Rated of 5
by stacy matusik
this book was really bad jk
Rated of 5
by Lisa Mansfield
This book did not hold my interest. The characters did not come to life and events seemed contrived, if not politically correct. Don't waste your time, as I did, with this book.
Rated of 5
by BookBrowse BookBrowse - Davina The first few chapters of this book washed over me a little - it seemed to be following a similar course to a number of other books that I've read recently set in the deep south during pre-WWII years. However, as I got to know the characters and they, and hence the story, escaped from the claustrophobic small town of the early chapters, I found myself increasing hooked - reading avidly to the end. In short, I highly recommend this first novel from Elyse Singleton.
Fearless, gripping, at once darkly funny and tender, spanning three continents and numerous lives, Americanah is a richly told story set in today's globalized world.
The story of an American family, middle class in middle America, ordinary in every way but one. But that exception is the beating heart of this extraordinary novel.
First time novelist Vaddey Ratner captured my heart and senses in this novel based on her childhood in Cambodia. Her story transcends any news story...
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From the first page, I was drawn in by the lyrical writing of the author and mesmerized as the narrator, eight year old Raami, remembered the years...
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Trite but true, all good things must come to an end. I so wanted to keep reading the wonderful prose, the settings that let one think they are part...
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Kenn Nesbitt is new Children's Poet Laureate(Jun 12 2013) Kenn Nesbitt has been named the new Children's Poet Laureate: Consultant in Children's Poetry to the Poetry Foundation, which noted that the two-year position...
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