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THE STANISLASKI SISTERS
by Nora Roberts, 5 stars
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THE END OF THE LINE
Nigel Tranter, 4 stars
Another beautiful descriptive novel, by one of Scotland's
best writers of historical fiction.
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FOUNTAIN SOCIETY
by Wes Craven, 4 stars
Yes Wes Craven, director of horror films. I entered
this book before when I had just started it but now
I am almost finished and I have to say it is quite remarkable.
It has an element of horror but not gore. Its' horror
is sci-fi, medical based and thus is quite fascinating.
I don't want to give too much away but this fountain
society was created as a way to let people live forever,
recycling them, so to speak. It is not scary, its' just
hard to imagine this type of thing being reality. It
follows Robin Cook thrillers a little and I am enjoying
it. This is Wes Craven's first novel and I recommend
it.
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ALL THE NAMES
by Jose Saramago, 4 stars
A clerk in the city's Central Registry becomes obsessed
with an unknown woman who's name crosses his path in
his world of recording the living and the dead. This
enchanting work taught me what it means to write well.
A winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
PARADISE
by Toni Morrison, 4 stars
Morrison again creates a wonderous world with words.
PARADISE tells the story of the lives in the town of
Ruby, the women of the Convent, and the spirit of the
"Furrowed Brow."
IN THE HEART OF THE WORLD
by Mother Teresa, 5 stars
"Let us not use bombs and guns to overcome the world.
Let us use love and compassion." This small collection
of the words of Mother Teresa are pearls to treasure.
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THE WITCHING HOUR
by Anne Rice, 5 stars
You can't put it down! A real page tuner!
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HEAVEN
by V.C. Andrews, 3 stars
An older but easy read by V C Andrews.
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THE PRINCES IN THE TOWER
by Alison Weir, 5 stars
THE BRETHREN
by John Grisham, 1 star
I thought this was the worst book he has written. It's
one of the few books I regret wasting time reading.
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INTO THE FOREST by Jean Hegland, 5
stars
It is a story set in the future where all electricity,
telephones, everything is gone. Disease, a plague and
starvation are effecting the whole world. The two main
characters are two sisters who are living on a dirt
road away from all civilization and must provide for
themselves as both their parents are dead. They have
no way to get anywhere as there is no gasoline available
and even if they did, there would be nothing to buy
as all the grocery stores are empty of food. A very,
very interesting story which made me want to grow a
garden, stock up just in case something like this should
happen to us! My husband read it after I did, and he
enjoyed it also.
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SHATTERED
by Dick Francis, 3 stars
Jockey starts to entrust glassblower friend with a secret,
but dies before completion. The glassblower must then
play Sherlock to get his own life back in order. I
enjoyed the main character and the insights into the
glassblowing profession. Unfortunately there are so
many minor characters involved in the story that you
practically need a scorecard to track. An okay read,
but not one of his best.
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SWIMMING IN SKY
by Inman Majors, 5 stars
A hilarious read on the surface, this debut novel captures
the alienation of family and friends and a search for
lost spirituality in a powerful and sometimes poignant
story of a 25-year-old Vanderbilt graduate who can't
decide what he wants to do in life. While the book
has been compared to Catcher in the Rye, the main character
in Swimming in Sky, Jason Sayer, is an imminently more
likeable and sympathetic guy than Holden Caulfield --
while you can't help but laugh at and with the self-deprecating
Jason, at times his experiences move you to tears.
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THE RED TENT
by Anita Diamant, 5+ stars
I just finished this wonderful book. Every word was
worth reading, every sentence delightful. It was sensual.
It will be hard to find a follow up for this. Fiction
based on biblical events (Dinah, the daughter of Jacob
& Leah, is the narrator).
YOUTH IN REVOLT: The Journals of Nick Twisp
by C. D.
Payne, 5 stars
I found this by accident at the book store and liked
the cover and what I read there. It was a hilarious
romp thru the journaled life of a 14-year-old boy.
Unconventional and not for everyone though.
THE GIRL WITH THE PEARL EARRING
by Tracy Chevalier, 5 stars
Great book about who Vermeer's model for the title painting
might have been. Fiction based on some history.
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ROSES ARE RED
by James Patterson, 4 stars
PROTECT AND DEFEND
by Richard North Patterson, 5 stars
THE LAST PRECINCT
by Patricia Cornwell, 5 stars
THE WHITECHAPEL CONSPIRACY
by Anne Perry, 4 stars
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THE BRETHREN
by John Grisham
It is so good that I read into the wee hours of the
night - hating to put it down.
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DEAD OF WINTER
by P.J. Parrish, 5 stars
This is a continuation of the Louis Kincaid series that
started with DARK OF THE MOON. A fast moving story full
of twists and turns.
GODCHILD
by Vincent Zandri, 5 stars
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LOST AND FOUND
by Jayne Ann Krentz, 4 1/2
Like her writing and the manner she winds her tale together.
Very good read
THE PAINTED HOUSE
by John Grisham, 3 stars
His books line my book shelves. I love them. Whether
it is because this one is so different or because it
begins slowly and is said to be partially autobiographical,
I did not care for it although it is well written
CAUSE CELEB
by Helen Fielding, 3 stars
This is a book I won as being selected the reviewer
of the week. I was thrilled and could hardly wait although
I had never read her work. It is disappointing to me.
The characters are a bit shallow and the flow of the
book is not inducive to "can't put it down" reading.
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE
by J. K.
Rowling
Because I am a reader of all types of books, I had to
read this first book of the series to see what all the
fuss was about. As a 75-yr-old, I could not put it down.
It is the most unique development of characters I have
ever discovered. The plot is charming and I think it
is a most entertaining book. I am gonna keep up with
the series.
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ATLAS SHRUGGED
by Ayn Rand, 5 stars
I read this book for the first time several years ago,
and I recently persuaded my boyfriend to read it as
well. He cannot thank me enough for recommending this
book! Although a fictional account, Ms. Rand created
characters with such dimension that you can only hope
that there are people like her heroes in this world.
Briefly, the book is about a handful of people who will
not accept mediocrity and injustice and who set out
to change the world by removing themselves from it.
The heroes are the "creators" (philosophers, inventors,
businessmen, artists) who ask nothing of anyone except
that each person live up to a code of honor and morality
that comes across as almost anesthetic. The book is
profoundly moving and has changed my life and many others
since its publication in 1957. I recommend it and wish
it were required reading at the high school and college
level.
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