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shaunarum

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  • The Help
    • Rated 5 stars

    My favorite book of 2009! Simply wonderful.

    shaunarum wrote this review Monday, December 21, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Same Kind of Different as Me
    • Rated 5 stars

    This is such a beautiful, amazing story. You might want to keep a box of tissues handy.

    shaunarum wrote this review Wednesday, June 3, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Saints in Limbo
    • Rated 5 stars

    I LOVE this book!

    shaunarum wrote this review Tuesday, May 19, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Brave New World
    • Rated 4 stars

    A creative tale of a futuristic utopia where humans are genetically manipulated lab creations; uninhibited, emotionless promiscuity and hedonism are virtues; mother is one of the most obscene terms known to man; everyone belongs to everyone else and individualism is scorned and punished; and blissful happiness can be found in a capsule. I wanted to love this book but found the ending quite disturbing and unsettling, not the least of which because some of the characteristics that mark the World State are so similar to those in our own.

    shaunarum wrote this review Saturday, April 11, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Zora and Nicky: A Novel in Black and White
    • Rated 4 stars

    A beautifully written book that made me laugh out loud and cry--all in the same chapter!

    shaunarum wrote this review Thursday, April 9, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Hunger Games
    • Rated 5 stars

    A suspenseful, thought-provoking, post-apocalyptic novel that combines elements of The Running Man, Survivor, and The Truman Show. Considering the dark subject matter, I was surprised by the funny and sweet moments.

    shaunarum wrote this review Thursday, April 2, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Chasing Fireflies
    • Rated 3 stars

    I liked the characters and much of the prose, and overall it's a good story though some plot elements are far-fetched and the villain is one-dimensional. However, I tired of all the narrator's explanations and descriptions and felt there was too much telling and not enough showing.

    shaunarum wrote this review Saturday, July 5, 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Big Picture
    • Rated 4 stars

    Funny, moving, and engaging.

    shaunarum wrote this review Wednesday, June 18, 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Tiger Rising
    • Rated 4 stars

    Another winner from the wonderful Kate DiCamillo.

    shaunarum wrote this review Monday, June 2, 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • River Rising
    • Rated 5 stars

    Excellent book. When people sneer about how Christian fiction is formulaic and more focused on message than on good writing, I will throw this book at them and tell them to shut up and read.

    shaunarum wrote this review Thursday, May 22, 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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