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The Surgeon

by Tess Gerritsen
- Rated 3 stars
“I prefer more old-school mysteries. This one had too much torture and mutilation for my taste.”

Library Goddess wrote this review Tuesday, August 18 2009. ( reply | permalink )
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The Pilot's Wife

by Anita Shreve
- Rated 3 stars
“After a pilot is killed in a plane crash, his wife suffers through the nightmare of not only losing her husband, but the accusation that he may have downed the plane on purpose. During the course of the investigation, she learns that her husband was not the man she had believed him to be.”

Library Goddess wrote this review Saturday, August 15 2009. ( reply | permalink )
The Good Guy

by Dean Koontz
- Rated 3 stars
“This book isn't as creepy as VELOCITY; it's more action and adventure - a good vacation read. It would make a good movie, and I've been contemplating who I would cast.”

Library Goddess wrote this review Thursday, August 13 2009. ( reply | permalink )
On Chesil Beach

by Ian McEwan
- Rated 3 stars
“How a misunderstanding and the failure to rectify it impacts the lives of two people.”

Library Goddess wrote this review Saturday, July 11 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Twisted

by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Rated 4 stars
“A sudden growth spurt coupled with spending a summer working for a landscaper plus doing community service with his high school's maintenance crew transforms Tyler Miller from nerd-boy to stud. This causes the girl of his dreams, Bethany Milbury (the daughter of his dad's boss) to take notice. When nude pictures of a drunken, passed-out Bethany turn up on the Internet, Ty is the immediate suspect. ”

Library Goddess wrote this review Saturday, July 11 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Outliers

by Malcolm Gladwell
- Rated 3 stars
“Like Gladwell's other books, this is interesting and entertaining.”

Library Goddess wrote this review Friday, June 19 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Thirteen Reasons Why

by Jay Asher
- Rated 5 stars
“Gripping, gut-wrenching, and heart-breaking. A few weeks after Hannah Baker's suicide, Clay Jensen receives a set of cassette tapes from her which he is instructed to listen to and then pass on. The point of view switches back and forth between the narrator and the listener. Like Clay, we know how the story ends and we are powerless to stop it. ”

Library Goddess wrote this review Friday, June 19 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Bronte
- Rated 5 stars
“I decided to reread (or listen in this case) this book after reading THE THIRTEENTH TALE, which weaves strands of this great classic into its own storyline. What a glorious romance this is, and what a fabulous heroine Jane is. OK, there are parts that are a bit hokey, but I'm quite willing to overlook them. One of my all-time favorites.”

Library Goddess wrote this review Friday, May 22 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

by Joseph Bruchac
- Rated 3 stars
“Although a work of fiction, this book makes an interesting history lesson. Recommended for World War II buffs.”

Library Goddess wrote this review Thursday, May 21 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Hormone Jungle: Coming of Age in Middle School

by Brod Bagert
- Rated 4 stars
“Poet Brod Bagert weaves a story through a collection of poems written in the voices of a group of middle schoolers who form a "Digital Poetry Club." The book follows the students and their poetry as they progress from 6th grade to 8th.”

Library Goddess wrote this review Friday, May 1 2009. ( reply | permalink )