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Wish You Were Eyre: A Sweet Finale to the Mother-Daughter Book Club by befus Pros: Familiar, endearing characters; nice Jane Eyre-ish moments
Cons: Girls wildly successful at everything they do; overcrowded plot A few years ago, at the recommendation of my friend Erin, I started reading Heather Vogel Frederick's Mother-Daughter Book Club series. This ...
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May 25, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The Biggest Threats Are the Ones You Don't See: ISLAND OF EMPTY EYES: Skull_&_Shackles IV by talyseon Pros: Well written adventure with a great mix of exploration, combat, and diplomacy.
Cons: Nope, none of those here. Island of Empty Eyes: Skull & Shackles IV by Neil Spicer. A Pathfinder Adventure Path Warning: This is a review of a Role-playing game, and if you are a player, it contains huge spoilers. If you are a DM, there is no ...
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May 25, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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_11/22/63:_ One of the few Stephen King novels that I've actually enjoyed. by telynor Pros: Very different sort of writing from King.
Cons: Gets repetitious and flat in spots. I'm going to draw fire just by admitting that I am someone who does not care for the writings of Stephen King very much. I'm not that much of a horror novel enthusiast, having encountered a bit too much of the real thing over the years. But everyone who ...
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May 25, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Murky Thriller: James Lee Burke-The Glass Rainbow by skbreese Pros: Well-written, intricately plotted
Cons: Abrupt ending, some characters and sub-plots under-developed No one writes about the murky waters of the Louisiana bayou and dark night of the soul like novelist James Lee Burke. His lead character, recovering alcoholic and former Viet-Nam vet, New Iberia Deputy Sheriff Dave Robicheaux, has obsessions of his own, ...
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May 25, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A Slab of Scottish Noir by fizzytom Pros: Gloriously grisly; great characters; just brilliant
Cons: None that I noticed Drunk on beetroot schnapps and off his face on illegally acquired meds, Billy Blackmore, a rookie crime journalist, makes one stupid decision that changes his life irrevocably. Driving home with his girlfriend and his brother, Charlie, after a party, ...
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May 24, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The Devil is in the Details: HORNS by Joe Hill by JiggyJay Pros: Fantastic premise, Hill’s narrative is flawless, effortless read
Cons: The book ends Joe Hill blew me away with his first novel, Heart-Shaped Box. Desperate for more I picked up his sophomore novel, Horns, intrigued by the premise. Ignatius Perrish wakes up after a night full of drinking and blasphemy to a head ...
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May 24, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The Grand Vizier of Baghdad and his Quest to be Caliph by texas-swede Pros: Good fun clean comedy, entertaining and clever stories, entertaining illustrations, fun for adults and children.
Cons: Somewhat silly, there are better Franco-Belgian comics, Iznogoud has the same goal in all stories. A thousand years have passed since the Caliph Haroun Al Plassid, the commander of the faithful, ruled the Abbasid Caliphate. Unfortunately his Grand Vizier of Baghdad Iznogoud was a no good. All Iznogoud wanted was to become the Caliph instead of the ...
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May 24, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Who was first in Space, Yuri Gagarin or Iznogoud? by texas-swede Pros: Entertaining to children and adults, clean comedy, action packed stories, colorful and entertaining illustrations.
Cons: Not as good as some other Franco-Belgian comics, silly, similar theme repeated in all books. The first man in space was not Yuri Gagarin (or Juri Gagarin) but Iznogoud the evil Grand Vizier of Baghdad the Caliph’s second in command. 8thcentury Baghdad was a city full of magic and creativity and one day Iznogoud encounters a remarkable ...
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May 24, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Givin’ the Devil His Due by TheUnknown285 Pros: Premise, Engrossing Story, Some interesting lines about religion, Some witty narration
Cons: Some really unsatisfying and/or underwhelming moments, Underwhelming characters I’m sure we’ve all come across something that was pretty satisfying at the time but then somehow leaves us disappointed in the end. For me, this happened with Joe Hill’s second novel, 2010’s Horns. I had ...
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May 24, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Making Waves on the Seven Seas...TEMPEST RISING: SKULL & SHACKLES III by talyseon Pros: Lots of self aggrandizing fun: Less piracy, more skullduggery.
Cons: None. Superbly written, and balanced. Tempest Rising: Skull and Shackles III by Matthew Goodall A Pathfinder Adventure Path Warning: This is a review of a Roleplaying game, and if you are a player, it contains huge spoilers. If you are a DM, there is no such ...
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May 24, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Wild Pitches ~ Dirk Hayhurst by susidee34 Pros: incredibly funny
Cons: none for me I made a major mistake when I read Wild Pitches by Dirk Hayhurst. I didn't discover until after I had already started the book that it was 3rd in a line of books he published and this one made so many references to the second book that I now feel ...
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May 24, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Stephenie Meyer's The Host - Soul Survivors by millinocket Pros: Strong premise, likable main character
Cons: Sloggy middle section As much as I like YA fiction, I didn’t jump aboard the Twilight train. I read the first book and didn’t hate it, but found it too angsty for my taste so didn’t continue the series. I was a little dubious about wading ...
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May 24, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Sex Toys, Photos, and Much More: The General's Daughter by toiletoctopus Pros: Character Development, Good luck at guessing this one with Brenner and Sunhill, Crazy Sexual Situations
Cons: Some lulls and distractions Nelson Demille delivers in "The General's Daughter." This book is not for the "faint of heart," and what it lacks in action, it makes up for it by mystery and intrigue. I can see why this became a movie, and I do look forward to watching it. ...
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May 24, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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"I Do Not Love Thee, Dr Fell/ The reason why I cannot tell;" by aohcapablanca Pros: 52 intensely spiritual, Christian, biblical personal meditations on his retirement community by an expert.
Cons: Too much about author's soul and complaints. Retirement living and other insights too scattered. Have you ever reviewed a book that disappointed you personally but you knew people who would probably like it and not without reason? And therefore you grit your teeth and bend over backward to be fair, balanced, detached and objective in your review? ...
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May 23, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A good introduction to Willa Cather fiction by Stephen_Murray Pros: I like the more comic bits in the stories that tend to tragedy, however bittersweet
Cons: Not subtle in criticism of heartland xenophobia and materialism I started reading the collection of Willa Cather short stories involving American artists from the hinterland in the air, where I am desperate to be ensnared and transported in ways in addition to what the airplane is doing. I am, thus, not sure if ...
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May 23, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Teaching "Historical Thinking." by JediKermit Pros: Concrete suggestions for lesson plans and strategies, readable style, good case studies.
Cons: None. As a teacher, sometimes I think we train our students to be the students we deserve. Most of the time when a fellow teacher is complaining to me that their kids "don't know anything," they really mean "they can't do anything." And when they say ...
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May 23, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A Wizard of Earthsea by kairosdreaming Pros: Interesting magical concepts and world.
Cons: Ged wasn't all that thrilling. It's hard not to like a story about high fantasy. And indeed, I can't say I disliked this book, but nor did I think it an exceptional work either. There were just too many flaws to make it outstanding, but the world building at least, was ...
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May 23, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Learning the Ropes of Piracy! RAIDERS OF THE FEVER SEAS: Skull & Shackles Part II by talyseon Pros: One of the most fun portions of the most fun Adventure Path to date.
Cons: There might be some, but I am too blinded by the awesome to notice. Raiders of the Fever Sea: Skull and Shackles II by Greg A. Vaughan A Pathfinder Adventure Path Warning: This is a review of a Roleplaying game, and if you are a player, it contains huge spoilers. If you are a DM, there ...
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May 23, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Scandalous in 1923, still remarkably assured short novel by a 19-year-old by Stephen_Murray Pros: prose
Cons: too much telling, not enough showing It is impossible to read either of the assured novels by Raymond Radiguet (1903-1923) without the multiplied astonishment that he wrote them while still in his teens and regret that he died at the age of twenty. The novels have to — and do — ...
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May 23, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A South Asian sacred transgendered role by Stephen_Murray Pros: Color photos, pioneering research eliciting hijra views of their role
Cons: No updating of the body of the text, some strained third-gender interpretations Preface: This is the sixth of seven reviews on transgendered roles in a range of cultures. (The noncontinguous first one is of Will Roscoe's book on Native North American berdache: Changing ...
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May 23, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The notorious jumping frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain by artemis8 Pros: Some quite good stories
Cons: some not quite so good ones, the N word may require explanation I've been listening to books in CD in the car with my eight year old son. One of the books we recently listened to was The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. I was glad to introduce my son to some Mark Twain but I do have some caveats for ...
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May 23, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Flashpoint — If You Blink, The Flash Will Change Your Entire Universe by elvisdo Pros: Flash takes the spotlight; like the alternate timestream story
Cons: Story doesn't feel epic; the New 52 is still something to get used to The Flash has always been a pivotal character whenever there is a universe changing Crisis involved. Barry Allen sacrificed his life to help save the universe during the Crisis on Infinite Earths. Wally West disappeared after Infinite ...
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May 23, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The Winner - David Baldacci - Decent Part 1. Hideous Part 2. by ladyconsumer Pros: The first part was pretty good.
Cons: The second part wasn't. It starts out well enough, but with “good guy” characters so unlikeable that you root against them, David Baldacci’s The Winner takes a major downturn. Who wouldn’t like a book about lottery-fixing? Take a ...
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May 23, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Dear Max by Sally Grindley by artemis8 Pros: back and forth, Max's growth, ending
Cons: Max's story is a little weird and disturbing at times, illustrations are sorta meh Last year my son and I listened to Dear Mr. Henshaw on CD. We enjoyed it a lot and when I saw another book ...
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May 22, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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"...because you fiddle with me second!" by majenta Pros: Good story, competently written, author survived and triumphed
Cons: She had quite the struggle beforehand What would you do for love? But, love for whom? That special "other half" of yourself? God as you've been raised to understand Him and what He asks of you?Irene Golda Kunz was raised in polygamy. By the time she started school, her father ...
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May 22, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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