Reviews - Jennine G. (LuvReading79)

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Akin to Death
Akin to Death
Author: Carroll Lachnit
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/7/2007
1 member(s) found this review helpful.


"A mystery...an adoption goes wrong when a man appears claiming to be the biological father. A web of deceit is exposed...lies told by the baby's mother. Pretty good."


Autobiography of a Face
Autobiography of a Face
Author: Lucy Grealy
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 158
Review Date: 5/5/2007
1 member(s) found this review helpful.


"Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with cancer at age nine. She had one-third of her jaw removed. This is her story of great suffering and strength. SHe shows what it is like to be caught between wanting to be loved for who you are, while wishing desperately and secretly to be perfect."


Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
Author: Donald Miller
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 344
Review Date: 8/7/2009


"This book has some good nuggets of information in it. I think it depends on the reader though. I could see how the author was trying to get people to think more openly about accepting everyone into a church and not maintaining the snobby church atmosphere. However, sometimes he came across as condoning or giving an excuse for young people's spiritual immaturity and other flaws.

Overall, a book worth reading."


Children of the Flames: Dr. Josef Mengele and the Untold Story of the Twins of Auschwitz
Review Date: 5/9/2007


"Very sad...it's astonishing that a human could do this to other humans, especially children."


The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
Author: Patrick M. Lencioni
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 7/30/2009


"A fictional story that helps to explain the things that go wrong when people try to work as a team. After the story is done, there is extra explanation of what went wrong and how it could have been fixed.

Overall, a decent book that gives a good pyramid setup of things teams need to learn about reaching their goal - as well as what their goals might be."


Ironman
Ironman
Author: Chris Crutcher
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/7/2007


"The book I have is the same ISBN and everything - just a different picture on the cover. The picture is of two arms armwrestling."


The One Year Book of Poetry
The One Year Book of Poetry
Author: Philip Wesley Comfort, Daniel Partner
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 4/18/2007
1 member(s) found this review helpful.


"There is a poem for everyday, plus an author description and how you can see God in their work and the world around you. Kind of like a devotional."


Playing House
Playing House
Author: Patricia Pearson
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/7/2007
1 member(s) found this review helpful.


"Nice, little, quick romance read!"


Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors
Author: Augusten Burroughs
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/7/2007
1 member(s) found this review helpful.


"Warped is the only word that can sum up this book. It is a memoir - so the author is writing about part of his own life...and what a messed up part it is! If you've seen the movie, you've seen nothing, until you read the book."


Sam's Letters to Jennifer
Sam's Letters to Jennifer
Author: James Patterson
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/7/2007


"A good love story!"


Sixteen : Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults
Review Date: 3/7/2007


"Adolescent lit. Good for anyone who likes quick reads/ short stories."


This Side of Married
This Side of Married
Author: Rachel Pastan
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 4/18/2007


"Mother tries to marry off each of her three daughters."


Tono-Bungay
Tono-Bungay
Author: H.G. Wells, John Hammond (Editor)
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 3/7/2007


"Personally, I thought it was weird. But, some would like it just because it's H.G. Wells"


Wake (Wake, Bk 1)
Wake (Wake, Bk 1)
Author: Lisa McMann
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 7/30/2009


"The main character finds herself falling into other people's dreams - without wanting to. She starts falling into a loner's scary dreams of murder and doesn't know if she should be afraid of him or fall for him like she is. Especially after he starts hanging out with other girls at parties and she hears rumors of him dealing drugs. One thing is for sure, his dreams are scary and he seems to be living them out!"


Why the Sky Is Blue
Why the Sky Is Blue
Author: Susan Meissner
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/7/2007
2 member(s) found this review helpful.


"Okay story. A married Christian woman, with two children, is raped and becomes pregnant. She gives the child up for adoption only to have her daughter come back to her years later when the adoptive parents die. It was an okay story to read."


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