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October Mini-Reviews

Catherine — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 07:01:14 +0000

Ken Follett provided one of the high points in October with the release of the final installment in The Century Trilogy. Edge of Eternity brings the series to an end at a happy moment in the history of this century—which was a welcome relief from the dystopian fiction that covers the literary landscape these days. […]

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September Mini-Reviews

Catherine — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 07:15:52 +0000

I know it’s October but somehow the onset of this fall is making me slow down rather than speed up to greet the cooler weather. Apparently, I’m moving into a mental hibernation before winter even hits! September is a big month in the book world and I was fortunate to read and review of number of […]

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Too Bright to Hear Too Loud to See

Catherine — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 08:58:00 +0000

And that’s how it happens. Like a broken record, warped and scratched. Once I was music, now I am just noise. It requires a special gift to bring forth a largely unlikable character who can also evoke sympathy but Juliann Garey has done just that in her debut novel Too Bright to Hear Too […]

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The Morels

Catherine — Wed, 01 May 2013 07:29:50 +0000

The Morels is Christopher Hacker’s provocative debut novel about a novel that begins with a chance encounter between the narrator and an old classmate named Arthur Morel. The narrator, who in an interesting twist, remains anonymous throughout the book, is attempting to become a documentary filmmaker. When he goes to the NYC apartment of the […]

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