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A memoir from a Jewish girl in Communist Romania by knotheadusc Pros: Well-written, interesting, sometimes funny and charming.
Cons: Abrupt ending. I recently downloaded several books written by people who lived through post World War II communist regimes. Last week, I reviewed a book ...
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May 5, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A 55 year old tries about for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders by knotheadusc Pros: Somewhat interesting. Simmons is likeable.
Cons: More about fitness and diet tips than auditioning for the DCC. I should be ashamed to admit it, but I'm kind of hooked of CMT's reality show, Making The Team: The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. I don't know why I watch it. I don't follow football. I'm not a dancer. I've never aspired to ...
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May 5, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A Note from the Other Side by msiduri Pros: Interesting narrative, some passages lyric.
Cons: Hesitations, at least in my mind, about authenticity, completeness. Retired Navy SEAL Derek S. Zumbro, who translated and edited this memoir of Gottlob Bidermann, recounts in the first pages of his preface how in 1985 he was requested by the West German government to serve as liaison officer and translator to the ...
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May 5, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Alex Guarnaschelli's Old School Comfort Food Cookbook is a winner! by njchicaa Pros: delicious food, simple instructions, interesting stories throughout
Cons: none I enjoy cooking and am always looking for ideas and new recipes to try. I do some searching online at different internet sites, but I actually prefer to flip through cookbooks to find new dishes to make. This has led to an explosion of my ...
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May 5, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Flutter: What Your Heart Does Sometimes by rmthunter Pros: Handling of the story, drawing, revelation of character.
Cons: Dialogue may be hard to follow You know it's getting bad -- i.e., too many books -- when you run across a boys' love manga on the shelves by one of your favorite artists that a) you haven't read, and b) you don't remember buying. I chose to regard it as a happy twist of fate, ...
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May 5, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Windows 8 For Dummies by phungus Pros: Lots of great info that's easy to follow
Cons: For novice users only Windows 8 for Dummies is a great book to have if you are new to Windows 8 and confused by some of the drastic interface changes that Microsoft introduced in this new operating system. Don’t let the title of the book insult you, as this ...
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May 5, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Daredevil: The Devil, Inside and Out, Vol. 1. - Hornhead on lockdown. by luquillo Pros: Very gripping storyline
Cons: Some have seen small plot holes, to me they have to understand what they read The FBI with some assistance has found a way to get to Daredevil aka Matt Murdock; they arrest and lock him up in Ryker's Island on suspicion of being Daredevil, since the possibility of them being one in the same had been leaked earlier. They even go so ...
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May 5, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Translation: Danger by carstairs38 Pros: Fast paced story and great characters
Cons: Beginning could have been a bit tighter What happens to the letters people write to Sherlock Holmes? And could they possibly have hidden crimes in them? That’s the premise behind a fun series from author Michael Robertson. The Baker Street Translation is the ...
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May 5, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Iron Man: Director of SHIELD - He's no Fury or Hill. by luquillo Pros: Continues to follow up and build on stories
Cons: Feels too ordinary and not that essential towards main Marvel U. The Civil War amongst Earth's superheroes that had been waged between Captain America and Iron Man is over, with Iron Man aka Tony Stark coming out as the victor. The aftermath saw ...
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May 5, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 1 - Knight Terrors: Pretty close to terrible. by luquillo Pros: Visuals and last two stories
Cons: Everything else Batman makes his way to Arkham Asylum and learns a riot has taken place with inmates seriously wounding and murdering their way to freedom. Batman learns that some of them are wired on a new drug making them tougher than usual. He attempts to learn the ...
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May 5, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Batgirl Vol. 1: The Darkest Reflection - Reveals the beauty in this book. by luquillo Pros: Very well written story with beautiful artwork
Cons: Second story nowhere near as strong Barbara Gordon aka the original Batgirl, is back in action after being confined to a wheelchair for three years. She's a little rusty but that isn't stopping her from pulling her own weight as another one of Gotham City's protectors. She finds herself up ...
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May 5, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1: Faces of Death - Relying a lot on looks. by luquillo Pros: The artwork is awesome from top to bottom, nice ideas introduced
Cons: Writing can be quite sloppy The Joker is loose again in Gotham after breaking out of Arkham, and there's a trail of brutal murders taking place. Batman is quickly on his trail naturally blaming him for it, until he sees the Joker himself being attacked. After Joker is captured and ...
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May 5, 2013 |
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A male Emma Bovary at the edge of the Hapsburg Empire a century ago by Stephen_Murray Pros: historical interest
Cons: but not much fun Without the encouragment of his tutor in English, James Joyce, Zeno’s Conscience (1923) is unlikely to have been written and the earlier (1898) novel by Italo Svevo (né Ettore Schmitz, ...
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May 5, 2013 |
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The Last Precinct: When Assault Weapons Meant ATF/FBI Stings by le_domaine Pros: The Last Precinct gives cohesion to previous book.
Cons: Cornwall’s trying too hard to keep Kay’s character relevant. Once upon a time—in America. Sounds like a fairy tale, now, but illegal guns were typically acquired from illegal gun running which usually went hand-in-hand with drug trafficking and was considered cause for undercover investigations by ...
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May 5, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The Bridge...the best bookstore bringing people together by djningr Pros: neat little story
Cons: some information regarding brain injuries may not be realistic I am a huge Karen Kingsbury fan and am always on the lookout for her newest ones. I knew this book had come out at the end of 2012, but I hadn't seen it at the library until a couple days ago. This is another stand alone title that has been a big hit so ...
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May 5, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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This can't be all there is to make a major novel! by Stephen_Murray Pros: cover, some set pieces
Cons: shards of uninteresting lives of WASPs working in publishing in NYC after WWII Until last month, James Salter, who was born in 1925, had not published a new novel since 1979 (Solo Faces). Much esteemed as a craftsman by some other male writers, Salter's new novel of nearly 300 pages spanning multiple decades was a much ...
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May 5, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Nightfall: John Corey's Busting Chops and More by toiletoctopus Pros: Hilarious, John Corey, Some plot surprises
Cons: Predictable, Boring in parts John Corey is one of the strongest characters, in any of the crime/thriller type of novels that I've read. This is the fourth book that I've had the opportunity to spend time with, that has him as the protagonist. Just like all of the other ones, this ...
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May 5, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Clifford's First Valentine's Day by Norman Bridwell by artemis8 Pros: Valentine's Day theme, Clifford is small and cute, fun story
Cons: nothing really My son has never been a huge Clifford fan, but he does like the books I've gotten from the library that feature the big red dog. One of the books I put on hold this year for Valentine's day (though we got to it a little late) was Clifford's First ...
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May 5, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Dr. Freudine Embraces Good Without God, A Humanist Chaplain's Call To Action, Not Debate~ by jankp Pros: very interesting and engaging; inclusive, noncombative approach
Cons: none unless you hate thought-provoking reads NOTE – Dr. Freudine is a fictitious psychiatrist and my alter ego who sometimes helps me to review books, movies, and music. Last time she was entertained with the novel Atlas Drugged. ************“Doc, I've got a...well, a ...
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May 5, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Travel Adventures Around the Globe by Bryan_Carey Pros: The nature angle; Humorous; Adventurous
Cons: Digresses a little too much into politics Travel is a favorite activity of millions and for most of us, travel involves a drive or flight to a tourist- oriented area and weeklong stay in a hotel or vacation condo. These typical vacations usually center on a few local attractions and then a trip ...
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May 5, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A fantastic end to a compelling series!! by ram_cv Pros: Gripping Finale, Fast Paced
Cons: None really IntroductionThe Oath of the Vayuputras is the final book of the Shiva Trilogy. Given the huge success of the first two books in the series, there was a lot of public interest in the release of the third book. I was lucky to get my ...
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May 6, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Murder and Mayhem abound in "Red Mountain: A Detective DiPino Thriller" by David Thayer by kevintipple Pros: Plot, storylines, action all work...
Cons: but are undermined by typos and over writing. The four member team sent to Rhinebeck, New York, had one target and one mission objective. The Durres Syndicate wants Walt Bergman dead and they want his records. As the commander of the NYPD Intelligence Division he knows where the bodies are buried on ...
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May 6, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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It May Come As No Surprise, But Ostriches Are Oddities I Adore by bilbopooh Pros: wonderfully written and illustrated, funny and informative
Cons: some color would be nice With the exception of small stinging insects, I love animals of all kinds, but there are a few for which I have a special fondness. One of those is the ostrich, which my friend Libbie knows very well, so when she ran across the educational picture book ...
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May 6, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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American Military Flying Migs: Col. Peck Explains this Cold War Mission by toiletoctopus Pros: The people behind this operation, Bravery, Cold War Operations
Cons: More about maintenance and flight operations, rather than politics would have been more exciting. A few years back, it was finally declassified, that the United States had a fighter group that had Soviet MiG aircraft. This was not surprising to me, and many others, as the cold war led to us to need to understand our foe's equipment. Yet what I did ...
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May 6, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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"The psychology of silk underwear has not yet been fully considered," mused Miss Pettigrew happily." by aohcapablanca Pros: "Dost thou think because thou
art virtuous there shall be no more cakes and ale?" Cons: Winifred Watson's narrative art conceals perhaps too subtly Miss Pettigrew's evolving psychological depths. At ten sharp on a cold, wet November morning 40-year old Miss Guinevere Pettigrew, unloved, never kissed, failed governess, rang the bell at London's 5, Onslow Mansions, up-scale flat of actress/night club singer Miss Delysia LaFosse, born ...
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May 6, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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