Review: The Girl Who Fell from the Sky

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Ti

The Girl Who Fell from the Sky By Heidi Durrow (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Paperback, 9781616200152, January 2011, 278pp.) The Short of It: A tragic tale of a motherless girl and her struggle to come to terms with who she is. Strong in voice, but fell short in the execution. The Rest of It: [...]

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Review: The Quickening Maze

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Ti

The Quickening Maze By Adam Foulds (Penguin (Non-Classics), Paperback, 9780143117797, June 2010, 272pp.) The Short of It: Here, madness and brilliance collide in an ethereal, tenuous manner but ultimately, the book falls short of its mark. The Rest Of It: This story is based on real events and is about John Clare, famed nature poet, [...]

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2012 Book Club Reading List (and some for 2013)

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Ti

You might recall this post, where I asked your opinion on which books to pitch at my book club’s yearly selection meeting. The book that I most wanted to read, was also the book that I feared would get overlooked because of its content, its overly depressing nature… the fact that it’s about yet another [...]

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Review: The Lost City of Z

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Ti

The Lost City of Z By David Grann (Vintage, Paperback, 9781400078455, January 2010, 448pp.) The Short of It: A well-researched treat for the armchair traveler. The Rest of It: In 1925, Percival Harrison Fawcett and his eldest son, disappeared on an expedition to find the lost city of “Z”, his name for an uncharted city in [...]

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Book Club Possibilities…Thoughts?

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Ti

My book club has been meeting for over thirteen years. That’s a really long time and we’ve read plenty of good books, a few great ones, and a few stinkers. What book club hasn’t? On January 19th, we choose our books for the year. Yep, the year. We each come up with 1-2 choices, pitch it to the [...]

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