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The Book Review Thread
Posted by JaneTurley • 12/14/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS]
Topics: book reviews
Well folks, we've had a few spammers lately who were just trying to make the usual ineffectual links which is not what our group is about. However, it did leave me thinking that we should have a thread where members can leave a link to any book review they've written; so not only does a member have a legtimate way of bringing people to their blog but hopefully we will all benefit from reading some useful reviews.
So that's the idea!
HOWEVER, in order that people don't waste their time on unsuitable links please include (and it may seem obvious) the title, the author, the year of publication and the genre.
So this should be a thread that should run and run!
And please don't forget you can always check out book reviews and author interviews over at The View From Here magazine.
User Comments
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Me first! What You Should Know About Politics But Don't by Jessamyn Conrad is a non-fiction title about, you guessed it, politics. It was published in 2008, but is already, deservedly, going to the remainder tables.
My review is at:
residentreader.blogspot.com/2008/12/what-you-should-know-about-politics-but...-
Yep, read this review folks! It gave me a giggle or two!
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Stat Spotting A Field Guide To Spotting Dubious Data, non-fiction by Joel Best. The category is statistics, but as I make clear in my short review, this is a short, easy to read book that would be genuinely helpful to any blogger who uses statistics in their posts or anyone who confronts such statistics in their reading.
libdrone.info/2008/12/stat-spotting-a-field-guide-to-identifying-dubious-da... -
Something macabre this time. A book that is related to the Howard Philip Lovecrafts Cthulhu Mythos, The Taint and other Novellas by Brian Lumley. 7 horror novellas.
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The Phoenix by Ruth Sims (Writers Collective, 2004) 343 pages ISBN: 1932133402
This is one story you don’t want to miss. It had me crying before I got past chapter two and laughing halfway through chapter eight. The book is a marvel of passionate difficulties without ever feeling like an emotional roller-coaster.
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Hi folks - thought I'd say hi! I've just joined, am an author (fiction), and have a book review blog - trying to write columns inspired by books rather than just straight reviews. Have been going for a few weeks and been invited to review for major paper so would love to read your comments. Here's one about the architecture of going on holiday.
wheldonreviews.blogspot.com/2008/12/architecture-uncooked-pip-cheshire-and....
Look forward to hearing your comments.
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Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith is a humorous description of life in late 19th century London. It's now a classic of the genre. My review is of a free audiobook version:
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Here's my latest book review. It's The Snowing and Greening of Thomas Passmore by fellow blogger Paul Burman. Published this year it's a contemporary tale of loss, love and redemption.
janeturleydiaryofamadhousewife.blogspot.com/2008/12/snowing-and-greening-of... -
Spunk & Bite A writer's guide to punchier, more engaging language & style.
bookcalendar.blogspot.com/2008/12/spunk-bite-writer-guide-to-punchier.html -
Getting Things Done The Art of Stress Free Productivity by David Allen
bookcalendar.blogspot.com/2008/12/getting-things-done-art-of-stress-free.ht... -
The Merchant of Dennis the Menace the Autobiography of Hank Ketcham
bookcalendar.blogspot.com/2009/01/merchant-of-dennis-menace-autobiography.h... -
I have just read Choke by Chuck Palahniuk who I love reading and I reviewed it here on my blog.Let me know what you thought of it too!
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Shadow of the Scorpion by Neal Asher A Novel of the Polity. Science Fiction.
bookcalendar.blogspot.com/2009/01/shadow-of-scorpion-novel-of-polity-by.htm... -
The Ghost In Love by Jonathan Carroll. I think he is a fantastic writer of fantasy in the contemporary setting.
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The Sugar Solution by Sari Harrar. This is a health book about how to keep your blood sugar level in check and how to cut as much sugar as possible from your diet. (2004, Rodale)
imlostinbooks.blogspot.com/2009/01/sugar-solution-by-sari-harrar.html -
A review on Zen in the art of archery.
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The Devil's Eye, by Jack McDevitt. A science fiction novel by a Nebula award winning novelist. A suspenseful science fiction mytery novel.
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The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, a fantasy novel.
fallingstacks.blogspot.com/2009/02/sunday-suggestion-neverending-story.html
also...
Check out my review of Dispatches From the Edge by Anderson Cooper (from CNN). It's his amazing (and emotional) non-fiction account of how he got to where he is today tied in with his reporting of his experiences with various current events.
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Okay, I have a few reviews on "Gaiatribe: Ideas for a Thinking Planet" and the latest one is:
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman. Picador, 2007. Trade paperback, 416 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0-312-42790-0. Four stars. Nonfiction science.
gaiatribe.geekuniversalis.com/2009/01/25/book-review-the-world-without-us/
"Hypatia's Hoard of Reviews" is mostly book, music, and product reviews plus some author announcements and publishing news. The latest review is:
Dance to the Sun by William Esrac. Baen Books, 1997. Paperback, 278 pages. ISBN: 0-671-87784-4. Three stars. Science fiction.
I'm open to exchanging links if anyone else here has a review site, author page, publisher site, or something else that would interest book lovers.
reviewarchive.iblog.my/2009/02/08/book-review-dance-to-the-sun/ -
I actually read alot of mostly business books, and decided to set up a blog reviewing all the ones I read. Though I only have one post so far, I guess I'll have to go back and reread all the others lol.
mybusinessbookreview.blogspot.com/ -
My latest review is for The Island by Victoria Hislop over at The View From Here. It wasn't my cup of tea and got the thumbs down!
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Two more:
bookcalendar.blogspot.com/2009/02/theres-no-elevator-to-top-by-umesh.html
There's No Elevator to the Top by Umesh Ramakrishnan
(Business Book)
bookcalendar.blogspot.com/2009/02/hopes-folly-by-linnea-sinclair.html
Hope's Folly by Linnea Sinclair
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Here's some new reviews for my books written in my alter ego and my blog adress. Thanks for checking them out:
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I did a review a while back for a book tour. It was for "Two Brothers: One North, One South" by David H. Jones. The publication date is 2008, and it's a historical fiction.
myadventuresinhistory.blogspot.com/2008/11/tlc-book-tour-two-brothers-one-n... -
Social Software In Libraries.
bookcalendar.blogspot.com/2009/03/social-software-in-libraries-building.htm... -
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Hi! The last book I reviewed was "Surfacing" by Margaret Atwood. And though I generally love Atwood, this was one I didn't get.
But feel free to leave me a comment on my blog that'll clarify things for me.:)
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Hi everyone! My blog is book reviews of sci fi/fantasy books for teens, preteens and tweens. One of my favorite books for 2009 is Eon Dragoneye Reborn. Here's the link.
bookyourimagination.blogspot.com/2009/03/eon-dragoneye-reborn-book-review.h...
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Trying to state it like it is without being mean.
What would Google do? by Jeff Jarvis
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Here are my last 2 reviews...Wicked by Gregory Maguire 1995,
fallingstacks.blogspot.com/2009/04/sunday-suggestion-45.html
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Decipher by Stel Pavlou 2001
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Here is a place to review my excellent novel, Rovella Starr
www.authorsden.com/visit/viewnews.asp?id=26528 -
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley 1984
fallingstacks.blogspot.com/2009/04/mists-of-avalon-by-marion-zimmer.html-
Check out your link. I got "The blog you were looking for was not found." when I clicked on it.
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Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles by Jeanette Winterson
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Right Now I'm reading a lot of books:
Landmines by Charles Stanley
Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
It Sucked & Then I Cried by "Dooce" Health B. Armstrong
New Moon of the Twilight Series
I would recommend them all, and add The Shack by William Young
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Most recently: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith. I suppose it's satire? Published this April (2009). I kind of go a little crazy in that post - spoilers are definitely there. Beware!
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Don Juan de la Mancha by Robert Menasee;
www.viewfromheremagazine.com/2009/05/don-juan-de-la-mancha.html -
I just reviewed Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
fallingstacks.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/wizards-first-rule-by-terry-goodkind... -
Connected The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives by Nicholas A. Christakis, M.D., Ph.D. and James H. Fowler, Ph.D.
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I just did a partial review on The Red Scarf. I highly recommend it.
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Latest book I have just reviewed is Tricks of the Mind by Derren Brown.He is an illusionist or magician kind of like David Blaine.While it is not a how to do magic book it is good for tips on hypnosis and memory and his other observations on magic.Check it out!
jigsawslair.blogspot.com/2009/06/tricks-of-mind-by-derren-brown-book.html -
Some thoughts on Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith.
bookcalendar.blogspot.com/2009/06/pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies-by-jane.h... -
Two new reviews for "Don't Mess With Earth."
cliffball.blogspot.com/
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The Shining by Stephen king, just got it up. I guess the genre would be Horror. Check us out.
goodbooksinc.blogspot.com/-
A Harry Potter fan are you ? :-)
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The Red Wolf Conspiracy by Robert V.S. Redick
bookcalendar.blogspot.com/2009/07/red-wolf-conspiracy-by-robert-vs-redick.h... -
Wildfire by Sarah Micklem
bookcalendar.blogspot.com/2009/07/wildfire-novel-by-sarah-micklem.html -
The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro
Literary, I suppose. 1995. (See how well I follow direction.)
The URL is a bit on the longish side:
www.unpublishedguy.com/WritingandPublishingFiction/tabid/36/PostID/15/Revie... -
Necroscope Harry and The Pirates by Brian Lumley (Weird Tale-- A form of fantasy and horror mix like Lovecraft.)
bookcalendar.blogspot.com/2009/08/necroscope-harry-and-pirate-and-other.htm... -
Just reviewed Elmore Leonard's When the Women Come Out to Dance. It's a short story collection of mystery fiction by the author.
thebooksofmylife.blogspot.com/2009/09/when-women-come-out-to-dance.html -
If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino. Postmodern, literary. 1979.
www.unpublishedguy.com/WritingandPublishingFiction/tabid/36/PostID/4/Italo-... -
Nocturne for the General by John Trenhaile, 1985, Espionage
thestasi.com/2009/09/23/book-review-nocturne-for-the-general-by-john-trenha... -
Here is a review of the new Writers of the Future anthology, Volume XXV which is a collection of speculative fiction short stories by brand-new authors:
dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com/247198.html
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Reviewed Horror writer Stephen King's Different Seasons. Its a collection of 4 novellas.
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Writers of the Future now has 25 books out for 25 years of running a contest for new writers. These are awesome short story collections and it's a cool writing contest: www.writersofthefuture.com/wof06/writingcontest.htm
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It's a few weeks old, but I reviewed "House of Thieves" by Kaui Hart Hemmings (Penguin Press, 2005) which is a collection of fictional short stories--most set among the more affluent class in Hawai'i. I picked this one to share because her latest novel, "The Descendants" has been optioned into a movie by Fox Searchlight--so you may be hearing more about her in the coming year or so.
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Just finished Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. Interesting and funny take on Greek mythology and our world today.
thebooksofmylife.blogspot.com/2009/10/percy-jackson-and-lightning-thief.htm... -
My review of Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan. Not as good as the first book in the series, but passable.
thebooksofmylife.blogspot.com/2009/10/percy-jackson-and-sea-of-monsters.htm... -
My review of Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth.
thebooksofmylife.blogspot.com/2009/11/percy-jackson-and-battle-of-labyrinth... -
I am extremely interested in reading some of these book reviews. Thanks for taking the time to do so! www.thetrademarkcompany.com
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My review of Book 1 in the Septimus Heap series, Magyk by Angie Sage.
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Read The Loop... same author as The Horse Whisperer. www.thetrademarkcompany.com
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Just finished revieweing Septimus Heap series.
Book 3, Physik :
thebooksofmylife.blogspot.com/2009/11/physik.html
Book 4, Queste :
thebooksofmylife.blogspot.com/2009/11/queste.html
Book 5, Syren :
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I add reviews from time to time on my blog, movies and books. The latest book review is of Satan: a Biography by Peter Maxwell-Stuart. anatheimp.blogspot.com I also have reviews on Book Blogs, a Ning network. -
I'm new to the group and would like to know more about this group, especially since I'm a writer and would like to know if its ok to direct the group to my books for review and comments. I have pdf copies on file. How can I emailed them or attach them for review, if allowed, as I do not want to be accused of spam, etc, etc. H E L P!-
Hello Alberto,
Welcome to the Book Readers Group:)
This particular thread is one for book reviews only. You are very welcome to put a link to any reviews you have done here.
We don't have a thread for linking to member's actual fiction at present but perhaps I shall put one in place very shortly whereby people can leave their links (as is done here) and then it will be up to the individual to follow up if they're interested. Thanks for the idea:)
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Just finished reviewing Dhampir, Book 1 of Barb & J.C. Hendee's Noble Dead series.
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I enjoyed reading Boneshaker by Cherie Priest. It is a steampunk novel set in Seattle.
bookcalendar.blogspot.com/2009/11/boneshaker-by-cherie-priest.html -
I enjoyed reading Boneshaker by Cherie Priest. It is a steampunk novel set in Seattle.
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2001 a space odyssey by Arthur C Clark (1968)
www.unpublishedguy.com/WritingandPublishingFiction/tabid/36/PostID/62/Ficti...
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Dhampir by Barb & J.C Hendee introduces half-human, half-vampire heroine Magiere and her half-elf companion Leesil who are forced to hunt vampires for real after swindling superstitious villagers for years.
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Sister of the Dead has Magiere and her lover Leesil joining her on a journey to investigate her past and why her sire would create a creature to hunt his own kind.
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Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper is a reimagining of Sleeping Beauty's tale. In it, the author links 4 different fairy tales with Cinderella, Snow White and the Frog Prince each being daughter, granddaughter and great-grandson of Beauty.
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I enjoy For the Roses by Julie Garwood for its theme of family, love and acceptance.
thebooksofmylife.blogspot.com/2009/12/for-roses.html
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