Review: Wench

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Ti

Wench By Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Amistad, Paperback, 9780061706561, February 2011, 320pp.) The Short of It: With sharp, clean prose, Perkins-Valdez delivers a story that’s sometimes tragic, at times hopeful and thoroughly compelling. The Rest of It: wench \’wench\ n. from Middle English “wenchel,” 1 a: a girl, maid, young woman; a female child. It’s a little [...]

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Review: Pearl of China

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Ti

Pearl of China By Anchee Min (Bloomsbury USA, Paperback, 9781608193127, March 2011, 304pp.) The Short of It: Interesting premise but poorly executed. The Rest of It: It is the end of the nineteenth century and China is riding on the crest of great change, but for nine-year-old Willow, the only child of a destitute family [...]

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Review: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Ti

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet By David Mitchell (Random House Trade Paperbacks, Paperback, 9780812976366, 512pp.) The Short of It: Elegantly written, but a bit too slow for me. The Rest of It: I’m at a loss for words and cannot describe this book properly so here is the blurb from the publisher: The [...]

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Review: The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Ti

The Elegance of the Hedgehog By Muriel Barbery Penguin September 2008 325pp *No Spoilers* The Short of It: A curious look at life, love, philosophy, art and literature as seen through the eyes of a 54-year-old concierge and her 12-year-old tenant. The Rest of It: The Elegance of the Hedgehog is a pleasant story with a [...]

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Book Club: What We Pitched & What Was Chosen

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Ti

If you visited me earlier in the week, you may have read this post where I expressed my anxiety anticipation over my book club’s yearly selection meeting. Well, we met at Border’s last night to select twelve books and let me tell you, it was hard to limit myself to two books. I came in [...]

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