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Pitcairn Island After Travel Writer Dea Birkett’s Harrowing Memoir, ‘Serpent in Paradise’
No more bounty on a mutineers’ island ripped apart by the discovery that rape and child molestation were a way of life for generations By Janice Harayda How has Pitcairn Island changed since De… more »
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series is Number One!
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thegirlcanwrite wrote 1 week ago: http://calitreview.com/64#comment-23369 A stellar article. I can’t say it better than the wri … more »
Listening to A Spot of Bother
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bookgoddess wrote 1 month ago: Are books better when read aloud by a gifted narrator? I recently listened to A Spot of Bother by … more »
No! I Don't Want to Join a Book Club
bookgoddess wrote 4 months ago: Some books expand our horizons by taking us far away, in time or space or situation. Others shed a … more »
Just Like Heaven
Laz wrote 6 months ago: Though the name of a classic tune by The Cure, the title of this post is more in reference to the fo … more »
When Religion Makes One Feel Superior...
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Laz wrote 6 months ago: If you have been through this blog you’d realize that I deeply admire and have been blessed by … more »
Book Review: The Reading Group; Elizabeth Noble
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traci wrote 6 months ago: Title: The Reading Group Author: Elizabeth Noble Type: Fiction Genre: Chick Lit. Number of pages: 4 … more »
Humans aren't easily amused, we are too easily pleased
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Laz wrote 7 months ago: From CS Lewis’ classic sermon, “The Weight of Glory”, Our Lord finds our desires, … more »
Pitcairn Island After Travel Writer Dea Birkett’s Harrowing Memoir, ‘Serpent in Paradise’
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1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 7 months ago: No more bounty on a mutineers’ island ripped apart by the discovery that rape and child molest … more »
Gifts for Readers -- Hobbit Poster From the Bodleian Library at Oxford
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1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 7 months ago: [I’m tossing in a few extra posts this week with suggested gifts for readers. Again, no kickbacks … more »
Isobel English’s Elegant Novel, ‘Every Eye,’ Makes Its American Debut
1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 7 months ago: A slender classic follows a couple from England to Ibiza on a belated honeymoon Every Eye. By Isobe … more »
'Sex in Ian McEwan’s Novel Is Not Bad Enough to Impress Judges' of 2007 Bad Sex in Fiction Awards, Times of London Reports -- Here's the Shortlist
1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 7 months ago: [Note: A post with the name of the winner follows in five minutes.] Ian McEwan is safe — at l … more »
John Burningham’s ‘Edwardo: The Horriblest Boy in the Whole Wide World’ – More Fun for Preschoolers From One of England’s Best Author-Illustrators
1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 8 months ago: Edwardo: The Horriblest Boy in the Whole Wide World. By John Burningham. Knopf, 32 pp., $12.29. Ages … more »
Elizabeth Buchan's 'Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman,' a Novel That Helped to Launch a Trend
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1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 8 months ago: A spurned wife survives without throwing Key Lime pies Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman. By Elizabet … more »
Prize-winning British author James Meek visits Greece
grhomeboy wrote 9 months ago: Prize-winning British author James Meek author of compelling novel ‘The People’s Act of Love’ … more »
Nick Hornby Looks at a Marriage in Trouble in His Comic Novel, ‘How to Be Good’
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1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 10 months ago: Can a marriage survive if a husband and wife disagree on what it means to be a good person? How to … more »
Does Ian McEwan Deserve the Man Booker Prize or a Bad Sex Award for Writing Like This? You Be the Judge
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1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 10 months ago: The judges for the 2007 Man Booker Prize have named the six finalists for the award, and — no … more »
Does Agatha Christie Deserve the Scorn She Gets From Critics? Coming Soon to One-Minute Book Reviews
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1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 10 months ago: Agatha Christie www.agathachristie.com once vied with mystery novelist Georges Simenon for the title … more »
E.O. Parrott’s ‘How to Become Ridiculously Well-Read in One Evening’: Great Books in a Half-Cracked Nutshell
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1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 11 months ago: Classic works of lit / Reduced quite a bit / In poems and prose / As fun overflows. How to Become Ri … more »
Harry Potter and the Critic Who Gave Up (Books I Didn’t Finish)
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1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 11 months ago: The latest in an occasional series of posts on books I didn’t finish and why I didn’t Title: Har … more »
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