Tag: fiction
group name: booksiliked
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March 31, 2008 09:27 PM EDT --
When I first read about A Foreign Affair by Caro Peacock, I immediately knew that this would be a book for me. As soon as I entered Peacock's world of Victorian England, my first assumption . . . more
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June 16, 2008 04:44 PM EDT --
I like to read fiction, and I tend to pick up books that I find more entertaining than thought provoking. When a story gets to deep or complex I put it down and move on to the next one. Yes, I can be . . . 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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October 23, 2006 10:57 AM EDT --
I don't usually go in for what I term Housewife Porn, but sometimes a cute title does sucker me into it. Such is the case with Michele Beardsley's I'm the Vampire, That's Why! Don't . . . more
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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 . . . more
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March 27, 2008 04:37 PM EDT --
"Is that why you moved to Arizona? It's the goddamn desert, Marnie. I thought you, of all people, would be a little more creative than that." She fished a cigarette pack and a lighter out . . . more
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February 05, 2007 01:22 PM EST --
I picked up ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay’ when it was selection for book group I belong to. The book group fizzled out, but I am grateful to the members for bringing . . . more
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July 10, 2007 05:43 PM EDT --
This is the 13th book in Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series. This time, Stephanie, Lula, Grandma Mazur and the gang get embroiled in the disappearance of Stephanie’s ex-husband. . . . more
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June 12, 2006 08:32 AM EDT --
"Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink." Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Fred Pearce has been writing and consulting on environmental issues for decades. . . . more
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August 08, 2006 07:58 PM EDT --
When my mother told me she had just finished reading a book that she thought I should read, I asked her what it's about. "Just read it and you'll see," she said. I told her . . . more
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January 20, 2007 07:56 AM EST --
I have been an avid reader since my earliest memories. I constantly have a book by the bedside, and tons more waiting in line to be read. My interest run a very wide range of genres, but my favourites . . . more
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March 17, 2008 12:02 PM EDT --
'Write what you know.' Everybody—especially writers—have heard this adage. So why do I always find myself writing about sisters (I have three brothers), old houses . . . more
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March 17, 2008 03:49 PM EDT --
Marnie
For thousands of years, the Atlantic Ocean has beat against the beach of my childhood, its watery fingers stealing more and more of the soft silted sand, grabbing at the estuaries and creeks . . . more
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March 25, 2008 12:02 PM EDT --
Recently I was riding in my car (blissfully and unexpectedly alone—except for my dog) and I heard an old Rod Stewart song. I'm not certain of the title but the lyrics go something like . . . more
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April 01, 2008 12:59 PM EDT --
This past week I received one of those forwarded emails that we all get from time to time. This one was from my sister-in-law (who is nine days older than I am) and was about the benefits of growing . . . more
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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 . . . more
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September 01, 2007 07:38 PM EDT --
Author: Kathleen Cambor
This is a novel which is based on a factual occurrence - a flood in 1889 in Johnstown Pennsylvania. The rich had a hunting and fishing lodge above the dam, the town . . . more
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April 02, 2006 03:37 PM EDT --
John Banville's The Sea is a novel that reads like poetry. Every word is carefully chosen to create powerful images and feelings. It's not hard to see why this was chosen for the most . . . more
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July 22, 2006 11:31 AM EDT --
I'll need to keep by review of Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro short so as not to give away too much. A big part of what makes this an interesting read is the way one gradually gains an increased . . . more
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May 22, 2006 10:33 PM EDT --
Diane Duane's The Book of Night With Moon combines two of my favorite elements: cats and wizards. The striking cover art catches the eye immediately, and the story synopsis completes the . . . more
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