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Real World

by Natsuo Kirino
- Rated 4 stars
“Entertaining, fast read, but if you want Kirino's best, read "Out."”

A. Liz wrote this review Tuesday, July 26, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
On the Road

by Jack Kerouac
- Rated 2 stars
“Moments of genius eclipsed by despicable characters. Also, a difficult read if one has any feminist leanings (as in, believes women are not objects, have own thoughts, etc).”

A. Liz wrote this review Sunday, June 5, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
The Stranger

by Albert Camus
- Rated 4 stars
“I only wish I knew French so I could read it as it was originally intended.”

A. Liz wrote this review Tuesday, February 23, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Angel Time

by Anne Rice
- Rated 3 stars
“As much as I love Rice's beautiful writing, the plot and characterization in this novel is a little shallow. Though the message of redemption and forgiveness is beautiful and moving, the narrative tends to get a bit preachy.”

A. Liz wrote this review Thursday, February 18, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Dirty Little Angels

by Chris Tusa
- Rated 4 stars
“Though the action can seem a bit rushed and even arbitrary at times, the excellent characterization and beautiful narrative voice more than redeem the story's minor problems. This novel, like its characters and like us, has its flaws, but even they can't dull its shine. "Dirty Little Angels" was provocative and engaging.”

A. Liz wrote this review Tuesday, January 19, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Skin Trade

by Laurell K. Hamilton
- Rated 4 stars
“Some of Hamilton's more aggravating writing habits fade in this book; plot overcomes sex largely, which is a refreshing change. The novels seem to have caught up to the 21st century in possibly gratuitous but nonetheless amusing references to youtube and ebay. Sometimes parts of the dialogue are redundant background both for the characters and the reader, and the occasional comment would have made more sense as inner monologue rather than conversation. The macho pissing contests between the police and the marshals, Anita included, draw out chapters that could have been mere paragraphs. Despite this, this novel is an improvement on the last couple in the series.

Now if only we could STOP reminding the reader every three pages that Anita is female, attractive, and of course modest about it...”

A. Liz wrote this review Friday, January 1, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Ordinary Men

by Christopher R. Browning
- Rated 4 stars
“Can be intensely disturbing at times, but well worth reading.”

A. Liz wrote this review Tuesday, October 13, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens
- Rated 2 stars
“Only the end saves me from hating this book.”

A. Liz wrote this review Sunday, October 11, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
The Raw Shark Texts

by Steven Hall
- Rated 5 stars
“I will forever be looking over my shoulder, walking down the street and in dreams, for fear of conceptual fish.”

A. Liz wrote this review Sunday, October 11, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
House of Leaves

by Mark Z. Danielewski
- Rated 5 stars
“"This is what happens when you hurry through a maze: the faster you go, the worse you are entangled." ”

A. Liz wrote this review Sunday, October 11, 2009. ( reply | permalink )