Reviews by Linda O. (Jacksonville, NC)

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Fagin the Thief: A Novel
by Allison Epstein
Fagin the Thief (1/15/2025)
Story retellings always seem to jump to the top of my To-Be-Read list and so it was that I leaped at the chance to read Allison Epstein's Fagin the Thief. The setting is still London's seedy underground and the plight of the poor and of abandoned orphans still as horriblemore
Bad Animals: A Novel
by Sarah Braunstein
A Thought-Provoking Read (1/15/2024)
In Bad Animals, Sarah Braunstein has written an immensely thought-provoking book. An epigram at the beginning of the novel seems to provide one of the underlying themes of the work. Maeve has been a librarian for fifteen productive years until she is "laid off," supposedlymore
The Stone Home: A Novel
by Crystal Hana Kim
The Rehabilitation (12/3/2023)
Crystal Han Kim's novel, "The Stone Home," is a vivid expose of the state-sanctioned reformatory system of the 1980's in Korea. Claims that its goal is to rehabilitate and reform its citizens are strikingly similar to the claims for favoring Indian Boarding Schools in themore
Julia: A Novel
by Sandra Newman
A Julia Retelling (11/17/2023)
If a retelling of classic novels is in your wheelhouse, Sandra Newman's Julia will not disappoint. It begins simply enough, describing the initial meeting between Julia and Winston Smith, showing her at work in the Fiction department of the Ministry of Truth. Whilemore
Devil Makes Three: A Novel
by Ben Fountain
The Devil in Haitian Life (9/5/2023)
If the devastation caused by hurricanes and earthquakes or the political upheavals that have resulted in so much poverty and violence have stirred any empathy for the Haitian people, Devil Makes Three might be the book for you. The story begins as the 1991 coup to overthrowmore
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