Book 123: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – John Le Carré
John le Carré’s espionage thriller can definitely carry it’s weight, but for once I think I prefer the film to […]
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Book 122: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – Rebecca Skloot
I need to stop saying I don’t like nonfiction and start saying I enjoy immersive nonfiction. It seems the majority
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Book 117: The Bird of Night – Susan Hill
I searched out this novel after reading Howard’s End is on the Landing and thoroughly enjoying Hill’s writing style. And after
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Book 112: The Book Thief – Markus Zusak
This is one of those situations where I’m glad I don’t read the backs of books carefully each time before
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Book 93: The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus #2) – Rick Riordan
In book two of The Heroes of Olympus cycle, Riordan comes through on the perceived promise of keeping things as exciting
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Book 90: The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus #1) – Rick Riordan
With The Lost Hero Riordan sucked me into a new series. It definitely helped that this was a continuation of
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Book 87: Never Let Me Go – Kazuo Ishiguro
This is one of the most hauntingly beautiful novels I have read. I had some inclinations of how beautiful it was from reading the synopsis and reading Robert’s review and author post over at 101 Books. Now before we go any further, if you haven’t read the book, go here and read the book description. After you’ve read it, If you have any desire to read the book, don’t read this review. Although I don’t tell everything, and actually leave out a good bit, it still reveals a lot.
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Book 86: March – Geraldine Brooks
A co-worker recommended March and prior to reading it I knew only that it detailed the mostly absent character of Mr.
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Book 83: The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles #1) – Rick Riordan
Although I enjoyed this book, it was not as good as the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. The Kane
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