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    2012 Review Extravaganza: Pt. 7

    by  • 12/29/2012 • 3 Stars, 3.5 Stars, 4 Stars, 4.5 Stars, A Authors, Audiobook, B Authors, Contemporary, Essays, F Titles, Fiction, Humor, J Titles, L Titles, Literary, M Authors, M Titles, Non-Fiction, O Titles, P Authors, P Titles, R Authors, S Titles, T Authors, True Crime, Young Adult • 66 Comments

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    Short reviews of Jellicoe Road, The Sense of An Ending, The Future of Us, Lost At Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries, One Last Thing Before I Go, People Who Eat Darkness and Moranthology.

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    2012 Review Extravaganza: Part 1

    by  • 12/12/2012 • 3 Stars, 3.5 Stars, 4 Stars, 4.5 Stars, A Authors, Audiobook, C Titles, Contemporary, Fiction, G Titles, H Authors, History, J Authors, K Authors, M Titles, Memoir, Mystery/Thriller, Non-Fiction, S Authors, S Titles, Science, W Titles • 52 Comments

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    A collection of short book reviews, including: When Will There Be Good News; Started Early, Took My Dog; The Man Who Mistook His Wife for A Hat; Girl In Translation; Curtains; and Game Change.

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    Packing for Mars, How I Killed Pluto, Assassination Vacation, Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Reviews

    by  • 05/01/2011 • 4 Stars, 4.5 Stars, Audiobook, B Authors, H Titles, History, Humor, I Titles, Non-Fiction, P Titles, R Authors, S Authors, Science, V Authors, W Titles • 80 Comments

    Reviews of Packing for Mars by Mary Roach, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown, Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell, and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.

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    An American Family, About Alice, Living Dead in Dallas, Dave Barry’s Only Travel Guide, Being Perfect Mini Reviews

    by  • 06/17/2010 • 2 Stars, 3 Stars, 3.5 Stars, 4 Stars, A Titles, B Authors, B Titles, D Titles, H Authors, L Titles, Q Authors, S Authors, T Authors • 25 Comments

    Four mini book reviews of An American Family by Pam Spaulding, About Alice by Calvin Trillin, Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris, Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need by Dave Barry, and Being Perfect by Anna Quindlen.

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    Review: Waiting for Columbus by Thomas Trofimuk

    by  • 05/20/2010 • 4 Stars, Fiction, Literary, T Authors, W Titles • 18 Comments

    Waiting for Columbus Thomas TrofimukDoubleday, 2009ISBN: 978-0385529136336 pagesGenre: Literary FictionMy Rating: 4 stars Book Description from Shelfari A man arrives at an insane asylum in contemporary Spain claiming to be the legendary navigator Christopher Columbus. Who he really is, and the events that led him to break with reality, lie at the center of...

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    Review: Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore

    by  • 05/01/2010 • 4 Stars, B Titles, Fiction, Humor, M Authors, Paranormal • 10 Comments

    A meme concept by That’s A Novel Idea 1 Book you read: “Bloodsucking Fiends” by Christopher Moore 2 Words that describe the book: Vampire comedy 3 Settings where it took place or characters you met: Setting: Modern-day San Francisco Jody—A fledgling vampire who had her new lifestyle thrust upon her with no warning or...

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    Reviews (Of Sorts): The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played With Fire

    by  • 03/22/2010 • 4 Stars, Fiction, G Titles, L Authors, Mystery/Thriller • 15 Comments

    The Girl With the Dragon TattooThe Girl Who Played With FireSteig LarssonKnopf, 2008 and 2009Genre: FictionMy rating: 4 stars for both Here is the description for the Become A Character part of the Take Another Chance Challenge: For this challenge, you can read any book you want. However, you have to write about the...

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    Review: Bad Mother by Ayelet Waldman

    by  • 03/11/2010 • 4 Stars, B Titles, Memoir, Non-Fiction, W Authors • 22 Comments

    Bad MotherAyelet WaldmanDoubleday, 2009ISBN: 978-0385527934224 pagesGenre: Non-Fiction Memoir, Parenting, EssaysMy rating: 4 stars Overview For the All in the Family part of the Take Another Chance Challenge, I had to read two books by writers who were related to each other in some way. I chose Michael Chabon (the husband) and Ayelet Waldman (the...

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    Review: How I Became A Famous Novelist by Steve Hely

    by  • 03/08/2010 • 4 Stars, Fiction, H Authors, H Titles, Humor • 27 Comments

    How I Became A Famous NovelistSteve HelyGrove Press, Black Cat, 2009ISBN: 978-0802170606224 PagesGenre: Fiction, HumorMy Rating: 4 stars The Set-Up To impress his former girlfriend at her upcoming wedding, Pete Tarslaw decides to become a famous novelist. Figuring it couldn’t be all that hard, he spends an afternoon at a bookstore studying bestselling books....

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    Reviews: The Guinea Pig Diaries and I Was Told There’d Be Cake

    by  • 02/05/2010 • 3.5 Stars, 4 Stars, C Authors, G Titles, I Titles, J Authors, Non-Fiction • 11 Comments

    The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life As An ExperimentA.J. JacobsSimon & Schuster, 2009ISBN: 978-1416599067256 pagesNon-Fiction, HumorMy Rating: 3.5 stars A.J. Jacobs has created his own little niche market: conducting experiments in his life and then writing about them. The first of these books, The Know-It-All, chronicled his experience reading every single page of the...

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    Mini Reviews: Bright Lights, Big Ass and No One You Know

    by  • 01/22/2010 • 3.5 Stars, 4 Stars, B Titles, Fiction, Humor, L Authors, Memoir, Mystery/Thriller, N Titles, Non-Fiction • 15 Comments

    Bright Lights, Big AssJen LancasterNew American Library, 2007Memoir, HumorISBN: 978-0-451-22125-4382 pages This is my second Jen Lancaster book, and I enjoyed it even more than the first one (Bitter Is the New Black). A rollicking memoir by a very funny but bitchy lady, Bright Lights, Big Ass is a bit more free-wheeling than her...

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    Review: The Unlikely Disciple by Kevin Roose

    by  • 01/07/2010 • 4 Stars, Memoir, Non-Fiction, R Authors, U Titles • 20 Comments

    Title: The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semester at America’s Holiest UniversityAuthor: Kevin RoosePublishing Info: Grand Central Publishing, 2009ISBN: 978-0446178426Pages: 336Genre: Non-Fiction, Memoir In an effort to spice up my book reviews, I’ve been tinkering with different ways to review books. For this book, I thought it might be fun to review it by paying...

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    Review: Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O’Brien

    by  • 12/05/2009 • 4 Stars, Dystopia, Fiction, O Authors, Young Adult, Z Titles • 0 Comments

    Hosted by That’s A Novel Idea 1 Book you read and/or reviewed: Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O’Brien 2 Words that describe the book: Post-apocalyptic survival 3 Settings where it took place or characters you met: Setting: After a nuclear war in the United States, somewhere on the Eastern Seaboard Ann Burden—a 16-year-old...

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    Review: Alex & Me by Irene Pepperberg

    by  • 11/16/2009 • 4 Stars, A Titles, Memoir, Non-Fiction, P Authors • 18 Comments

    Title: Alex & Me Author: Irene M. PepperbergPublishing Info: Harper Collins, 2008Number of Pages: 226Book Category: Memoir, Non-Fiction Book Overview The subtitle for this book is “How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence—and Formed A Deep Bond in the Process.” I think this sums it up pretty well...

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    Review: Creating A Charmed Life by Victoria Moran

    by  • 10/27/2009 • 4 Stars, C Titles, M Authors, Spirituality • 5 Comments

    Title: Creating A Charmed Life Author: Victoria MoranISBN: 978-0-06-251580-3Publishing Info: HarperOne, 1999Number of Pages: 214Book Category: Spirituality Book Overview This compact book is filled with practical and sensible advice for women (and men!) who would like to create a charmed life, which the author characterizes as unhurried, effortless and filled with grace and poise....

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    Review: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

    by  • 09/28/2009 • 4 Stars, Fiction, G Authors, Historical, Literary, W Titles • 35 Comments

    Title: Water For Elephants Author: Sara GruenISBN: 978-1-56512-560-5Publishing Info: Algonquin Books, 2006Number of Pages: 331Book Category: Fiction Story Overview Jacob Jankowski is 90— or possibly 93. He’s not really sure. When you’re five, you know your age down to the month. Even in your twenties you know how old you are. I’m twenty-three, you...

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    Review: You Suck by Christopher Moore

    by  • 08/02/2009 • 4 Stars, Fiction, Humor, M Authors, Paranormal, Y Titles • 16 Comments

    Title: You Suck Author: Christopher MooreISBN: 978-0-7394-8632-0Publishing Info: William Morrow, 2007Number of Pages: 328Book Category: Fiction, Humor Story Overview “You bitch, you killed me. You suck!” So begins the witty, sarcastic, bawdy romp that is You Suck — a vampire book that makes other vampire books look positively Puritanical by comparison. Tommy Flood awakens...

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    Review: The Lost City of Z by David Grann

    by  • 07/13/2009 • 4 Stars, G Authors, L Titles, Non-Fiction • 16 Comments

    Title: The Lost City of Z Author: David GrannISBN: 978-0-385-51353-1Publishing Info: Doubleday, February 2009Book Specs: 299 pagesBook Category: Non-Fiction Book Overview The Lost City of Z combines true-life adventure, history, biography and travel narrative in one book. The book chronicles journalist David Grann’s investigation into the mystery of what happened to British explorer Percy...

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    My Favorite Reads: Clockers by Richard Price

    by  • 07/02/2009 • 4 Stars, C Titles, Contemporary, Fiction, Literary, P Authors • 7 Comments

    My Favorite Reads is hosted byAlyce at At Home With Books.The idea is to write about some favorite booksthat you read before you started blogging! Today I want to tell you aboutClockersby Richard Price Book Description From Paperback Swap Award-winning author Richard Price offers a viscerally affecting and accomplished portrait of inner-city America. Veteran...

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    Review: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

    by  • 05/27/2009 • 4 Stars, A Titles, Classics, Fiction, M Authors, Young Adult • 20 Comments

    Title: Anne of Green GablesAuthor: Lucy Maud MontgomeryThere are many versions out there. I read mine on my KindleBook Specs: 304 pagesBook Category: Fiction, Children (but really, for everyone!) Story Overview On Prince Edward Island in the little town of Avonlea, brother and sister Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert decide to adopt a young boy...

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    Review: The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta

    by  • 05/15/2009 • 4 Stars, A Titles, Contemporary, Fiction, P Authors • 13 Comments

    Title: The Abstinence Teacher Author: Tom PerrottaISBN: 978-0-312-36354-3Published By: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2007Book Specs: 358 pagesBook Category: Fiction Story Overview Ruth Ramsey is a divorced mother with two daughters who teaches Sex Education (“Health”) at the local high school in the affluent town of Stonewood Heights. Ruth is a popular teacher with the students...

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