Tag Archives: Fiction

The Slap Review

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Paige Vetter

The Slap By: Christos Tsiolkas Paige’s Rating: (2) of 5 Recommended for: Fiction Readers  At a suburban barbecue, a man slaps a child who is not his own. This event has a shocking ricochet effect on a group of people, … Continue reading →

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The Eloquence of the Hedgehog Review

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Paige Vetter

The Eloquence of the Hedgehog By: Muriel Barbery Paige’s Rating: (3) of 5 Recommended for: Fiction Readers Paloma and Renée hide both their true talents and their finest qualities from a world they suspect cannot or will not appreciate them. … Continue reading →

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Dancer from the Dance Review

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Paige Vetter

Dancer from the Dance By: Andrew Holleran Paige’s Rating: (5) of 5 Recommended for: Fiction Readers It depicts the adventures of Malone, a beautiful young man searching for love amid New York’s emerging gay scene. From Manhattan’s Everard Baths and … Continue reading →

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The Right Environment to Write

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Joseph

Writers create their best work when their environment is conducive to creativity and concentration. However, achieving the optimal writing environment can be challenging. If your workspace is too warm, too cluttered or too distracting, you may be unable to complete … Continue reading →

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Brida Review

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Paige Vetter

Brida By: Paulo Coelho Paige’s Rating: (2) of 5 Recommended for: Spiritual- Fiction Readers   Brida, a young Irish girl, has long been interested in various aspects of magic but is searching for something more. Her search leads her to … Continue reading →

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Our Man in Havana Review

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Paige Vetter

Our Man in Havana By: Graham Greene Paige’s Rating: (4) of 5 Recommended for: Satire- Fiction Readers Our Man in Havana is an espionage thriller, a penetrating character study it tells of MI6′s man in Havana, Wormold, a former vacuum-cleaner salesman … Continue reading →

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The Year of Living Biblically Review

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Paige Vetter

The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible By: A.J. Jacobs Paige’s Rating: (4) of 5 Recommended for: Humor and Spirituality What would it require for a person to live all the … Continue reading →

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40 Rules of Love Review

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Paige Vetter

The Forty Rules of Love By: Elif Shafak Paige’s Rating: (5) of 5 Recommended for: Love and Spirituality Turkish author Elif Shafak unfolds two tantalizing parallel narratives- one contemporary and the other set in the thirteenth century, when Rumi encountered … Continue reading →

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Seven Houses Review

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Paige Vetter

Seven Houses By: Alev Lytle Croutier Paige’s Rating: (4) of 5 Recommended for: Historic Fiction- Family Love Seven Houses chronicles the lives of four generations of remarkable women, sweeping readers from the last days of the Ottoman monarchy to Turkey’s … Continue reading →

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Super Sad Love Story Review

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Paige Vetter

Super Sad True Love Story By: Gary Shteyngart Paige’s Rating: (4) of 5 Recommended for: Fiction- Futuristic Dystopian Demise Style Super Sad True Love Story belies almost every word of its title, but it still plunges us into a satirical … Continue reading →

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