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Fighting Fate: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
To be honest, I didn’t expect to like Twilight. It’s not because I am dismissive of the vampire romance or young adult genre; it had more to do with how hurt I was when Buffy and Angel br… more »
The Ax For The Frozen Sea
Accurate reconnaissance about RMT adit Korea
melissaritasnv wrote 16 hours ago: By use of monday, modernistic S. Korea, the RMTing in regard to the envisagement flush, operat … more »
Fighting Fate: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
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Yen wrote 1 month ago: To be honest, I didn’t expect to like Twilight. It’s not because I am dismissive of the … more »
Man Asian Literary Prize Reality Check – Jiang Rong’s ‘Wolf Totem’
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1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 month ago: Meanwhile, back at the yurt, the natives say things like, “I nearly peed my pants” The latest in … more »
Death Be Not Stoned – Elisa Albert’s First Novel, ‘The Book of Dahlia’
1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 3 months ago: A gifted writer sends up, among other things, the cult of “positivity” in cancer treatment The B … more »
A Review of Elisa Albert’s ‘The Book of Dahlia,’ a Send-Up of the Cult of Positive Thinking in the Cancer-Treatment Field, Coming Soon
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1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 3 months ago: Can you write a funny novel about a 29-year-old woman with a malignant brain tumor? Elisa Albert www … more »
Brittany: Where's the finish line?
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brittanyvandeputte wrote 3 months ago: Christa’s post last week left me with a lot to think about. I’m sure I had read it befor … more »
Christa: A tough decision
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christammiller wrote 4 months ago: A few weeks ago I submitted my first novel, HURT, to a startup small publisher for consideration. Th … more »
King Rat by China Mieville
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Yen wrote 4 months ago: With King Rat, China Mieville retells the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, giving an already dark … more »
Christa: Is it worth it?
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christammiller wrote 4 months ago: I started this as a comment, but then decided it was getting to be too lengthy and would be better o … more »
James Collins podcast available
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Elizabeth wrote 6 months ago: The recording of James Collins’ presentation at the New Dominion Bookshop last Tuesday has bee … more »
A Young American Lounge Singer in Shanghai Tries to Keep Her Life in Tune in Lara Tupper’s First Novel, ‘A Thousand and One Nights’
1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 6 months ago: Far from home in a five-star hotel with a no-star boyfriend A Thousand and One Nights. By Lara Tup … more »
Jew Wishes On: The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
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jewwishes wrote 7 months ago: The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini is an amazing first novel. You will fly to new heights of emoti … more »
Jew Wishes On: The Septembers of Shiraz
jewwishes wrote 7 months ago: Dalia Sofer’s first book, The Septembers of Shiraz, is an excellent novel, written with colorf … more »
The Septembers of Shiraz, by Dalia Sofer
bookdiva wrote 7 months ago: Dalia Sofer’s first book, The Septembers of Shiraz, is an excellent novel, written with colorful a … more »
Rebecca Gowers’s First Novel, ‘When to Walk,’ Longlisted for the Orange Prize Along With Books by Anne Tyler and Jane Smiley
1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 9 months ago: A young British writer with septic arthritis tries to cope after her husband unexpectedly announces … more »
A Totally Unauthorized Reading Group Guide to Holly Peterson’s ‘The Manny’
1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 year ago: 10 Discussion Questions for Book Clubs and Others The Manny By Holly Peterson This readers’ gu … more »
A Totally Authorized Reading Group Guide to 'The Accidental Bride' by Janice Harayda
1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 year ago: 10 Discussion Questions The Accidental Bride A Comedy of Midwestern Manners Note: Because of the ho … more »
No-No Boy by John Okada
Yen wrote 1 year ago: Synopsis, courtesy of Wikipedia: No-No Boy is the only novel by Japanese-American writer, John Okad … more »
The Umbrella Country by Bino A. Realuyo
Yen wrote 1 year ago: Synopsis from Amazon.com: “Certain things are better kept than said. . . . But certain things … more »
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