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Secret Daughter: A Novel
by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
The Facets of Family (1/21/2010)
Seeing India and Mumbai from the points of view of so many people made it a feel-good sociological study. Who could not fall in love with Asha from the day she was born? These were real people and the writing improved as the book went along. I have a soft heart and I wasn'tmore
Await Your Reply
by Dan Chaon
Devices galore! (7/29/2009)
I would love to give this book to a psychiatrist and see what she could make of these sad characters. I love pathetic people as much as the next person, but this book seemed to contain devices designed to shock or confuse. Yes, I had to read it all just to find out whatmore
How We Decide
by Jonah Lehrer
Making Decisions - heart or mind? (1/5/2009)
Emotion or rational thought? This book presents an enthralling explanation of the processes that the brain uses to decide what decisions it will make. Full of stories and anecdotes, it kept this reader’s interest throughout. The chapter on psychopaths and why they are somore
Greasing the Piñata
by Tim Maleeny
Greasing the Pinata (10/8/2008)
This book appears to have an identity crisis. Perhaps if I had read the first two about the characters it would be more clear. However, it has elements of "male cozy' with broad humor about stereotypical car salesmen and mafia, scary fish in the toilet, etc. combined withmore
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