the booklog

I have always imagined that Paradise would be a kind of library. - Jorge Luis Borges

Archive for February, 2005

APARTMENT 3B - Patricia Scanlan

I got this book at a garage sale,  I think.  Or Goodwill.  There was a $.25 sticker on the front.  The premise is an apartment is for sale,  and the story of the woman selling,  and the stories of the potential buyers.  Set in Ireland. 
I liked the idea of it,  I absolutely love Maeve […]

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I liked it.  I expected to like it more than I did,  but it had all the qualities I like in a book.  The writing seemed a little choppy,  but it was Moore’s first book,  so maybe his other’s will flow a little better for me.   
I say it scores a 7 out of […]

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I’m not actually a big fan of the “Thriller” genre,  but I like this guy.  His books are fast paced and I can’t help but get sucked in.  It’s about a guy that wakes up in the hospital,  shot twice, his wife dead and his infant daughter missing.
So, as far as quick, easy reading goes,  this gets […]

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A WIDOW FOR ONE YEAR - John Irving

I saw a trailer for the film based on this book,  and decided I should read it again before seeing it.  I love LOVE John Irving.  Surely he would be creeped out by that,  because I don’t know him.  But I LOVE what his mind comes up with.  There are very few books that I willing […]