Category Archives: Best Sellers

Recent and Current Bestsellers

Before I Go to Sleep

Posted on October 16, 2011 by sadiejean

—4— Over the summer I read the psychological thriller, Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson.  This book had been getting a lot of buzz, and I was in the mood for a book that would capture me.  And … Continue reading →

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Faithful Place

Posted on December 29, 2010 by sadiejean

— 4.5— First, let me say, that this woman has me hooked!  What fantastic books she writes!  The Tana French novels (In the Woods, The Likeness, and Faithful Place) are spellbinding!  Exclamation points abound!  But it is really hard for … Continue reading →

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Posted on November 7, 2010 by sadiejean

—4— Amazon.com released its lists of the 100 best books of 2010, one list ranked by editors, the other by readers.  Here is the top 10 by the editors: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Faithful Place: … Continue reading →

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The Magicians

Posted on November 4, 2010 by sadiejean

—3.5— First of all, November is the month of HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS movie release.  Therefore, despite the fact that I hate cold whether, this becomes the BEST MONTH OF THE YEAR.  I am more excited about Harry … Continue reading →

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What the Andersons Have Been Reading

Posted on April 21, 2010 by sadiejean

I realized I haven’t reviewed several of the (semi)recent Anderson family Book Club reads.  So here are some quick musings on them! Crashing Through: The Extraordinary True Story of the Man Who Dared to See by Robert Kurson —4— Crashing Through is … Continue reading →

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Her Fearful Symmetry

Posted on April 14, 2010 by sadiejean

—4— Audrey Niffenegger’s second book, Her Fearful Symmetry, is a rather eccentric ghost story.  It is not scary in the usual sense, but more chilling in its implications and ramifications for the characters. It is basically the story of two … Continue reading →

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Deja Dead

Posted on January 13, 2010 by sadiejean

—4— Another book I actually read last fall.  Isn’t it sad when a new year roles around and you haven’t completed your tasks for the year before?  But I digress… Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs is the first in the … Continue reading →

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Posted on January 4, 2010 by sadiejean

—4— The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows has one of those annoyingly long titles that is just too cute and quaint for its own good.  And that’s about my only complaint … Continue reading →

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The Strain

Posted on December 26, 2009 by sadiejean

—4— My lovely friend Michelle got me this book for my birthday!  And I read it right after, in July.  And then did not write a review.  Silly me.  So here it is… the review of The Strain by Guillermo … Continue reading →

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The Lost Symbol

Posted on December 17, 2009 by sadiejean

—3.5— Do you ever feel like you just aren’t able to give a book its fair chance?  I was so busy during the time my book club was reading Dan Brown’s latest thriller The Lost Symbol, I don’t think I … Continue reading →

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