Yazan: Administrator | 17 August 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Book Reviews
Serpent on the Rock by Kurt Eichenwald
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
You are not going to find a love triangle, lingerie models, murder or mayhem in this book, but it held my attention throughout! It is another very interesting report from Kurt Eichenwald. I was amazed by the sheer dishonesty of many of [...]
Yazan: Administrator | 15 July 2010 | 4 Comments
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The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the only reason I gave it four stars was due to the fact that the ending was a little slow. The book focuses on what makes things “tip” or popular. The examples are entertaining and it made [...]
Yazan: Administrator | 15 July 2010 | No Comments
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Life of Pi by Yann Martel
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
After all the hype about this book I was disappointed. The beginning of the book was enjoyable - learning about how Pi grew up. I found the middle to be overly descriptive, but was curious how Pi was going to survive on a [...]
Yazan: Administrator | 15 April 2010 | No Comments
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I have been searching Amazon books and ended up picking up three books at Costco. This is the first book in the group that I finished.
The Witch Doctor’s Wife by Tamar Myers
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
You may find the story line of this book familiar if you have read Steinbeck’s The Pearl. [...]
Yazan: Administrator | 10 March 2010 | No Comments
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Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The second book in the Hunger Games series is fantastic. The reader is easily drawn into the struggle with an oppressive government and how the people in the Districts must fight to save their own lives. I enjoyed the characters and their interactions [...]
Yazan: Administrator | 25 February 2010 | 1 Comment
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The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I enjoyed reading this book. The intertwining of the Olympic Greek Gods and modern society was enjoyable. Percy Jackson makes for a good hero and his two friends are great sidekicks. You get to meet many of the characters from Greek [...]
Yazan: Administrator | 11 February 2010 | 3 Comments
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Passing by Nella Larsen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was on of the choices my daughter had for her 10th grade lit class so I chose to read it as well. The story is about two women, both African American, and the choices that they make in a white dominated society (the novel was [...]
Yazan: Administrator | 15 January 2010 | 1 Comment
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Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The second book in the Inkspell trilogy is just as exciting as the first, if not more so. This time most of the novel takes place in the Ink World. While the first story had a complete ending, this one leaves the reader hanging [...]
Yazan: Administrator | 13 January 2010 | No Comments
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Interesting perspective from a Pakistani living in the United States during 9/11. The ending is very abrupt and leaves the reader hanging a bit. By the end of the novel, I was not as sympathetic toward the main character as I was [...]
Yazan: Administrator | 12 March 2009 | No Comments
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The fourth book in my 100 Book Challenge is The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman and Peter Sis.
Summary: The Brat, as he is called, is the Prince in the castle. Whenever he breaks a rule, his punishment is to watch another young boy, Jemmy, to take a whipping for him. Prince Brat decides [...]
