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Perfect Peace, by Daniel Black St. Martin’s Press – March 16, 2010 – Hardcover – 352 pages Source: Personal Copy Gus and Emma Jean Peace marry for less than perfect reasons (neither has expectations that they will be able to get a better marriage partner) in 1930′s Arkansas, and start a family increasingly populated with [...]
I was out with a friend the other evening and somehow we started talking about movies with rappers who had turned into actors and books that should be watched rather than read. I thought of this novel-based movie, out recently and already on its way to dvd, if dismal earnings and an even more dismal [...]
The Color Purple, by Alice Walker Harvest Books – May 28, 2003 (Original Publication 1982) – Paperback – 290 pages Source: Personal Copy Celie writes letters to God, and her sister Nettie after circumstances separate them, leading to them experiencing vastly different lives. Celie suffers to find her place in a family and then a [...]
Man In The Woods, by Scott Spencer Ecco – September 14, 2010 – Hardcover – 320 pages Source: Sent by the publisher for review Paul has lived a rootless existence for most of his life but recently has found the love of a good woman in best-selling inspirational author and recovered alcoholic, Kate, and has [...]
I have read one book since the beginning of August and I am currently in the middle of my second. I am beyond thrilled by how much I enjoyed my last read, Procession of the Dead. When I read a really good book it makes me that much more vigilant about the next book that [...]
Procession of the Dead, by Darren Shan Grand Central Publishing – June 4, 2010 (US) – Hardcover – 288 pages Source: Review Copy Capac Raimi arrives in the City to learn the art of being a gangster from his Uncle Theo. Raimi’s head is filled with the exploits of The Cardinal, the City’s infamous and [...]
In Buried, Ryan Reynolds plays Paul Conroy, an American truck driver who wakes up to discover that that he is in a coffin six feet beneath the ground, and that he has to raise a $5 million dollar ransom to get out. The scariest part in most movies for me, and in books too for [...]
Since late last year, I had been wanting to create a podcast that delved deeper into the discussion of books- especially around themed literature. I have had the opportunity to read so many wonderful books, and it is always fascinating to see how each book on a similar theme or subject deepens knowledge and enhances [...]
Crooked Letter Crooked Letter, by Tom Franklin William Morrow – October 5, 2010 – Hardcover – 320 pages Source: Sent by the publisher for review A few weeks ago Harper Collins hosted a party for Tom Franklin in a bar on the Lower East Side to celebrate his (to me) oddly, and emphatically titled Crooked Letter, [...]
Song Yet Sung, by James McBride Riverhead – February 5, 2008 – Hardcover – 368 pages Source: Personal Copy Song Yet Sung has the distinct honor of being the book that I turned to after reading masterpieces To Kill A Mockingbird and The Color Purple. I knew that I couldn’t just pull any old thing off [...]
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