The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson – Book Review
Mikael Blomqvist is a respected reporter and publisher of Millenium, a moderately successful financial reporting magazine that he owns with his long time lover Erika Berger. His career and all of their prospects take a nose dive after he is convicted of making libelous statements against business magnate Hans Erik Wennerstrom. Blomqvist is offered the [...]
Chosen, by Chandra Hoffman – Book Review
Chandra Hoffman’s Chosen arrived as an unsolicited review copy a few weeks ago from Harper Collins, and I wasn’t sure when I would get to it. Any book that promises to examine the adoption issue from all angles is definitely high on my list of books to be read, but it was this review of Chosen [...]
The Color Purple, by Alice Walker – Book Review
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 – Book Review
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 [...]
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter: A Novel, by Tom Franklin
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, [...]
My Wife’s Affair: A Novel, by Nancy Woodruff – Book Review
My Wife’s Affair: A Novel, by Nancy Woodruff Putnam/Amy Einhorn Books – April 15, 2010 – Paperback – 288 pages Source: Review Copy from Publisher Peter works while wife Georgie gives up a career on the stage to work in the home raising their three little boys. When the family is required to move to [...]
The Local News: A Novel, by Miriam Gershow – Book Review
The Local News: A Novel, by Miriam Gershow Spiegal & Grau – February 9, 2010 – Paperback – 384 pages Source: Sent by the author for review Lydia Pasternak’s life has changed with the frightening disappearance of her brother Danny, a star on the football team. As the search for him continues Lydia finds herself [...]
Bad Marie, by Marcy Dermansky – Book Review
Bad Marie, by Marcy Dermansky Harper Perennial – July 1, 2010 – Hardcover – 224 pages Source: Sent by publisher for review Marie has just been released from prison after serving six years for bank robbery and accessory to murder, the result of going off to Mexico with a boyfriend who was on the run [...]
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