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Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee My rating: 1 of 5 stars Go Set a Watchman (2015) by Harper Lee is her second novel in 55 years, since her classic debut in 1960 of the Pulitzer winning To Kill a...
View ArticleCG FEWSTON’s 4th book, A TIME TO LOVE IN TEHRAN, has received a powerful, new...
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View ArticleFields of Blood (2014) by Karen Armstrong & Is Religion the Cause of All...
Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence by Karen Armstrong My rating: 5 of 5 stars Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence (2014) by Karen Armstrong is a compendium of...
View ArticleWind/Pinball (1979/1980) by Haruki Murakami & the Existential Mood of Being...
Wind/Pinball: Two Novels by Haruki Murakami My rating: 3 of 5 stars Wind/Pinball (1979/1980) by Haruki Murakami are his two earliest novellas set in Tokyo, Japan with a nameless narrator roaming the...
View ArticleJourney of an American Son (2014) by John Hazen & Ben Albert’s Historical...
Journey of an American Son by John Hazen My rating: 3 of 5 stars Journey of an American Son (2014) by John Hazen tells of the epic life of Benjamin Albert from his time in his mother’s (Molly’s) womb...
View ArticleThe Good Luck Cat (2014) by Lissa Warren & the Truth Behind One Woman’s Smile
The Good Luck Cat: How a Cat Saved a Family, and a Family Saved a Cat by Lissa Warren My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Good Luck Cat (2014) by Lissa Warren spellbinds the reader into cheering for a loving...
View ArticleIn the Evil Day (2015) by Richard Adams Carey & the Tragedy in Colebrook,...
In the Evil Day: Violence Comes to One Small Town by Richard Adams Carey My rating: 5 of 5 stars In the Evil Day (2015) by Richard Adams Carey stands as a brave testament to the horror witnessed on...
View ArticleThe French Lieutenant’s Woman (1969) by John Fowles & the Saving Grace of Art
The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles My rating: 5 of 5 stars The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1969) by John Fowles is a book I keep coming back to with a fondness that overwhelms me upon opening...
View ArticleAuthor Interview: Darren R Leo & His Novel: THE TREES BENEATH US
The first time I met the Author Darren R Leo the crisp January sun had etched a path of pink sunlight across the snows of the White Mountains in New Hampshire. Darren R. Leo, American Novelist The...
View ArticleNorwegian Wood (1987) by Haruki Murakami & the Songs of Seeking Love
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami My rating: 5 of 5 stars Norwegian Wood (1987) by Haruki Murakami is a book (also known as Tokyo Blues) that pulls you in, page by page, moment by moment, ever so...
View ArticleThe Three-Body Problem (2006/2014) by Cixin Liu & the Remembrance of Earth’s...
The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Three–Body Problem (2006) by Cixin Liu—the most popular contemporary Chinese science-fiction writer—is often proclaimed as the most...
View ArticleThe Dark Forest: Remembrance of Earth’s Past #2 (2008/2015) by Cixin Liu &...
The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Dark Forest (published in 2015 in English; in 2008 for the its publication in China) by Cixin Liu (surname Liu) is the second book of the...
View ArticleThe Spy (2016) by Paulo Coelho & the Artist’s Mission in Life
The Spy by Paulo Coelho My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Spy (2016) by Paulo Coelho tells the first-person narrative of the famous, and infamous, Mata Hari, who achieved overnight fame in Paris as an exotic...
View ArticleDeath’s End: Remembrance of Earth’s Past #3 (2010) by Cixin Liu & the End of...
Death’s End by Liu Cixin My rating: 5 of 5 stars Death’s End: Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3 (2010 in China & 2016 for Ken Liu’s English translation) by Cixin Liu is the final book in the trilogy...
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