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Hard Eight
by Janet Evanovich
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I continue to be amazed by how effectively this author can combine an intense level of humor and violence, and maybe that is what draws me to her books. In this book, one of her earlier ones, Stephanie Plum and her on-again off-again boyfriend Joe Morelli are off-again. This means Stephanie is fee to enjoy her time with Ranger the mysterious man she sometimes partners with. And yes, there is the expected destruction of a car, and a stun gun that only works when you don’t want it too; all the things we look forward to in her books.
Charlatans
by Robin Cook
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I have mixed feeling about this book. The beginning is loaded up with a lot of medical details of surgeries, so that will not be for everyone. In the middle it got better, but then it got very preachy on how terrible the nutritional supplements (vitamins) industry is and how is mostly quackery. That aside, the book is supposed to be about how relatively easy it is to utilize technology to alter records so that professionals, in this case doctors, may now be as qualified as they seem. Whole story seems a bit far fetched to me and while it wasn’t terrible, overall I think there are much better books out there.
The Boy from the Woods
by Harlan Coban
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The beauty of this book is that although the story is engaging, the characters are so well developed, that I found them to be the best part of the book. While the book is titled The Boy from the Woods, it’s not really about him, but about how things unfold around him. It’s more about the terrible tying times of high school and adolescence and what happens when those who go unpunished for their crimes as a youth grow up to be an adult and view themselves above it all. This is a great book.
The Monk of Mokha
by Dave Eggers
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Let me start off by saying that I am not a fan of biographies for the simple reason that not everything in a person’s life will be interesting,,,or so I thought until I read this book. Just about every minute of this book kept me engaged and wondering what would happen next. And to say that it is about an immigrant from Yemen who is working as a doorman and want to start a business importing coffee from Yemen doesn’t do it justice. It is the amazing story of a young man committed to improving the life of coffee farmers in his home country and of someone who will literally do anything to accomplish that. Excellent read!
The Lions Of Fifth Avenue
by Fiona Davis
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Now here is a genre that I would not normally read, but I have read two of her books recently and enjoyed both very much. And what book could be better for a bibliophile than his one that takes place in a library? The story bounces back and forth between two time frames and gives you a look challenges faced by a family who used to live in and care for the NY public library and the current challenges faced by the library’s special collection curators. I learn so much by reading her books.
Seating Arrangements By Maggie Shipstead
by Maggie Shipstead
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Although the dysfunctional family planning this wedding we’re interesting , the story never evolved into something that made me love it
The Push
by Ashley Audrain
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Powerful, emotional and shocking
The Four Winds Kristin Hannah
by Kristin Hannah
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I truly enjoyed this book and learned so much about the dust bowl. Very rich in history and details, loved the story of a strong mother supporting her family with whatever it takes, and the tumultuous mother/daughter relationship.
The Story Of Arthur Truluv
by Elizabeth Berg
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This is an amazingly beautiful story about loss; loss of a spouse, loss of a parent, loss of a true love. And it is about how people cope with loss and how they sometimes find beauty and purpose in themselves and others. It’s also about getting older and what that can mean. Great book; I highly recommend it.
Spin
by Patricia Cornwell
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While I have enjoyed Cornwell's books very much in the past, this one is WAY too sci-fi for me. It also has a lot of technical detail about tools and equipment, but not a lot of explanation for the activity that is taking place. Very disappointed and I would not read another one from this series.
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