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Carrie Diariesby Candace Bushnell [Don't buy it] I saw this and felt a sensation like a slap in the face. Why this is a book is a mystery even Flavia couldn’t solve. |
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Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell [Don't buy it] I saw this and felt a sensation like a slap in the face. Why this is a book is a mystery even Flavia couldn’t solve. |
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Weed that Strings the Hangman’s Bagby Alan Bradley [Buy it now] Follow up to 2009’s The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie is better than the original – is that possible? Yes. Flavia is delightful as she’s drawn into a mystery surrounding a puppet show-it’s not just any puppet show, folks, there are surprising ties to five year old Robin Inglesby's hanging death several years before. Oh, and Gladys is back too. If you’re missing Violet Baudelaire (the way I am), Flavia will help fill the hole in your heart. The next installment, A Red Herring Without Mustard is due in Spring 2011. |
In
honor of Mother’s Day month, I’m featuring a collection of chart
topping ladies on What Not to Read. The authors are not female, but the
lead characters are. I’m sure some of you are rolling your eyes, but
they won’t roll for long when you start reading-they’ll be glued
to the page.
On a side note, my favorite author, Scott Spencer’s new novel Man in the Woods is set for a September 14, 2010 release. I can barely contain myself. Also, Mockingjay (the final Hunger Games) is forthcoming on August 24.
"There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all."
- Jacqueline Kennedy
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Songs for the Missingby Stewart O’Nan [Buy it now] Before this novel, the only other Stewart O’Nan I had read was Last Night at the Lobster which was good, pretty light and easy, but good. Song for the Missing is on another level (actual several levels). Simply put, high school senior, Kim, vanishes. What happens to Kim isn’t the central focus on the book, but what happens to her family is on heartbreaking display. Kim’s younger sister, Lindsey bears the brunt of the burden- whenever anyone looks as her, they see Kim. How do you come to terms with the inevitable? When do you stop looking for someone who’s lost?. |
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A little girl finds an empty chair and her life suddenly feels empty. She decides to put her heart in a bottle to protect it. Once again, Oliver Jeffer’s illustrations are beautiful and original. |
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In third book in the series, Benjamin Black (John Banville) doesn’t
show any signs of slowing down (or getting lazy). After a brief rehab
visit, Quirke helps his daughter find her missing friend, April. It’s
suspenseful. It’s surprising. It’s superb. It may be the
best installment so far. |
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I did like the Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, however this lasted novel didn’t really come together. Didn’t make it past page 50. Very, very slow. |
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Mina is convinced that her family is the Lincolns reincarnated. This book as potential, but it doesn’t come together and feels forced. Abandoned. |
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I know people who loved this, I did not. I was had for me to get past the cover. Read Gargoyle instead. |
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Family drama filled with affairs, murder and mediocrity. |
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Book recommended to me by Lillian at Queen Anne Books. She has great
book taste. Fever lives with the Order of Engineers in future London
and holds the key ancient technology that could lead to the city’s
transformation. Could it be that I actually like sci-fi (with a healthy
dose of fantasy)? You’ll like it too. |
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