Reviews by Hazel R. (North Eastham, MA)

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Circling the Sun
Circling the Sun: A Novel
by Paula McLain
Every Word is a Pearl (5/21/2015)
For the second time, Paula McLain has knocked it out of the ballpark in bringing historical characters and foreign settings to life. The writing is flawless -- reading this literature is like holding a strand of pearls in your hand -- silky smooth and warm. Although I am …more
Doing Harm
Doing Harm
by Kelly Parsons
Fast Paced, but Disappointing (11/4/2013)
Kelly Parsons probably has a future in writing thrillers, if this book is any indication, but to be a true success, he might want to consider some character and plot development. Steve Mitchell, MD, the protagonist, is not a likeable character. He pays little attention to …more
The Laws of Gravity
The Laws of Gravity
by Liz Rosenberg
The complicated role of Transplant for Cancer (4/11/2013)
This is a story with medical drama, family drama, and legal drama based on the premise that the central character, Nicole, will die without a cord blood transplant using her cousin's child's banked cord blood. Having worked in hematologist malignancy research for over a …more
The Edge of the Earth
The Edge of the Earth
by Christina Schwarz
Exciting Novel, or Tedious Anthropological Journal? (10/28/2012)
Don't judge a book by its back cover. Noted to be "gorgeously detailed, swiftly paced . . . magical", this novel is somewhat of a disappointment, little more than an isolated woman's journal of unfamiliar shore life and small family dramas. Secrets do come to life, and the …more
Live by Night
Live by Night
by Dennis Lehane
Historical Fiction at its Finest (8/8/2012)
This is a novel that those that typically shy away from violence in books and movies will want to read. In the context of historical fiction, Prohibition did beget gangers, and Dennis Lehane gives us a fully nuanced protagonist, flawed, yet worthy of our time and attention …more
My Brilliant Friend
My Brilliant Friend
by Elena Ferrante
First in a Trilogy, but Doesn't Stand Alone (6/27/2012)
The prologue of this book will grab you, but you will not understand what has happened any more at the end of the book, as you will in the beginning. There is a lot of character development and the protagonists are quite idiosyncratic, but it was too much of the same thing, …more
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