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The Paris Library
The Paris Library
by Janet Skeslien Charles
Not recommended for adults (5/6/2021)
I read THE PARIS LIBRARY because it is historical fiction, but I thought it would be written for an adult. It seemed, however, to be a lower reading level, closer to what I would have liked when I was in the eighth or ninth grade.

Some chapters of this book are about 1939 …more
The Plot
The Plot
by Jean Hanff Korelitz
Boring, boring, boring (4/28/2021)
If you are a writer or work in the publishing industry, THE PLOT is for you. As far as I can tell, though, this book is not for anyone else. It bored me. I am sure it will bore most people, maybe even writers and those who work in the publishing industry.

Jake has written a …more
The Exiles
The Exiles
by Christina Baker Kline
Such a nice, if somewhat predictable, story (10/29/2020)
While many people will feel THE EXILES is a five-star book and while I would have felt the same several years ago, my taste has evolved. I didn’t love it. I liked it, but I don’t have the heart to give it just three stars. It was such a nice, if somewhat predictable, story.

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The Snow Child
The Snow Child: A Novel
by Eowyn Ivey
retelling of a Russian fairy tale (1/10/2013)
THE SNOW CHILD by Eowyn Ivey is simply a retelling of a Russian fairy tale. It doesn’t live up to the many reviews of it that I read. The book is full of unanswered questions.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl: A Novel
by Gillian Flynn
The end should be rewritten. (1/9/2013)
Right up to the second-from-last page GONE GIRL by Gillian Flynn should be rated 5. Every page of the book builds more and more tension. It really is the best kind of book: unputdownable.

But the end: Other reviewers have said that it comes as a surprise. True. But I didn't …more
When She Woke
When She Woke: A Novel
by Hillary Jordan
pleasant surprise (1/9/2013)
WHEN SHE WOKE by Hillary Jordan was a pleasant surprise for me. From what I had heard, I had expected a futuristic book about a world where abortion was a crime punishable by turning the criminal’s skin red. Yes, there’s that. But there’s so much more to it. And Jordan’s …more
City of Women
City of Women: A Novel
by David R. Gillham
a disappointment (1/9/2013)
CITY OF WOMEN was a disappointment. The dialog and many of the situations are just plain corny. The story is loaded with convenient coincidences. The woman who helps hide Jews in World War II Berlin is, at the same time, a tramp who can't get enough sex, then pretends to be …more

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