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Book Three---"Swan's Landing: A Web Sawyer Mystery" by Douglas Quinn by kevintipple Pros: Plot, storylines, characters, etc.
Cons: Will be too slow for some readers. It is fall on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and the tourists with their frenetic energy and electronic devices have all gone back to wherever it is they came from. The peace and quiet has been restored and Webb Sawyer is very glad. Webb Sawyer isn't ...
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May 8, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Blueprint by msiduri Pros: Covers a lot of ground
Cons: Quite dull This is a textbook on how to write fiction. Though I’ve never read any of his 20 or so other published works, I do not doubt that author Oakley Hall (1920-2008) was a skilled writer. However, he commits the one unforgiveable sin in the present ...
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May 8, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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BRASS KNUCKLES (1966) by Frank Gruber by barryergang Pros: Quick, easy, entertaining fun from the pulp era.
Cons: One story, "Rain, the Killer," contains some graphic violence that might bother some readers. Frank Gruber had a fondness for itinerant book salesmen who stumble into murderous situations. His best-known series of novels features Johnny Fletcher and his partner Sam Cragg. Fletcher pitches the book Every Man a Samson while the muscular ...
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May 8, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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It’s my turn!...A Book That Isn't Really About Taking Turns by kamel622 Pros: *Cute characters and illustrations
Cons: *Wasn't really about taking turns *Rude attitudes Taking turns is hard. Young children slowly learn empathy and understanding of others and part of this is realizing that in life we have to take turns at things. Recently I read the book It’s my turn! To my daughter’s ...
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May 8, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Hope in Nazi Germany by carstairs38 Pros: Maggie and the other characters; well created world
Cons: One sub-plot; usual timing issues World War II has always fascinated me, so I've been loving the Maggie Hope mysteries. These books follow our heroine as she finds herself in some very strong international intrigue during the early 1940's. His Majesty's Hope is the ...
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May 8, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Nightfall: Nuclear Nightmares and Crazy Corey are Back by toiletoctopus Pros: Corey and Mayfield, Harry Muller has courage in face of the worst, Action, Scary
Cons: Ending "non" surprise and way it was carried out John Corey is absolutely psychotic. Yet he is one damn good investigator. As per the other Nelson DeMile books that involve him, he is able to navigate dangerous waters, that no ordinary ex-NYPD detective would even consider. His risky ...
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May 8, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Fear and Loathing in San Juan by sleez_boy Pros: atmospheric, characters, receptive, indulging, lust full, and over all awesome
Cons: no cockfighting and felt it was rushed at the end Rum Diary- the Long Lost Novel Okay, let me find my drink first. Well, I am not aware of a lot of diaries in life. There was the Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx and that was pretty good. I saw an episode of The ...
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May 8, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The Best Thing About Valentines...A Children's Story of Giving and Receiving by kamel622 Pros: *Very cute story *Beautiful soft illustrations *Large text *Good message
Cons: ** Holidays are such a great chance to read children’s books. They give the opportunity to teach young children with lots of wonderful stories to share. Every holiday has so many books that discuss the meaning and intention of the ...
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May 9, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Bless Me Father, For I Have Stretched by msiduri Pros: Interesting human story
Cons: Um... hard to tip-toe around all these elephants in the room... I stumbled across this book buried deep in my closet during my recent move. In all honestly, I don’t recall how it came into my possession. The pages are yellowed and it’s dated 1982. It’s conceivable it was sitting there quietly ...
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May 9, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Michael Yaconelli-Messy Spirituality by mrroland Pros: Encouraging read; Made me feel a lot better
Cons: None for me I always say my top priorities in life are: 1) faith 2) family 3) country (and) 4) Atlanta Braves.Granted, #4 is meant as humor...(but it is true).A few years back, however, my junior year in college, my faith was really getting me ...
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May 9, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Mantel's _Bring Up the Bodies:_ The long fall of Anne Boleyn by telynor Pros: Very well-written, full of new insights.
Cons: That it ended. Usually, I skip over various fiction published about the Tudor kings and queens of England. I've simply read too much, both fact and fiction, about them, and unless something is unusually good, I skip it. Most of the fiction about the Tudors these days ...
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May 9, 2013 |
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Barcelona Snapshot: Rick Steve, They Know Him By His First Name, Everywhere. by popsrocks Pros: Easy reading and flow of content
Easy to find needed subjects Cons: small B&W photos only. Hey, it is a "snapshot," I suppose. In an attempt to get as much information about Barcelona, Spain before visiting, now in less than one month's time, my wife and I have been studying many a Travel Guide Book getting as much perspective as possible. For years I ...
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May 9, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl by swooshfan2 Pros: Well-written characters, amazing plot twists
Cons: Not for all tastes "Gone Girl" was a book that came across my radar more off of a plethora of recommendations than any real desire to personally check the book out myself. Whether it was book review sites, friends telling me to read it or even displays at my local library, ...
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May 10, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The center of everything by momofdaughters Pros: It is a great read until the end.
Cons: The novel ends abruptly with no resolution. So I came across this book at the library, after just experiencing the whole lock down in our town, as police hunt to find a bombing suspect. I thought it was eerie how similar the book seemed to be to real life circumstances happening at the time. I ...
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May 10, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The Tiny Seed Plants a Whollup! by deenaf Pros: Adorable story with beautiful illustrations.
Cons: None, really. What I love most about Eric Carle books is the high recognition factor of his illustrations. Case in point, when I had The Tiny Seed in my arms, a Pre-K student of mine asked me if I was holding that “book about the hungry ...
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May 10, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A Disability History Of The U.S. - A Radical ReVisioning Of American History~ by jankp Pros: very informative and well-argued
Cons: can be difficult to read; haunting Disability historian Kim E. Nielsen knows something about real disability from suffering a speech impediment as a child that was treated at an Easter Seals facility, but she doesn't write about herself or even about many famous people with disabilities ...
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May 10, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Hot Ethan by dagny21 Pros: Beautifuly written, fast read, will stick with me for awhile.
Cons: Not a feel good novel. Charity sometimes hard to sympathize with. Note: This review does contain some spoilers. Nothing to ruin the book for you, and - if you are at all familiar with Wharton's work - nothing too surprising. But if concerned, skip reading this review and just pick up the book. It's ...
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May 10, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Honeybee Democracy -- Swarm Science by driftless Pros: Impressive scientific creativity. Well written.
Cons: None. It’s one of the wonders of the natural world. But despite its rather fearsome appearance, a swarm of honey bees is a fairly harmless entity, if you keep your wits about you. Honey bees swarm when their hive becomes overcrowded. ...
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May 11, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Gamers by kairosdreaming Pros: Strong main character.
Cons: Could have used more background on the world. Gamers is a book about, well, Gamers. Running with the dystopian theme that is so popular right now, Gamers provides a look at a future where people have shifted over to a very technological reality. I actually enjoyed this book quite a bit, and thought ...
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May 11, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Linda Castillo, "Breaking Silence": Amish Noir Doesn't Work for Me by scmrak Pros: at least it's not an idiot plot this time; soft-pedals the romance aspect somewhat
Cons: noir? in the middle of nowhere? gimme a break... Linda Castillo’s third Amish country mystery, Breaking Silence, finds Police Chief Kate Burkholder on the trail of what appears to be anti-Amish hate crime tuned deadly. Three members of the Slabaugh family have been found dead in ...
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May 11, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Good reference for strength by munkeynootz Pros: Good reference Good information
Cons: Could have been condensed into a smaller book Very expensive This was the first book into my discovery/journey on the path to getting strong and fit. I first purchased this book after I read several "rave" reviews in regards to its content and ease of reading.This is a great reference book for anyone ...
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May 11, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The Princess of Dhagabad by kairosdreaming Pros: Princess and Hasan made a great pair.
Cons: Writing somewhat juvenile. I picked up this book for ten cents at a garage sale, and I've been putting off reading it. Not sure why, but I just didn't have the urge to actual read it until today. And I wish I hadn't have waited. This turned out to be a pretty good book.The ...
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May 11, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Daughters of Rome by kairosdreaming Pros: Lollia is an endearing character.
Cons: Hard to keep track of all the characters. I found this book pretty entertaining. I haven't read any of Quinn's other works, but based on this one, I probably will. And since it's considered the prequel to the others, it's as good as any to start with.Cornelia, Marcella, Lollia and Diana ...
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May 11, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus by kairosdreaming Pros: Chock full of facts.
Cons: Some tedious chapters. So I'm sure I'm not the only kid who squirted a ton of whipped cream in her mouth and then ran around pretending to be rabid. With a disease that the majority of the population thinks is eradicated, it's easy to make light of what was once thought of as ...
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May 11, 2013 |
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Pretty good, but I've lost interest by dolphinboy Pros: Good, clean writing, nice plot
Cons: The series does not work for me in pieces. In 2002, John Scalzi began releasing a novel entitled Old Man's War in serialized form on his website. I read the book when it came out as a novel and was stunned at this author's debut work, which I found very reminiscent of Robert ...
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May 11, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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