Tag: novel
group name: commonerbookrevs
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August 15, 2008 12:59 PM EDT --
This is yet another novel I decided to pick up based on the flyleaf summary and it's also my first experience with Elizabeth Brundage. Somebody Else's Daughter is a fantastic read that combines . . . more
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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 . . . more
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June 09, 2007 12:17 AM EDT --
Like many of the 4 million readers of The Kite Runner, I could not wait to read Khaled Hosseini's second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns. When a book like The Kite Runner is so beloved, such a runaway . . . more
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March 28, 2008 03:42 PM EDT --
Yet another one of those paperbacks I purchased after reading the flyleaf. When I am in between releases from my favorite authors, I tend to pick up some filler to read while I wait for one of my regulars. . . . more
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August 26, 2008 07:57 PM EDT --
Thanks to Gather.com and my Borders gift card that I earned, one of the books I used it to buy was The Religion by Tim Willocks. It's an epic historical fiction novel about a man caught up in . . . more
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December 18, 2007 08:39 PM EST --
This one started out a little slow for me and that definitely had me worried that I was going to have another lackluster read ahead. Luckily, the pace picked up substaintially after the first 50 pages. . . . more
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June 13, 2007 10:38 AM EDT --
There's no better time for a fast-paced read than a lazy day at the beach or in the back yard hammock. Thrillers seem to suit summer reading, much the way blockbuster movies do at the summer box office. . . . more
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August 12, 2008 07:32 PM EDT --
I have read a few books by Nicholas Sparks, and a few others such as "The Notebook" and "Message in a Bottle" have been made into movies. I've enjoyed every one . . . more
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May 03, 2008 03:40 PM EDT --
I received this book through the Fictions Readers group here at Gather. I've been very picky about which books I would like to read and evaluate because I'm not the type of person who can read . . . more
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August 30, 2007 07:18 PM EDT --
Town House is an amazing story by Toronto author Tish Cohen, whom I met in June with Gather member and author Patry Francis and Vermont author Jennifer McMahon. Not only did Tish write her book in three . . . more
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November 30, 2007 11:27 PM EST --
Not so much a book as a graphic novel, it's nonetheless an interesting read.
Yorrick (his father was a literature professor) is a young, unemployed, broke escape artist living in New York. His . . . more
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March 28, 2008 05:09 PM EDT --
Right from the moment I 'met' this book I was enchanted. The cover art is gorgeous and well done, but I digress. One should never judge a book solely by the cover art.
Caro Peacock has spun . . . more
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July 18, 2008 06:41 AM EDT --
This book wasn't originally on my radar because I have never read anything from Iris Johansen's son before. I actually stumbled upon it while recently visiting my local Borders store and . . . more
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September 21, 2007 08:44 PM EDT --
Canadian author Tish Cohen and author of debut novel, Town House Town House by Tish Cohen - a book review (soon to be a movie, filmed in Boston), has published her first young adult (children's) . . . more
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September 04, 2007 02:26 AM EDT --
As most people here know, Terry Shaw is the winner of The Gather First Chapters Writing Competition that ran last January. Geoffrey Edwards, another Gather member, is the runner up in the Gather First . . . more
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September 17, 2007 04:53 PM EDT --
As many here know, Terry Shaw was the winner of the Gather First Chapters Writing Competition, that was run in conjunction with Touchstone/Simon & Schuster that began last January.
As winner, his . . . more
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March 07, 2007 10:27 PM EST --
Title: Played
Author: Dana Davidson
Publisher: Jump At The Sun
Release Date: December 1, 2005
ISBN-10: 0786836903
ISBN-13: 978-0786836901
Hardcover: 240 pages
List Price: $16.99
Dana Davidson, takes . . . more
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July 30, 2007 01:42 PM EDT --
Gather Member Martin Edhouse has crafted an enchanting children's tale for adults in his new book, The Exotic Adventure. This story, like so many stories from childhood, centers around a competition; . . . more
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July 30, 2008 01:34 AM EDT --
With the release of its new book, The Lace Reader, by Brunonia Barry, publisher William Morrow is giving away an all-expenses paid weekend for two to Salem, Massachusetts, for one lucky reader.
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August 03, 2007 04:02 PM EDT --
Whether you love it or hate it, reality TV has permeated the American television landscape. In this biting satire, Jeff Havens has presented a withering view of the medium from inside the creative consulting . . . more
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