Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category
Monday, September 15th, 2008
One of the hallmarks of urban centers in North America is the presence if immigrants who have left their home countries in search of a better life, hopefully for themselves but more importantly for their children. Saher Almam's new book The Groom to have Been documents ...
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Sunday, August 31st, 2008
I have read a ton of John Grisham books over the years, and always loved his courtroom-thriller style of books like The Firm, A Time to Kill and The Pelican Brief. However in recent years, it seems that John has grown a bit fatigued of his own style and has ...
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Sunday, August 17th, 2008
Firstly, I have a confession to make. I've been a bit behind the times when it comes to the Stephenie Meyer series that nearly everyone else in the rest of the world knows about, and had not read any of the other books in the series prior to Breaking Dawn. ...
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
This is more or less the book version of Sex and the City, with a few minor variations. Set in New York, the story follows the lives of three (not four) women who met in university, soon became best friends, and have been hooking up for coffee and boy talk ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
I tend to shop in spurts. I only go to a mall about once every 2-3 weeks (usually for books), and only really shop for clothes every second month. However, when I do feel up to going through the rigamaroll of hunting through racks and waiting in line for dressing ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Do you remember that one girl in high school who you absolutely idolized and wished every day that you could trade places with? The gorgeous one with the most stylish outfits, who was at the center of the popular crowd and just oozed confidence, while you walked around trying to ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
I thought long and hard before buying this book. On several different trips to my local bookstore, I picked it up, read a few pages, then put it back down and vowed not to cave. I was one of those who read A Million Little Pieces, only later to learn ...
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
This book is sad - I must warn. But don't not get it because of that, with two of the main characters having an affair, there are more than enough tasty bedroom scenes to keep one interested. The really sad part of the main story line involves a husband who ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
It turns out I'm quite naive when it comes to drugs. Sure I've seen addicts on the streets talking to themselves or harassing people for money, I've even dealt with quite a few on the psychiatry wards during medical school, but always I'm smugly confident that my kids could never ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Polygamy fascinates me. Every time there is a special on TV about it, I steal the remote and watch the whole thing... even if I've seen it before. Even more interesting is when you combine polygamy with cult-like religious beliefs that result in a closed community where all the women ...
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I am a true book piggy. I would rather shop for a book than for clothes, love nothing more than to curl up on the couch with a new book, and have been known to devour entire books in one sitting.
