The basis for three good books in this one, instead they've been crammed under one cover and the whole suffers accordingly.
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Book Review: This is Just Exactly Like You by Drew Perry
First-time novelist Drew Perry hits pay dirt with story of a dysfunctional couple with an autistic child.
Read More »Book Review: Empress of the Splendid Season by Oscar Higuelos
Novelist paints a picture of Cuban immigrant life in New York.
Read More »Book Review: Alone With You: Stories by Marisa Silver
Silver's "slivers" of beautifully crafted short stories, introspective and insightful, explore various facets of the human psyche.
Read More »Book Review: The Seven Veils Of Seth by Ibrahim al-Koni
An opportunity to learn something more about the Tuareg in a funny and thoughtful, well-written novel.
Read More »Book Review: The Dead Republic by Roddy Doyle
In the last entry of a trilogy on the life of an Irish revolutionary, Doyle chronicles the hero's Hollywood plight before he returns to Ireland.
Read More »Book Review: Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel
A compelling and sometimes disturbing look at the obsession nature of the artist and our attitudes towards horrific events.
Read More »Book Review: Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay
A magnificent creation you will want to read over and over again for the joy of reading it brings you.
Read More »Book Review: Dahanu Road by Anosh Irani
There are no simple answers, just attempts at understanding in the hopes we learn from the mistakes of the past.
Read More »Book Review: Dark Heart of the Night by Léonora Miano
Cameroon-born author explores fatalism in post-colonial Africa and the conflict between traditional and modern attitudes.
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