Tag: reviews
group name: commonerbookrevs
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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 . . . more
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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 . . . more
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May 25, 2007 09:02 PM EDT --
If you are looking for something good to read for the Memorial weekend holiday, I would like to suggest three books with themes that are quite appropriate for this day of remembrance.
Snow Falling on . . . more
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February 12, 2007 02:12 AM EST --
This is a book about recovering from drug and alcohol addictions. James has just finished a stint in jail and he is anxious to save his love Lilly. She plans suicide in a Chicago rehab clinic. . . . more
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January 09, 2007 10:00 AM EST --
Insomnia by Stephen King-
I have read most of kings books, some I love, like the Dark Tower series and some I hate, like Geralds Game. I must say that in my opinion- Insomnia is the best thing . . . more
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January 14, 2007 12:06 PM EST --
I’ve been sort of foolish, and for that I’m embarrassed, thinking all along that a man wrote Prep. From the first chapter on, I’ve thought to myself, wow! This guy has really gotten into . . . more
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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 . . . more
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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 . . . 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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October 04, 2007 07:52 PM EDT --
Come Walk and Talk with Me What a lovely refreshing time it is to be near to someoneSomeone you trust, love and respect, look up toOpen your heart, come walk with . . . more
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February 17, 2008 06:03 PM EST --
The Black Sun is James Twining's second novel. Tom Kirk, from Twining's first novel The Double Eagle , is back - and so is the FBI - but not Jennifer Browne, though she is mentioned a couple . . . more
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December 21, 2007 11:39 AM EST --
Winter is a great time to enjoy that special book while sipping your favorite beverage. Whether it's rainy, snowy or sunny, you can't wait to get on the sofa with the book you've been dying . . . more
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January 09, 2007 10:57 PM EST --
I'm currently reading Prep A Novel by Curtis Sittenfield (sp?), and have to say that I'm enjoying it immensely. It is the girlie version of "Catcher In The Rye" - but much longer and . . . more
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February 12, 2008 05:51 PM EST --
Deeper, by Jeff Long, is a sequel to Descent that came out a few years ago. I enjoyed Descent, though it was dark, morbid, and creepifying. Deeper is too. And gory (I don't recall if Descent was gory). . . . more
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July 21, 2007 08:55 AM EDT --
Author Ross King
A historical thriller set in 1660. An unimposing book seller is sent on a journey to find a missing manuscript. Alternating with the chapters about his search are the chapters . . . more
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July 04, 2007 04:17 PM EDT --
This murder mystery is as charming as Vienna itself. Like the city's famed waltz, Frank Tallis moves his book, A Death in Vienna, along at the perfect tempo. The year is 1902, and Vienna is at . . . more
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June 04, 2007 02:35 AM EDT --
Once I finished John Kennedy Toole's classic Confederacy of Dunces, I thought I would never meet another strangely endearing sausage-loving anti-hero like Ignatius Reilly. I was wrong. Gary Shteyngart, . . . 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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July 08, 2007 11:57 AM EDT --
Author: Don Foster - literary detective
The author states that no matter what a person writes, no matter how hard that person tries to disguise the writing, some parts shine through to show who actually . . . more
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June 19, 2007 03:23 AM EDT --
There are few memoirs that can compare with The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. The story begins as Walls is on her way to a party in New York City, traveling by taxi down from her Park Avenue apartment. . . . more
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