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The More You Read
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Daily book blog with reviews and descriptions of books read. The more you read, the more you know.
- Added on: Aug 27th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Chris
- Listed in: Books Personal
- Tags: books literature book reviews book review book blog
Recent Posts
One True Thing by Anna Quindlen
I enjoy Anna Quindlen as an author and this book is one that struck me hard. In my real life I work as a hospice social worker and deal with some of the issues of illness, dying and caregiving on an (outside) daily basis. This is the story of Kate ...
Skylight Confessions by Alice Hoffman
Alice Hoffman is an author who I generally enjoy. Her story lines take me by surprise and are usually a little unexpected. Skylight Confessions did not disappoint in that it started in a very unique way. Arlyn is a seventeen-year old and is sta...
Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
This is a historical fiction novel that creates a story as background to the painting done by Johannes Vermeer, a Dutch painter in the 17th century. Tracy Chevalier creates a story and background for one of his most popular paintings, Girl With A P...
Say When by Elizabeth Berg
Say When is a story about a marriage breaking up, and the efforts made to repair it. Elizabeth Berg tells it from the husband, Griffin’s, perspective, which was something a little different that I enjoyed. Griffin and Ellen met in college and...
As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised As A Girl by John Colapinto
I was a psychology major in college who had often heard the nature vs. nurture debate. When I heard about As Nature Made Him I was very interested in this true life story. It is a heartbreaking life story of two identical twin boys who were taken...
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
This is a book that I love. It was written in 1931 and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1932. The Good Earth is the story of Wang Lung and his wife O-Lan. The book starts with their wedding day and Pearl Buck describes the preparations Wang Lung makes s...
