Book 49 on my way to 52.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Review: Red Mist, by Patricia Cornwell
Book 49 on my way to 52.
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Review: The House I loved, by Tatiana de Rosnay
Book 49 on my way to 52.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Review: Sarah's Key, by Tatiana de Rosnay
I think book was warmly received, and it's hard to speak against it because of the subject matter—the roundup of Jews in Paris, France, is not a well known piece of history and deserves some highlighting, but I found this book tedious and depressing. Granted, the subject matter is depressing, but tackling it from the view point of a repressed woman in current times just added to the heaviness of the story. I see that parallels are being drawn between the time periods—repression then, repression now, and de Rosnay does a fine job of drawing the character of the French citizens, both now and then, but I expected something that felt uplifting, and never really found it. What I did find was florid and overly dramatic writing, and my attention waned about half way through.
Book 48 on my way to 53.
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Review: Wild Abandon, by Joe Dunthorne
This was a great read.
Book 47 on my way to 52.
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Friday, November 18, 2011
Review: The Marriage Plot, by Jeffrey Eugenides
Book 46 on my way to 52.
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love,
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Review: One Moment, One Morning, by Sarah Rayner
This was book 45 on my way to 52.
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Review: Greasewood Creek, by Pamela Steele
Book 44 on my way to 52.
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