Friday, March 28, 2025

Something Wicked This Way Comes, written by Ray Bradbury

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Until this year, I never appreciated the prose, depiction of evil with its ensuing horror, nor the theme of this masterpiece.  This book ...
Tuesday, April 30, 2019

The Far Field, written by Madhuri Vijay

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This international tale takes us to Bangalore India.  Shalini grows up in a middle class two parent household with a successful father and...
Friday, June 5, 2015

Paper Love, Searching for the Girl My Grandfather Left Behind, by Sarah Wildman

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This true story takes us into the life of Valy Scheftel, a young Jewish physician in love with a colleague, Karl Wildman, the author's...
Thursday, March 19, 2015

City of Thieves, David Benioff

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The central character in this story is the elusive, seemingly nonexistent, dozen eggs. Through Lev, a young Jewish teenager caught looti...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

ENDURANCE, Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, by Alfred Lansing

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ENDURANCE is an historical account of an attempted trek across Antarctica in the great era when men of astounding adventurous spirits wa...
Thursday, June 19, 2014

Devil in the White City and The Sociopath Next Door

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The Devil in the White City, written by Eric Larson  presents us with historical fiction at its best. The White City is the Ch...
Monday, May 5, 2014

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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak    "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak is an absolute work of art. Even though the story has been ...