Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Literature/Fiction, tagged Authors, Book Reviews, Books, books about Jane Austen, Female Authors, female writers, Jane Austen, literary reviews, Literature, literature reviews, Novels, novels about Jane Austen, The Jane Austen Book Club, Writers on October 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
I recommend this book to those who enjoy reading Jane Austen’s works. From Austen’s book excerpts/quotations, to the six characters (five women, one man) who meet once a month, and are involved participants in the Jane Austen Book Club, the book flows smoothly. Each of the characters [...]
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Posted in Authors, General, Literature/Fiction, tagged Authors, book, Book Reviews, Books, Christine Schaub, Female Authors, female writers, fiction, historical fiction, John Newton, literary reviews, Literature, literature reviews, Novels, The Longing Season, Writers on October 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Longing Season, by Christine Schaub…I give it Five Stars!
“He understood the intrigue of a book like this left behind for curious eyes. And that was what he contemplated as he puffed and tapped…puffed and tapped.”
Aside from the excellent historical fact that Schaub brings to this compelling novel, the book is also a story of [...]
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Posted in Authors, General, Literature/Fiction, tagged Authors, Book Reviews, Books, books on Middle East, fiction, historical fiction, Khaled Hosseini, literary reviews, Literature, literature reviews, Male Authors, male writers, Middle East fiction, Novels, novels on Middle East, The Kite Runner, Writers on October 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, a novel. I give this Five+++ Stars!
You will fly to new heights of emotion while reading this powerful and poignant novel about one man’s journey to find himself, to redeem and transform himself, to forgive himself, and to forgive his familial past, forgive his own betrayals and failings, in [...]
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