My Review of "Inferno," by Dan Brown: 4 Stars
A lot of Dan Brown's books are very similar I think (always Robert Langdon + a pretty woman, though she changes each book, always a race against time for Langdon to decipher some clue before a lunatic destroys the world, usually a lot of ...
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How to Self Publish
My First Step to Self Publishing: Get Over Myself
I finished my first book, “Intangible,” in 2011. At the time, I had a very specific vision, and it’s probably pretty typical for someone ignorant of the industry: I queried a bunch of agents, fully expecting that I’d find one within a few months. ...
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Review: The Dirty Life, Kristen Kimball
My Review of "The Dirty Life": 4 Stars
I don't normally read memoirs, and I read this one because I was trying to do some research on what life is like on a farm. Kristin Kimball manages to make it sound terribly romantic and totally unglamorous simultaneously... an impressive feat. I ...
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Christy
My Review of Christy: 4 stars
Such an uplifting read. Reminds me of "Anne of Green Gables" in its episodic format that carried more the feel of a life than a traditional story arc. I was fascinated by the way that the author put philosophical conversations in the character's mouths ...
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Review: Scarlett, by Alexandra Ripley
My Review of Scarlett: 5 Stars
WOW. So very very satisfying. When I finished GWTW I absolutely had to get this one for some closure (and I read other people's reviews to make sure I would get it... I'd have been *pissed* if this one ended sad or on a cliffhanger too!) But it ...
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Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand
My Review of Atlas Shrugged: 5 stars
Disclaimer: I listened to an audiobook from the library that was super scratched up, so I had to skip good chunks of the earlier parts of it... and the last disc was missing! So I didn't find out how it ended. Gotta pick it up and read the last few ...
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Review: David and Goliath, by Malcolm Gladwell
Review of David and Goliath: 4 stars
Fascinating premise: the idea that adverse circumstances and handicaps can actually turn out to be "blessings in disguise" (for some of us, in certain situations). I love everything Malcolm Gladwell writes. I love the unique connections he sees ...
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Gone Girl
My Review of Gone Girl: 5 Stars
Wow. Utterly absorbing, totally disturbing. The characters are fabulously written, the twists surprising and (to me) unforeseen.
My biggest complaint about it was the fact that the f-word appeared about five times per page and the sexual references ...
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Station Eleven
My Review of Station Eleven: 5 Stars
I'm not even sure how to rate this book.
It's described on the back as a "tapestry," and that's very much how it feels: I am impressed with the way the author moves through time and between character's viewpoints seamlessly, and you just have to ...
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The Shallows
My Review of The Shallows: 4 Stars
He makes a really interesting point, that because of our neuroplasticity, we are training ourselves to think in a non-linear fashion via clickable links on the web. The overload of information also prevents our working memories from being able to ...
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