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Book: If I Were You Author: L. Ron Hubbard Genre: Fantasy Julia Rating: 10 Comments: This is a fun book that contains two shorts: If I Were You and The Last Drop, both stories published in pulp magazines during that era. The first story, If I Were You, is about a dwarf who works at [...]
Book: I’m Not Scared Author: Niccolo Ammaniti Genre: Drama/Foreign Julia Rating: 9 Comments: I’ve never read Niccolo Ammaniti before this book, so it was great to discover another excellent writer. Niccolo writes in a child-like voice and from the point of view of a child, but this book is not something I would allow a [...]
Book: Good Omens Authors: Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Genre: Fantasy Julia Rating: 10 Comments: This is the book that got me into Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett – both of whom I am slightly obsessed with now. “Well,” you say, “she must have read that book a long time ago, why review it now?” [...]
Book: Dexter in the Dark Author: Jeff Lindsay Genre: Thriller/Serial Killer Julia Rating: 10 (for humor) Comments: Obviously I’m on a roll with the Dexter stories. Jeff Lindsay has a pattern – much like a serial killer does – of formatting his books. In the beginning, there is some commenting on Dexter or his dark [...]
Book: The Merlot Murders Author: Ellen Crosby Genre: Murder Mystery Julia Rating: 10 Comments: This book is a masterpiece of imagry. I’ve never been to the South, but this book made me see, feel and almost taste the air, the sunsets and the Blue Ridge Mountains. If you love wine, curl up with this book [...]
Book: An Embarrassment of Riches Author: Gerald Hansen Genre: Drama Julia Rating: 9 Comments: This is not the kind of book I normally read, but Mr. Hansen was nice enough to send it to me and asked that I review it. An Embarrassment of Riches is a look into the underside of Ireland – the [...]
Just so anyone who is expecting a review knows, these are the books I’m currently reading: – An Embarrassment of Riches by Gerald Hansen - I’m almost done with this one. Gerald asked me to review it and he was also nice enough to send me a copy of the book. So far I would say [...]
Book: Dearly Devoted Dexter Author: Jeff Lindsay Genre: Thriller/Serial Killer Julia Rating: 10 Comments: As you may be able to tell, I am a Dexter fan. I’ve started to read the series in spite of the fact that I am not usually a series reader. In Dearly Devoted Dexter, Dexter has a problem. His arch [...]
Book: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency Author: Douglas Adams Genre: Sci Fi Julia Rating: 9 (for humor) Comments: Douglas Adams introduces Dirk Gently – a private detective who does his work “holistically” (meaning he believes that if one thing happens in his life, he’s bound to have other things happen which have something to do [...]
Book: Hogfather Author: Terry Pratchett Genre: Fantasy Julia Rating: 10 Comments: Something sinister is afoot in Discworld. The stockings are hung, the cookies and apples are laid out, children are sleeping, visions of sugarplums are dancing… but where is the Hogfather? And who is that gaunt man in his place? Could it be… Death? Is [...]
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