Archive for the 'Book Reviews' Category
Book Review – Nectar in a Sieve
Yazan: Administrator | 15 October 2010 | No Comments
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Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya My rating: 5 of 5 stars I picked up this book at a used book sale not realizing that it was originally published in 1952. The book is told in first person from the view of Rukumani, an Indian women who lives most of her life in poverty. [...]
Book Review – Conspiracy of Fools
Yazan: Administrator | 07 September 2010 | No Comments
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Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story by Kurt Eichenwald My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have previously read two other Eichenwald books that I enjoyed and decided to read this one as well. What a fascinating story! First, it tells you who really was behind the fall of Enron, dispelling some of the myths [...]
Book Review – Serpent on the Rock
Yazan: Administrator | 17 August 2010 | 1 Comment
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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 [...]
Book Review – The Tipping Point
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 [...]
Book Review – The Life of Pi
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 [...]
Book Review: The Witch Doctor’s Wife
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 [...]
Book Review – Catching Fire
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 but [...]
Book Review – The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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 mythology – [...]
Book Review – Passing
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 [...]
Book Review – Inkspell
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 and [...]
