Breathing Water by T. Greenwood

August 30th, 2007 · No Comments

Synopsis:
After learning of the death of her abusive ex-boyfriend, a woman returns to the home by the lake she once loved to build a new life and exorcise old ghosts.
Review:
I am a very big fan of T. Greenwood’s second novel, Nearer than the Sky, and I have no excuse for why it took me so [...]

Popularity: 29% [?]

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Tags: American Literature

Emperor and Clown by Dave Duncan

July 25th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Synopsis:
Now married to the cursed Sultan Azak, Princess Inos finally heads to the capital city to plead her case in front of the wardens, as stable boy Rap rushes to meet her and embrace his destiny.
Review:
(Is that like the worst cover you have ever seen? Seriously.) Emperor and Clown is the final installment [...]

Popularity: 56% [?]

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Tags: Canadian Literature

Too Late to Say Goodbye by Ann Rule

June 10th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Synopsis:
An account of the murder of stay-at-home mom Jenn Corbin, and the subsequent investigation that she was not the first woman in her husband’s life to die of a gunshot wound.
Popularity: 37% [?]

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Tags: American Literature

Winterwood by Patrick McCabe

April 6th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Synopsis:
Entranced by the folk tales of an old mountain man, and repulsed by the same man’s grisly crimes, Redmond Hatch struggles to narrate the events which led him to bring his beloved wife and daughter to winterwood.
Review:
I was upset by the way Winterwood seduced me. I did not want to be reeled in [...]

Popularity: 100% [?]

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Tags: Irish Literature

Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen

November 8th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Synopsis:
A woman flees from her abusive husband, building a new life while constantly looking over her shoulder. Gee, I wonder what’s going to happen?
Review:
This book was an Oprah book AND the movie (with Mary Stuart Masterson) was just on Lifetime the other night. I read this while on jury duty this morning. [...]

Popularity: 22% [?]

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Tags: American Literature