Reviews by Elizabeth G. (Cincinnati, OH)

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Every Anxious Wave
by Mo Daviau
Nineties Music and Love in the Time of Time Travel (10/14/2015)
I was captivated from the first page. This debut novel by Miss Mo, Mo Daviau, is a fun and creative read for the Generation X and Y crowd (and anyone interested in the alternative/modern music of the 1980s/1990s and the subsequent collapse of the radio and the musicmore
Dangerous When Wet: A Memoir
by Jamie Brickhouse
Boring as a Wet Cocktail Napkin (4/14/2015)
I wanted to like this memoir but as I read it, questions came to mind such as: how did this book even get published? I've read a lot of books and watched several films about addiction and find them very interesting. This book is interesting at first, but what do you do whenmore
The Fortune Hunter
by Daisy Goodwin
Pleasantly Surprised (5/17/2014)
I don't usually like this type of novel--the story or the writing. But I was drawn in from the beginning and couldn't put the book aside for anything else. I liked all the elements of historical fiction, mystery, romance, and a bit of feminism in the main character (I don'tmore
Buying In
by Laura Hemphill
Buying in Clueless (10/23/2013)
I have been interested in finance and economics all of my life and was very excited to read this novel (and was a Literature major). Unfortunately it was horrible. There is one protagonist, but the story is told from the POV of a few main characters. The characters are two-more
One Minus One: Nancy Pearl's Book Lust Rediscoveries
by Ruth Doan MacDougall
A View of a Time (5/17/2013)
One Minus One is a novel examining a woman's life at a very specific time in a very specific place at a very specific time in U.S. history. I couldn't help but think of the tv show Mad Men because of the author's attention to detail and the fact that it is set in the late 60more
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
by Therese Anne Fowler
I'll Take Zelda (5/17/2013)
Z, the novel about the life of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald is at points charming and; like another reviewer, I kept thinking of the movie, "Midnight in Paris." It was very interesting, having a degree in literature, and learning more about this couple. I'm not one that putsmore
The White Mary: A Novel
by Kira Salak
The White Mary (7/31/2008)
I was so excited to read this book--a journalist who draws from personal experience in some of the most war-torn and unstable places on the planet as well as a personal journey in a place we rarely hear of in the news. I was disappointed to find a novel with few interestingmore
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
Charming and Unique (7/27/2008)
This creative novel has a lot to offer. Formatted in letter-only narrative, a wonderful story unfolds in post-war England. Although the basic history is known, it offers a perspective of how hard hit England was and how difficult it is to recover from the horrors of war andmore
Ancestor Stones: A Novel
by Aminatta Forna
Voices from Africa (2/8/2008)
A beautifully told story of Sierra Leone through the voices of four daughters in the Kholifa clan (same father, all different mothers) spanning from 1926 to 2003. Describes a nearly lost way of life, the tragedy of civil war, and the unbreakable bonds of family, especiallymore
Gomorrah: A Personal Journey into the Violent International Empire of Naples' Organized Crime System
by Roberto Saviano, translated by Virginia Jewiss
An Entirely New View on Italy (10/13/2007)
I knew corruption was rampant in the government, but this book rips open the wounds of ongoing and enmeshed organized crime at odds with building a fruitful and strong society. It's a tough read, redundant, and the author is clearly so close to the material it has made himmore
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