Reviews by Anat S. (Sharon, MA)

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Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens
Nature book mystery (5/17/2019)
Story of an abandoned child that grew into a self-sufficient marsh girl/woman. Murder mystery - beautiful descriptions of the marsh.
A Bitter Truth
A Bitter Truth: A Bess Crawford Mystery
by Charles Todd
Page turner murder mystery (8/7/2011)
Set at the time of WWI in Britain with a nursing sister as a hero, this is a fast pace, page turner murder mystery written in the "Agatha Christie" style where everyone has a motive for murder and the end is unexpected. It is well written and entertaining.
Your Republic Is Calling You
Your Republic Is Calling You
by Young-ha Kim
Spy games of North and South Korea (7/30/2010)
The book is an account of 48 hours from the time the protagonist, a spy from North Korea who has lived in South Korea for the past 20 years, gets a message recalling him to the North.
It provides an interesting view into the life and culture of both North and South Korea …more
The Map of True Places
The Map of True Places
by Brunonia Barry
The Map of True Places by Brunonia Barry (4/6/2010)
A novel that is a fast read; a page turner. The story is a mix of reality and fantasy with a bit of the history of Salem, MA in the background. The main character, Zee, uncovers secrets and works through dark events in her past to finds her way through life.
The book gets a …more
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
by Jeannette Walls
makes you think (1/31/2010)
This book is special. It is showing a world that many are not familiar with, a first hand account of what it is really like to live and grow as "white trash". One of the things that emerge is that there is no black and white - as the mother says, no one is completely evil …more
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