT --
I am always on the lookout for a few good books. What have you read lately that is worth recommending?
For me, I just recently finished The Orc King by R.A. Salvatore and quite enjoyed. I also read . . .
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October 27, 2009 10:40 PM EDT --
An ancient manuscript, several holy men, a gifted but afflicted child, and a great mystery power the plot of this mystery thriller. The Vonyich Manuscript rests in Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book . . .
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