Book Reviews & The Written Word
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Charlotte spins her web, Wilbur shows up the other pigs at the County Fair, and young readers rejoice. They don’t even seem to care that animals can’t talk. Why do kids get to have all the fun? After spending week after week writing online book reviews on stories about normal people that speak to other [...]
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Practical Demonkeeping from Christopher Moore is one of his shorter offerings, but right in line with Lamb and A Dirty Job. Set in Pine Cove, CA, Mr. Moore describes well and not a length (thank you) a sleepy little ex-whaling town. Each one of the characters is completely unique and the best ones are a [...]
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This chick-lit concoction will keep you sipping into the wee hours… The chick lit mystery is a complicated blend to pull off, but Krya Davis’s debut novel Sex Murder and a Double Latte does it right: just enough foam to be fun, with plenty of jolts along the way to keep it exciting. Mm hmm! [...]
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A Nonegarian Widow Publishes Thriller Novel at 93! Like something out of a mystery story, a daughter-in-law finds a dusty manuscript that’s been languishing in a suitcase for three years. After convincing her aged grandmother (the colloquially named Lorna Page) that she must send it to a publisher, “A Dangerous Weakness” was published this past [...]
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Wilkie Collins may have penned this thriller long ago in 1868, but I have to say just like most thrillers when it winds up, it winds up! The novel actually starts out pretty strong and intriguing, the premise helping immensely that a mysterious, very large diamond (not an actual moonstone) is given to a young [...]
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