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The Very Long, Very Strange Life of Isaac Dahl
by Bart Yates
Review of The Very Long, Very Strange Life of Isaac Dahl (5/18/2024)
This book is an enjoyable read. The author has an easy-going, low-key style. He invites the reader into the story rather than just presenting the story. And what an amazing life he describes. So amazing that by Day Eight the story becomes unreal. Reading each day becomes a "more
The Flower Sisters
by Michelle Collins Anderson
The Flower Sisters book review (2/27/2024)
I am somewhat indifferent about this book. Certainly the explosion was a great starting point for the novel. The descriptions of both life in a small town and the impact of the explosion on the townspeople were well done. However, the pace is uneven and the ending horriblymore
Leaving: A Novel
by Roxana Robinson
leaving by Roxana Robinson (11/29/2023)
The advance praise for "leaving" is glowing. I just wish the book had lived up to those reviews. The prose is good, the plot plausible. However, the book is too wordy. It's like going to a movie and half-way through the film you say to yourself "Just get it over with."more
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