Archive for the 'Book Reviews' Category
Book Review – The Reluctant Fundamentalist
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 in [...]
Book Review – The Whipping Boy
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 to [...]
Book Review – Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
Yazan: Administrator | 10 February 2009 | 1 Comment
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The third book in my 100 Book Challenge is Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham. Summary: This is the story of Nathaniel Bowditch (b. 1773). Nathaniel attending school until he was 10 years old and then entered into an indentured contract. At nights, he would study mathematics, Latin, French, surveying and navigation. He [...]
Book Review – Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Yazan: Administrator | 12 January 2009 | No Comments
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The first book in my 100 Book Challenge is Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. My 9 year old daughter received this book for Christmas, so I thought I should read it and see what it was all about. Summary: The book, which is based on Kinney’s Web Comic, is written in diary [...]
Are You Waiting for Twilight
Yazan: Administrator | 10 November 2008 | 1 Comment
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It seems my daughter can think of nothing by the new Twilight movie coming out. She is currently reading the third book in the series by Stephanie Myers. The books are very interesting, the last book (number four) being the best in the series. Here is the trailer. We can’t wait until November 21st!
Book Review: Eat This, Not That
Yazan: Administrator | 09 July 2008 | 3 Comments
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I picked up a new book at Target today, Eat This Not That!: Thousands of Simple Food Swaps That Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds-or More! The book has tons of color pictures showing food items that are healthier at many fast food restaurants. For instance, at McDonald’s choose the Quarter Pounder without Cheese [...]
Book Review – The Persian Pickle Club
Yazan: Administrator | 07 July 2008 | 1 Comment
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The Persian Pickle Club Author: Sandra Dallas Synopsis: The Persian Pickle Club takes place in the 1930s in Kansas. The Dust Bowl is in full swing and residents are finding it hard to make ends meet. A number of ladies in the town belong to a quilting club, called the Persian Pickle Club named after [...]
Book Review – The Secret Life of Bees
Yazan: Administrator | 26 June 2008 | No Comments
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The Secret Life of Bees was the choice for my book club last month. I hear that it is going to be made into a movie! The Secret Life of Bees Author: Sue Monk Kidd Synopsis: Lily Owens is 14 years old and treated pretty badly by her father. Her mother died when she was [...]
Book Review – Daughter of the Saints
Yazan: Administrator | 12 June 2008 | No Comments
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As the mess as unfolded in Texas with the FLDS Polygamy Sect (I often wonder if they use electricity or just candles), I was reminded of a book I read not too long ago about polygamy. Daughter of the Saints: Growing Up In Polygamy Author: Dorothy Allred Solomon Synopsis: This book is written by a [...]
Book Review – Reading Lolita In Tehran
Yazan: Administrator | 05 June 2008 | 1 Comment
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I am an avid reader, so I am going to go through the most recent books that I have read and hope that someone else can enjoy them as well! Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books By Azar Nafisi Synopsis: Reading Lolita in Tehran is the story of one woman (the author) and [...]
