12 hours ago by Samantha

Author: Aleksandar Tisma Genre: Historical, Classic Published: 1977 Personal rating: 5/5 Yearly count: 8 The Use of Man is written in a very literary in style – not my usual choice at all – but in this case, with this topic, I actually think it might make the book easier to read. Tisma doesn’t shy a ...

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2 days ago by Sarah Hill

Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs My rating: 4 of 5 stars Patricia Briggs never disappoints me. I can count on her to provide a reading experience that fully takes me to another world. Unlike many other book series, each book leaves you wanting more. You really get to know all the characters so well it ...

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4 days ago by samzenpus

New submitter Hector's House writes "'Nothing is certain. Nothing is secure,' reflects one of the characters in Paolo Bacigalupi's novel The Windup Girl. In 23rd century Bangkok, life for many hangs by a thread. Oil has run out; rising seas threatens to engulf the city; genetically engineered diseas ...

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4 days ago by pearlie

I was having breakfast with my son this morning in the mall when I got distracted by all the noise around me. I was reading a book and I so wished there were quiet corners reserved just for those who'd appreciate a quiet meal but nope, my desire for tranquility was beleaguered by screams, loud chatt ...

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8 days ago by Kim Pallister

Have Space Suit, Will Travel is a Robert A Heinlein young adult novel written back in 1958. I spotted it on the shelf in at the library (in audio book form) and picked it up on a whim. I've reviewed a fair number of science fiction books over the past few years, but most of them have been fairly rec ...

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11 days ago by Karoline

Pampered Margaret Macy flees London in disguise to escape pressure to marry a dishonorable man. With no money and nowhere else to go, she takes a position as a housemaid in the home of Nathaniel Upchurch, a suitor she once rejected in hopes of winning his dashing brother. Praying no one will recogni ...

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12 days ago by Buffalo Rising

Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Staff Review by Patricia Covley: Don't confuse the books in this series with the TNT television show. The books are much darker and the characters are better developed. In The Silent Girl, Rizzoli and Isles are called to a crime scene in Boston's Chinatown when a ...

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15 days ago by Amit

It’s been a while since I reviewed a book. But the blogadda.com book review program and the fact that I signed up for reviewing will make me come out of my slumber. And the book getting unveiled is “The Wednesday Soul” by Sorabh Pant, who is also a stand-up comedian by the day. Plot Summary: The boo ...

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18 days ago by Tania Ho

My first read-along of the year, and a non-fiction book as well, so I thought I'd make a proper review. Also, this book was quite a surprise, in a good way, and deserves to be recommended. The book is question is "The devil in the white city", by Erik Larson. The book interested me at first because ...

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19 days ago by Kim Pallister

It took me a while to get through Alan Greenspan's The Age of Turbulence , but it was well worth it. The book can be thought of as a combination of three things, in overlapping parts. First, Greenspan's autobiography, focusing on the parts of his upbringing and career that led to his chairing the fe ...

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