Tag Archives: Best Sellers

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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The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane

Posted on August 23, 2009 by sadiejean

—4— The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe was getting a lot of buzz a few months back, so I picked myself up a copy and gave it a go.  I had been hearing mixed things, some people … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Splendid Suns

Posted on June 10, 2009 by sadiejean

—4.5— I received Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns TWO CHRISTMASES AGO from my lovely little friend Kristen.  I want to say a belated THANKS KRISTEN, because I finally read it and I wish I had read it sooner.  I … Continue reading →

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The Lace Reader

Posted on May 26, 2009 by sadiejean

–2.5— I really didn’t enjoy Brunonia Barry’s The Lace Reader as much as I expected to.  I had been hearing buzz about for this one for a while and finally picked it up.  I was often frustrated with the story, … Continue reading →

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People of the Book

Posted on May 25, 2009 by sadiejean

—4— Well, I think I have now read enough of Geraldine Brook’s work to say that I am truly a fan of her writing.  It is always thoughtful and consistent, and often mesmerizing and beautiful.  Her novel People of the Book … Continue reading →

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The Last Summer of You and Me

Posted on May 25, 2009 by sadiejean

—3— The Last Summer of You and Me is a novel written for adults by the author of “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” series for young adults.  It follows two sisters who return each summer to Fire Island to … Continue reading →

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Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn

Posted on December 31, 2008 by sadiejean

—4— —3.5— —4— —4.5— I read the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer so long ago, I don’t even know what to say in a review right now.  I have been putting off writing a review because I didn’t know what … Continue reading →

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Coraline

Posted on September 7, 2008 by sadiejean

—4.5— I saw that the children’s book Coraline by Neil Gaiman was being made into a movie and decided that it was time to pick it up and read it before the film was released.  I read the standard book, … Continue reading →

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My Sister’s Keeper

Posted on September 3, 2008 by sadiejean

—4— Anna Fitzgerald knows that she was created in order to donate her cord blood to her sister with a rare form of leukemia.  However, as years have progressed, the donations from Anna have become more and more invasive.  Now … Continue reading →

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Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

Posted on August 29, 2008 by sadiejean

—4.5— What a great book!  Mary Roach has redeemed herself following the (in my opinion) less-than-satisfying book Spookwith a phenomenal third work Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex.  As the title hints, this is a fascinating and funny … Continue reading →

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