The Book of Daniel-A Novel, by E.L. Doctorow…I Give it Five Stars!
If you are a fan of E.L. Doctorow’s work, this novel will not disappoint you, if you pay attention and grasp what you are reading, because it is a compelling and intense story line. I read it straight through, and had difficulty putting it [...]
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Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, General, Non-Fiction, tagged afterlife, Authors, death, death and dying, Female Authors, female writers, life after death, Mary Roach, Religion, religion vs science, science vs religion, soul survival, Spook, Writers on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Spook, by Mary Roach…I give it Five Stars!
“This is a book for people who would like very much to believe in a soul and in an afterlife for it to hang around in, but who have trouble accepting these things on faith.”
Mary Roach, the author of Stiff, bring us another cleverly written book, investigating the [...]
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Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, General, Literature/Fiction, tagged 19th Century China novels, Authors, Female Authors, female writers, fiction, foot binding, Lisa See, Novels, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, stories, Writers on June 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See”, a Novel…I Give it Five Stars!
“Snow Flower and the Secret Fan“ is a book that is a compelling story, written with historical fact and sensitivity, and a book of insight, intensity, and one of cultural practices, and what it means to be a woman (and a [...]
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