Reviews by Barbara F. (Santa Rosa, CA)

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Minding Ben: A Novel
by Victoria Brown
Minding Ben (12/28/2010)
I would recommend this book without reservation. The narrative is compelling and draws the reader into the frustration, unfairness and sometimes the small joys of the illegal immigrant life in New York City. I was often unsure of whether I was reading a memoir or a novel. Imore
Solomon's Oak: A Novel
by Jo-Ann Mapson
Enjoyable Read (10/1/2010)
Jo-Ann Mapson fans will thoroughly enjoy "Solomon's Oak". She deals with the age old problems of abandonment and with sympathy without being maudlin. The story is Glory's story, how she deals with the loss of her husband and then takes on a foster child who has sufferedmore
Anthropology of an American Girl: A Novel
by Hilary Thayer Hamann
Long, dull and tedious (9/12/2010)
I could not finish this book. Many reviews relate the pertinent details and all are more interesting than the book itself. Long, dull and tedious sums it up. Save your strength and read something else.
The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors: A Novel
by Michele Young-Stone
Lightning Strikes (5/2/2010)
The Handbook for Survivors of Lightning Strike Survivors is a well written, sympathetic but not sentimental, book about the coming of age of two distinctly different people. Lighting strikes, both real and metaphorical, provide the structure of the book. Lighting strikesmore
The Map of True Places
by Brunonia Barry
The Map of True Places (4/5/2010)
I enjoyed reading The Map of True Places, but it wasn't a book that kept me awake late into the night reading it. Zee, the main character, has many problems that involve many characters and this seemed to lead to lots of introduction but not a lot of development. I wouldmore
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