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22 juin 2007

The Madonnas of Leningrad: A Novel (Debra Dean)

This novel felt so mechanical to me, it was all description with no soul. I wondered if the author had been to Leningrad before she wrote the book. After reading the author's note at the end, it did not seem she had. She gives a bibliography and indicates...

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14 juin 2007

Some Things I Never Thought I'd Do (Pearl Cleage)

Pearl Cleage had me scared for a few pages there when Regina Burns' aunt has a vision of a man who's been looking for her niece for several centuries. I don't mind a little supernatural, but I was hoping it would not be a big part of the plot. I am relieved:...

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1 juin 2007

Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)

Despite the difficulty I had getting used to the black speech used in the book, I really enjoyed this story of a woman trying to find herself. The story is so simple, and yet so touching and moving. It tells the story of a black woman in the 30's, who...

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2 mai 2007

The Christmas Box (Richard Paul Evans)

I don't have much to say about this book, even though I have read everywhere that this is now a Christmas classic. It is a lovely story, but it was not anything new to me about the true meaning of Christmas. But maybe it is because I don't have child...

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Tags: auteurs américains, Noël

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6 avril 2007

What I Know for Sure by Tavis Smiley

In this book, Tavis Smiley tells about his childhood in a very religious family, his years in college, and his experience as a radio and TV journalist. Even though some people might see it as Tavis Smiley bragging about his accomplishments, I enjoyed...

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10 mars 2007

The Book of Joe (Jonathan Tropper)

From BookList, March 15, 2004 After vilifying his hometown and its residents in his thinly veiled first novel, Joe Goffman got rich. The book was a hit, as was the movie that followed, but his new Mercedes and swank New York digs can't save him from having...

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1 mars 2007

The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers (Lilian Jackson Braun)

I don't know if I can write a summary of this book. I don't understand what LJB was trying to do, but I was very disappointed. Qwill's barn burns, and he does not seem to care. Polly decides to stay in France (the way she finds a job in Paris is really...

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Tags: auteurs américains, roman policier

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27 février 2007

Waltzing at the Piggly Wiggly (Robert Dalby)

When Mr. Choppy, the owner of Second Creek Piggly Wiggly, tells her he will have to close his store, Laurie Lepanto comes up with a brilliant idea: she arranges for the lady customers to dance with former ballroom instructor Powell Hampton while the store...

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Tags: auteurs américains, Sud

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