Reviews by Diane L. (Huntsville, AL)

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The Edge of the Earth
by Christina Schwarz
Titanic meets Island of the Blue Dolphin (11/1/2012)
What was disappointing to me was the predictability of this plot.

Trudy is a highly educated young woman at the turn of the century who begins to become self aware that the planned course of her life (finish college, then scrap that and get married to a nice but stolid,more
A Hundred Flowers: A Novel
by Gail Tsukiyama
Engaging novel but left me hanging (7/9/2012)
A Hundred Flowers is a simple yet elegant novel set in China during the months of July through November of 1958. The book begins with the young boy Tao and his mishaps from climbing a tree. The author uses the framework of an unfolding flower to advance the story--Tao firstmore
The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter
by Mark Seal
Just how can a man fool so many people? (6/13/2012)
This book is a marvelous glimpse into: 1. a true shape shifter who is a sociopath 2. just how gullible and shallow people can be. The book leaves you with the question did he or didn't he commit murder. You'll have fun tossing this question in your head.
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