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Review Date: 7/17/2014
The main part of "The Apostle" was great as are all of Brad Thor's Scot Horvath series. But his little foray into one of his personal "bugaboos" was off topic and didn't contribute to the story line. Makes one wonder where the editor was. Advice to any future readers, skip the parts that pertain to the secret service and a fictional President; they're just a waste of reading time.
Review Date: 3/2/2013
Helpful Score: 1
Thought this would be like other "English" style mysteries I've read. Not. Material covered around one hundred fifty years and it felt like I'd lived every year by the time I read the last page. Won't give away the book's finish, but it was very apparent from the first few chapters what the dreadful secret was.
Review Date: 12/17/2009
This book has won the "Coretta Scott King Award", and it certainly deserves it as well as many others. This story would make a wonderful T.V. play or movie. I got the book thinking it would be something my elementary aged grandkids could read. But I decided to read it myself first. That's when I discovered that the material is probably better suited to older readers. I just fell in love with the character, "Bud, not Buddy". He's such a little trooper and so brave in the face of all he has to confront in life. And through it all he's so funny with his fear of closet monsters and rules to live by. It's an easy read and it won't be time wasted.
Review Date: 12/17/2009
Short, sweet and to the point....I loved it, loved it, loved it.
Candy Cane Murder: Candy Cane Murder / The Dangers of Candy Canes / Candy Canes of Christmas Past
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Review Date: 8/31/2009
I really loved all three stories. I read it this summer, which is a little out of season, but enjoyed it very much. All of them were complex enough that they kept you guessing regarding the solution, but they had enough humor not to be heavy or depressing. I found the recipes very delicious sounding, but didn't test any of them (there are several). I definitely would recommend it!
Review Date: 10/2/2009
Helpful Score: 1
This book was not at all what I expected. It was much better. The case histories were not dry and boring and they began to tie to one another with the P.I., Jackson Brodie, as the unifying feature. After reading through several of them, I couldn't stop reading because I wanted to know what was going to happen. How "Jackson" was going to solve these cases as you knew that he eventually would. The conclusions were surprising and satisfying. And the best part at the end of the novel was the promise of more "Jackson" novels.
Review Date: 3/11/2009
Helpful Score: 4
I usually love the progression of a mystery read. Who's the hero, who's the nemises, etc. and who dunnit? The characters in this novel could not be sorted out and sometimes I felt nothing for them to the point of not caring what happened to them either. But I did stick with it to the end only to have the mystery solved with a red herring! Now I know that life is kind of like that, but I don't like it in my mysteries. So, I can't recommend this book and won't be wasting my time on another by this author.
Review Date: 7/15/2016
One word. Red Herring! That was my impression of the ending Also the book was written in so many different voices and time periods that it was very had to follow. Just my experience not necessarily that of everyone else.
Review Date: 3/7/2009
Helpful Score: 1
I first checked out this book from our local library. It reminded me so much of my own childhood in Indiana, that I felt I had to share it with my older sister. So I purchased the book and mailed it to my sister so she could also share the experience . If you grew up in a small midwestern town during the 50's or 60's this book will probably reflect a lot of your own experiences. All in all just a great walk down memory lane!
The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell: An Accidental Soldier's Account of the War in Iraq
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Review Date: 1/1/2009
Helpful Score: 4
From the moment I read my first review of the book, I was very eager to read this story. My Grandson served two tours of duty in Iraq with the marines and I asked him to keep a journal or send letters home about his daily doings. But he shares a dislike of writing along with the rest of his generation. He did send brief emails, but they werent very newsy either. Thus I was very eager to hear what someone else of his age had to say about being in Iraq during this time. The book did not disappoint. John Crawford writes in a very narrative manner as if hes just having a conversation with someone. It begins with a brief description of his life up to that point. He joined the Florida National Guard in order to pay for college. He had two credits left before earning his degree. He had just married when he was called up.while on his honeymoon. I got so into the story of John's trials and tribulations that I found myself thinking back to it long after the I finished reading.
Review Date: 11/18/2008
Helpful Score: 4
Shortly before Bliss Broyard's Father died, her Mother told Bliss and her Brother that their Father had a secret that he'd never told them. He was born to a black mother and father and his birth certificate listed him as "colored", which is how blacks were categorized at the time of his birth. On the day that he filled out an application to get his social security card, he decided that he was going to be "white" from then on. In explaining to his wife, he said that he wanted to be a journalist and he didn't want to be listed as a "black" jounalist, just a journalist. So he moved to Greenich Village and began his life as a white journalist. The biography is somewhat an account of Anatole Broyard's life, but it is also the search by Bliss to understand what this news means to her and how it will affect her life from then on. If you like the study of how the decisions and circumstances of one generation affect the next generation you'll enjoy how this story unfolds.
Review Date: 12/19/2008
Helpful Score: 24
This book had more twists and turns than an amusement park ride. Just when you thought you had a handle on what was going on, and how things were going down, they'd take a twist and off it would go in another direction. It keeps you guessing right down to the last chapter. Although the early setting is unconventional, a commune, the essence of the story could have happened anywhere or anytime. It's about trying to fit in with the crowd, finding acceptance with the "ner' do-wells", even grudingly admiring them, but refusing to acknowledge a kinship with them or stand up for them. Then trying to live with the regret when you know you've committed a horrible wrong. This book will stay with you for a long time after the last page is read.
Review Date: 2/12/2009
Helpful Score: 1
Alison Gordon, the author of the Kate Henry series, was the first woman on the American League beat when she covered the Tronto Blue Jays. Her Kate Henry series are a unique mixture of baseball and police beat that she manages to make work. This book is just right for those who like their mysteries on the lighter side
Review Date: 11/16/2009
Heavy! Do not choose this book for light reading! When you first begin the story it's a little difficult to follow the story sequence. It keeps jumping from present day to twenty years past. I found story line excruciatingly dark and really almost unbelievable. Sometimes I wondered if it was worth it to continue reading. But then considering the case of the girl who was kidnapped at 11 yrs. of age and then discovered alive almost twenty(?) years later living in California with two children of her own...maybe it's not so unbelievable.
Review Date: 8/15/2009
Loved this Romantic Suspense novel. It had everything you could want...military presence, honor, romance tension, and most of all a great tale of suspense. It kept me turning page after page to see if justice would be served by the end of the book or if would it remain unresolved. One word of warning, it's not a "bodice ripper" as we used to call them. The romance is very discreet so it may not be everyone's cup of tea!
Review Date: 5/24/2013
I usually enjoy Elizabeth George's novels, but this one was very hard to follow. it was written in a vernacular that was very difficult to understand, and also contained slang words that I'd didn't know the meaning of. I know that it was meant to fill in information on the boys that murdered Inspector Lynley's wife, but the whole of it was extremely depressing.
Review Date: 11/16/2016
This was a very unique novel told from a point of view that I'd never seen before. The author took a historical event and used it as the background for all the events that happen. Also the person who is the voice of the novel is in a race with death which places an additional urgency on the story line. I would definitely recommend it.
Review Date: 12/1/2011
Helpful Score: 1
Enjoyed the book but not the ending. The characters seemed developed only to a very immature level. I know it was to show they were behaving as Christians but come on...how about a little more passion? A lot was left unanswered and that which was answered left a lot to be desired. The ending threw in a "red herring" and didn't describe why events transpired as they did. Maybe a sequel is in the works???
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