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Going Postal

by Terry Pratchett
- Rated 4 stars
“Lovely! Just when I thought the Pratchett novels had lots their flavor. ”

Odeena S wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
Trauma, Bonding & Family Constellations: Understanding and Healing Injuries of the Soul

by Franz Ruppert
- Rated 3 stars
“I enjoyed this book mainly for the insight it offers into different kinds of trauma and how a traumatic experience can perpetuate itself from generation to generation.

However, I believe that - like many other books of its kind - this one, too, suffers from a strong bias, downplaying the usefulness of conventional methods of therapy and failing to cite sufficient third-party evidence to support some of its claims. An example that comes to mind is how Dr. Ruppert claims that, "in his experience", Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) results exclusively from sexual abuse, which is - as many other therapists can attest - absolutely *not* a general rule.
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Odeena S wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
Escape from Camp 14

by Blaine Harden
- Rated 5 stars
“This book - more than anything, up to and including Pyongyang's nuclear "arsenal" - is proof that the world needs to do something about North Korea - the sooner, the better. A rattling tale that puts many things in a new and horrifying perspective. ”

Odeena S wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
Gods Behaving Badly

by Marie Phillips
- Rated 1 stars
“I was expecting a witty, clever book. The premise was certainly interesting enough... but the only thing this book managed to accomplish was parade an endless cohort of insufferable characters that I honestly can't find anything redeeming about. If any of the gods featured in GBB were real, they'd probably sue for slander. Awful, awful read.”

Odeena S wrote this review Thursday, March 28, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
When Passion Rules

by Johanna Lindsey
- Rated 1 stars
“Hands-down the worst historical romance book I ever read. Ever.”

Odeena S wrote this review Friday, January 25, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
The Hypochondriac's Guide to Life. And Death.

by Gene Weingarten
- Rated 2 stars
“It starts off promising. Very promising. But then, once you're past the introduction and on to the actual guide part, it gets oh so boring. Also, the much-toted 'cure' at the end? Spoiler alert -- it's bollocks. If one needs to actually get an incurable disease in order to be 'cured' of hypochondria, I call horse manure. ”

Odeena S wrote this review Monday, November 19, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
Thud!

by Terry Pratchett
- Rated 5 stars
“Best one in a while. That's the Pratchett I remember.”

Odeena S wrote this review Monday, November 19, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
Overcoming Passive-Aggression: How to Stop Hidden Anger from Spoiling Your Relationships, Career and Happiness

by Loriann Hoff Oberlin, Tim Murphy
- Rated 4 stars
“Plenty of useful information in this book, if a bit disorganized.”

Odeena S wrote this review Monday, November 12, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
The Lost Army of Cambyses

by Paul Sussman
- Rated 2 stars
“Reading this one turned into a massive borefest about halfway through. "This wasn't a movie, after all, where everything was guaranteed to workout OK in the end.", wrote the author, and that made me roll my eyes even more than the cliché bad guy with improbable motives and the endless parade of bland, unidimensional characters. A disappointment after having read Sussman's other novel, 'The Labyrinth of Osiris'.”

Odeena S wrote this review Wednesday, September 26, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
I'm OK—You're OK

by Thomas A. Harris
- Rated 5 stars
“A true classic that helped me both personally and professionally. Loved it.”

Odeena S wrote this review Wednesday, September 26, 2012. ( reply | permalink )