Category: Fiction

Review: Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

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Cannery Row by John Steinbeck Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 54 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) Cannery Row is a unique stand-out amongst Steinbeck’s works, for many reasons.  One of these is that, unlike with East… Continue Reading “Review: Cannery Row by John Steinbeck”

Category: 1001 Books, 2012 TBR Challenge, American Lit, Book Review, Classics, Community, Depression, Fiction, Friendship, John Stephens, Literature, Loneliness, Mental Health

Review: That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

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That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 52 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting and believable. That Old Cape Magic might be one of my favorite reads of the year.  The main character, Jack Griffin, is the son… Continue Reading “Review: That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo”

Category: Book Review, Family, Fiction, Marriage, Memory, metafiction, PhD, Richard Russo

Review: These Things Happen by Richard Kramer

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

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These Things Happen by Richard Kramer Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 53 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) These Things Happen opens with the main character, Wesley, and his best friend, Theo.  Both of these young men,… Continue Reading “Review: These Things Happen by Richard Kramer”

Category: Coming-of-Age, Contemporary, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Gay Lit, LGBT, Multiple POV, New York, Relationships, Richard Kramer

Review: White Noise by Don DeLillo

Posted on December 15, 2012 by

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White Noise by Don DeLillo Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 51 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.)  “This is the language of waves and radiation, of how the dead speak to the living.” White Noise is the story… Continue Reading “Review: White Noise by Don DeLillo”

Category: American Lit, Book Review, Culture, Don DeLillo, Fiction, Literature, metafiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Psychology

Review: Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

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Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 46 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting, believable, and impactful. Anne Tyler’s 1982 novel Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant was a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner… Continue Reading “Review: Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler”

Category: American Lit, Anne Tyler, Book Review, Family, Fiction, Literature, Multiple POV, PhD

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