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The Starboard Sea: A Novel
by Amber Dermont
The Starboard Sea (2/6/2012)
I am drawn to the coming of age genre, especially those such as this; in settings completely distinct from my own. While reading The Starboard Sea, I was oft reminded of A Separate Peace (john Knowles) - the frailty of human nature, unspeakable moral dilemmas, andmore
The Homecoming of Samuel Lake: A Novel
by Jenny Wingfield
THE HOMECOMING OF SAMUEL LAKE (7/18/2011)
I cannot say enough wonderful things about this book! It reminded me of a cross between To Kill a Mockingbird and Huck Finn. Ras Ballenger is an unbelievably demonic character in this twist on the classic morality tale of good vs. evil. The protagonists simply cannotmore
Outside Wonderland: A Novel
by Lorna Jane Cook
Outside Wonderland (2/3/2011)
I hardly noticed the Chicago blizzard winds howling last night, as I read this book from start to finish. I was initially suspicious that it would be a predictable chick lit read or just a ripoff of The Lovely Bones. I normally prefer my fiction to be of a more literary andmore
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