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Reviews and commentary about all things literary from one of Amazon's top 1000 reviewers. I offer honest, critical commentary on a wide range of genres, from children's literature to nonfiction to all types of fiction. When I don't like something, I say it.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Romancing Miss Bronte by Juliet Gael

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Though Jane Eyre is my favorite book, I've always known precious little about Charlotte Brontë, other than the fact that she wrote the b...

Sunday, April 18, 2010

The Swimming Pool by Holly LeCraw

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Some books that I read draw me in so thoroughly that the struggles, hopes, fears, and tragedies of the characters become my own. I feel link...

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Monday, April 12, 2010

Enlightened Sexism by Susan J. Douglas

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"Englightened Sexism" is an excoriating repudiation of the view that feminism's work is done and that women have now achieved ...

Thursday, April 8, 2010

The Man from Beijing by Henning Mankell

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The Man from Beijing is something of a novel within a novel. It starts out as a murder mystery set in Sweden in 2006 and then delves into hi...

The Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher

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I am a huge fan of Butcher's "The Dresden Files". He has created a fantastic character in Harry and it's the charm of Harr...

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Every Last One by Anna Quindlen

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"Every Last One" is the first Anna Quindlen novel I've read, and I can see why her novels have such wide appeal. I found Quind...

Friday, March 26, 2010

NurtureShock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman

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NurtureShock is a book that had me constantly saying, "Wow!" out loud as I read. It probably drove my poor husband crazy to have m...

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Bookphile: I love the written word very, very dearly. My obsession led me to start writing reviews (lots and lots of reviews) for Amazon, with the ultimate result that I became a pretty highly-ranked reviewer. I've decided to spread my opinions about books as far and widely as I possibly can. I sincerely apologize.

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