Review, Book Tour & Giveaway: The Technologists

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Ti

The Technologists By Matthew Pearl (Random House, Hardcover, 9781400066575, February 21, 2012, 496pp.) The Short of It: Mysterious and thrilling. The Technologists is the best kind of historical thriller. Learn a little, enjoy a lot. The Rest of It: Boston, 1868. The story opens with a catastrophe that no one can explain. Ships, coming in [...]

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Review, Tour & Giveaway: The Personal History of Rachel DuPree

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Ti

The Personal History of Rachel DuPree By Ann Weisgarber (Penguin (Non-Classics), Paperback, 9780143119487, 336pp.) The Short of It: The parched, barren landscape of the Badlands is a constant reminder of what was in this harrowing tale of black Pioneers in the early 20th century. The Rest of It: This is a hard place. Hard to [...]

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Review & Giveaway: The Leftovers

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Ti

The Leftovers By Tom Perrotta (St. Martin’s Press, Hardcover, 9780312358341, August 30, 2011, 368pp.) The Short of It: Perrotta’s decision to skim over the Rapture itself is a risky one, but in the end, it works. The Rest of It: The story is simple. In a Rapture-like event, several of the inhabitants of Mapleton disappear. [...]

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Book Tour, Review & Giveaway: Domestic Violets

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Ti

Domestic Violets By Matthew Norman (Harper Perennial, Paperback, 9780062065117, August 2011, 352pp.) The Short of It: Domesticity gone wild! The Rest of It: Tom Violet is your typical office dweller. Unsatisfied with his job, he takes great pleasure in deconstructing the ridiculousness around him. But times are tough and the economy has tanked and with [...]

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Review & Giveaway: In Stitches

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Ti

In Stitches By Anthony Youn (Gallery, Hardcover, 9781451608441, May 2011, 288pp.) The Short of It: Funny, entertaining and even touching at times, In Stitches is proof that you can still have a sense of humor while completing medical school. The Rest of It: Memoirs are not my thing, but I had aspirations when I was young [...]

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