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11/22/63 by Stephen King

July 11, 2012

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  Writing a review about a Stephen King book feels almost as daunting and futile as deciding to climb Everest. What is left to say that hasn’t been said by professional reviewers the world ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 20th century, book clubs, history, pop culture, science fiction, Scribner

Inventing the Rest of Our Lives

July 10, 2012

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  I recently had the opportunity to read Suzanne Levine Braun’s Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood. Although not a new release its message is still relevant for ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, midlife, Plume, self-help, women

The Help

July 10, 2012

  Important preface to this review: I am one of those people who doesn’t do well when faced with exhortations to view/read something widely and unanimously praised. Call it childish or ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: debut, historical fiction, Penguin Group, Southern life

The Way We Live Now

July 9, 2012

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I just finished The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope (like he didn’t catch shit in school) and while you might think 738 pages is a slog far too great for any book that isn’t part of the The Girl ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 19th century, book clubs, classics, England, literary

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