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The Memory Keeper’s Daughter Review

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Paige Vetter

The Memory Keeper’s Daughter By: Kim Edwards Paige’s Rating: (3.5) of 5 Stars Recommended for: Fiction Readers In 1964, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins, he immediately recognizes that one of them has Down … Continue reading →

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The Road Review

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Paige Vetter

The Road By: Cormac McCarthy Paige’s Rating: (1) of 5 Stars Recommended for: Fiction Readers A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold … Continue reading →

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The Lost Symbol Review

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Paige Vetter

The Lost Symbol By: Dan Brown Paige’s Rating: (4.5) of 5 Stars Recommended for: Fiction/ History Readers The Lost Symbol is a masterstroke of storytelling—a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen truths . . . … Continue reading →

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Night Review

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Paige Vetter

Night By: Elie Wiesel Paige’s Rating: (5) of 5 Stars Recommended for: Non-Fiction/Memoir Readers Elie Wiesel was a teenage when he and his family were taken from their home in 1944 to the Auschwitz concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald. … Continue reading →

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A Million Little Pieces Review

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Paige Vetter

A Million Little Pieces By: James Frey Paige’s Rating: (4) of 5 Stars Recommended for: Non-Fiction/Memoir Readers At the age of 23, James Frey woke up on a plane to find his four front teeth knocked out, his nose broken, … Continue reading →

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Life with my Sister Madonna Review

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Paige Vetter

Life with My Sister Madonna By: Christopher Ciccone Paige’s Rating: (4) of 5 Stars Recommended for: Non-Fiction/Pop-Culture Readers Ciccone’s extraordinary memoir is based on his life and forty-seven years of growing up with and working with his sister – the … Continue reading →

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Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt Review

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Paige Vetter

Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt By: Anne Rice Paige’s Rating: (3) of 5 Stars Recommended for: History, Fiction Readers A novel about the childhood of Christ the Lord based on the gospels and on the most respected New Testament … Continue reading →

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Anna Karenina Review

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Paige Vetter

Anna Karenina By: Leo Tolstoy Paige’s Rating: (2) of 5 Stars Recommended for: Fans of World Lit. Book Description: Anna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. Tragedy … Continue reading →

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Franny and Zooey Review

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Paige Vetter

Franny and Zoe By: J.D. Salinger Paige’s Rating: (3) of 5 Stars Recommended for: Fans of Salinger or American Lit. Book Description: The author writes: Franny came out in The New Yorker/EM Zooey. Both stories are early, critical entries in … Continue reading →

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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Review

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Paige Vetter

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West By: Gregory Maquire Paige’s Rating: (2) of 5 stars Recommended for: Fiction/Fantasy Readers Book Description: When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank … Continue reading →

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