2 Star Reviews

The Five People You Meet in Heaven, by Mitch Albom

May 21, 2011

Title: The Five People You Meet in Heaven Author: Mitch Albom Pages: 208 Originally Published: 2003 Format I Read: Hardback Publisher: Hyperion Rating: ____________________________ I’ll bet you can guess the plot of this one by the title. An old carnival mechanic dies and meets five people in heaven who shed light and meaning on his [...]

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Walking Across Egypt, by Clyde Edgerton

December 16, 2009

Title: Walking Across Egypt Author: Clyde Edgerton Pages: 215 Publisher: Ballantine Books Copyright: 1987 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ This was a last-minute replacement for another book club selection that became unavailable. It was good pick for December because it’s a quick and easy read. From the back of my Ballantine Reader’s Circle edition: She has [...]

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Sundays at Tiffany’s, by James Patterson

October 28, 2009

Title: Sundays at Tiffany’s Author: James Patterson Pages: 309 Publisher: Grand Central (Hachette) Copyright: 2008 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ The blurb: Jane Margaux is a lonely little girl. Her mother, a powerful Broadway producer, makes time for her only once a week, for their Sunday trip to admire jewelry at Tiffany’s. Jane has only one [...]

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Helene Hanff – Reviews

September 4, 2009

I recently went on a bit of a Helene Hanff binge. I, of course, had previously read and really love 84, Charing Cross Road, and I wanted to see if her other works were as good. I read every book by her I could get my hands on. I managed to read the following five [...]

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College Girl, by Patricia Weitz

October 3, 2008

College Girl, by Patricia Weitz will be published on December 26, 2008. Natalie is a senior at the University of Connecticut. She transferred to UConn after two years at a different state college. Though she gets almost straight As, she feels as if she doesn’t quite belong. Her family – mom, dad, and six older [...]

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Reasons To Be Pretty, by Neil LaBute

September 27, 2008

I have only read a couple of Neil LaBute’s plays, but I have hitherto been impressed with his gumption and his writing. Reasons To Be Pretty, though, left me a little disappointed. In this play, LaBute explores the human fascination with physical beauty.  As with many of LaBute’s plays, there are only four characters: Greg, [...]

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Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli

September 17, 2008

* Originally reviewed on 10/26/07 on another of my blogs. * A new girl, Stargirl Caraway, arrives in Mica, Arizona. The otherwise homogenous student body of Mica High School does not know what to make of the girl who wears long peasant skirts, plays Happy Birthday on her ukulele at lunch, and puts a tablecloth [...]

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Creepers, by Joanne Dahme

August 9, 2008

Unfortunately, Creepers, by Joanne Dahme is probably a skipper. Courtney and her parents just moved to Murmur, Massachusetts, into a three-hundred-year-old house covered in possessed ivy. Soon after arrival, Courtney meets Mr. Geyer and his daughter, Margaret. The Geyers inform Courtney that the house was once inhabited by Christian Geyer and his daughter, Prudence. Tragically, [...]

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