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Controversial Franzen

kristynwinters wrote 1 day ago: For anyone who follows the controversy that is Jonathan Franzen and The Corrections, here is Santiag … more »

Tags: Books, Noteworthy Links, writing, Jonathan Franzen, Ben Marcus, James Wood, Jodi Picoult, Don DeLillo, Flannery O'Connor

Speaking of Love by Angela Young

lcharley wrote 1 month ago:            Speaking of Love examines the weave of a complex web of relationships within a … more »

Tags: Speaking of Love, Angela Young

Kevin Brockmeier: The Brief History of the Dead

lcharley wrote 1 month ago:               A story about an interpretation of the after-life, the opening sequence … more »

Tags: Brief History of the Dead, kevin brockmeier

Lloyd Jones: Mister Pip

lcharley wrote 1 month ago:            If you’ve come across One Big Damn Puzzler by John Harding, the plot of Lloy … more »

Tags: Booker Prize, Lloyd Jones, Mister Pip

Ian Rankin: Exit Music

lcharley wrote 1 month ago:             The impressive blurb of simpering compliments for this, Ian Rankin’s latest … more »

Tags: Ian Rankin, exit music

Stephanie Plum8 comments

T Y wrote 2 months ago: So I had a little free time… This collage is based on the Stephanie Plum novels by Janet Eva … more »

Tags: Book Blogs, Books, Culture, Romance, Literature, Life, Personal, Fiction, Mystery

Spring Break Reading

sccbookcorner wrote 3 months ago: Don’t know what to read during Spring Break? Try a book by Sidney Sheldon from our popular fic … more »

Tags: Upcoming Meeting, Book List, Reading List, Special Event, Library, SCC, Book Discussion, Spring Break

Celebrate Black History

sccbookcorner wrote 4 months ago: Celebrate Black History Month at the SCC Library Breath, Eyes, Memory                … more »

Tags: Book Discussion, Book List, Reading List, Special Event, SCC Library, Black History Month, African American authors, black fiction

January's Booklist @ SCC Library

sccbookcorner wrote 6 months ago: Don’t know what to read between semesters? Try some books from our Popular Fiction collection. … more »

Tags: Book List, Reading List, Books, Medical Fiction, SCC Library

Oprah's Latest Book Club Pick: Love in the Time of Cholera

theunquietlibrary wrote 7 months ago: Calling all book lovers! Oprah will officially discuss her most recent book club pick:  Love i … more »

Tags: Book Musings, Fun, Reading, Books, Oprah, Classics, Contemporary Fiction

It's Harry's World - We Just Live In It

wordybirdy wrote 10 months ago: So, I haven’t read any Harry Potter books. However, Stephen King (”Uncle Stevie”) … more »

Tags: Harry Potter, Stephen King, JK Rowling

Deathly Hollow - Harry Potter-Finished

vonpip wrote 10 months ago: The sound of sobbing echoed through the corridors of the VP Express this week. It transpired that so … more »

Tags: Books, daniel radcliffe, Dumbledore, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, harry potter counseling line, HArry Potter World Exclusive, Hermione Grainger, humour

What separates popular fiction from literary fiction3 comments

Nathan Hobby wrote 1 year ago: I started reading Dennis LeHane’s Mystic River today and was hooked. I should read more crime … more »

Tags: writing, Cliches, Dennis Lehane

Saturday by Ian McEwan5 comments

notsocynical wrote 2 years ago: –Saturday by Ian McEwan– My rating: **** and 1/2 Of late I have found myself ebbing … more »

Tags: Books, Booker Nominee

Clear by Nicola Barker1 comment

notsocynical wrote 2 years ago: My rating: * This is one mammoth excuse for a book. The writing is downright atrocious– … more »

Tags: Books, Booker Nominee

Deception Point by Dan Brown: Book Review8 comments

notsocynical wrote 2 years ago: My rating: * and 1/2 This book’s a mess. And quite a big one at that. Just like his much-un … more »

Tags: Books, Thrillers

Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller

notsocynical wrote 2 years ago: Notes on a Scandal: *** As a reading experience, Notes on a Scandal can well boast to be one of the … more »

Tags: Booker Nominee, Books

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

notsocynical wrote 2 years ago: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: ****  As you struggle to hold this decidedly heavy hardbac … more »

Tags: Books, Harry Potter, Harry Potter Books

The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night Time: Book review

notsocynical wrote 4 years ago: The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night Time: *** Amongst a host of them, probably the most e … more »

Tags: Books


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