Category: Book Reviews

April 29, 2010

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer * (of 4)

It has received excellent reviews from Newsweek, New York Times, New Yorker, and my mother, but I couldn’t read even half of it, so take...

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April 29, 2010

Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer *** (of 4)

I really enjoyed this book, but I have to admit I didn’t understand it. The story line kept coming in and out of focus. Nevertheless,...

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April 23, 2010

Everyman Dies Alone by Hans Fallada **** (of 4)

Published originally in 1947 in postwar Germany and only translated into English in 2009 this is a fictional recounting of a true story: a Berlin...

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April 23, 2010

The Emporer of Ocean Park by Stephen Carter * (of 4)

Feh. What can I say other than my review may divulge more about me than the book. Ostensibly a best selling novel of murder, law,...

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April 23, 2010

East of Eden by John Steinbeck **** (of 4)

A retelling of the stories of Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel transposed to three generations of two families living mostly in Salinas, California during the...

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April 23, 2010

Dragon Bones by Lisa See *** (of 4)

A very good mystery with archaeology in the Three Rivers Gorges of contemporary China.

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April 23, 2010

The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat **** (of 4)

Danticat impeccably captures the voices and inner thoughts of Haitian peasants, and first and second generation Haitian immigrants to New York and Florida. Violence lingers...

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April 23, 2010

Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon **** (of 4)

Christopher Boone has Asperger’s Syndrome and Haddon’s book is the best portrayal of what goes through the mind of a young teen who is simultaneously...

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April 23, 2010