Review & Discussion: We Need To Talk About Kevin (we really do)

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Ti

We Need To Talk About Kevin By Lionel Shriver (Harper Perennial, Paperback, 9780062119049, November 2011, 432pp.) The Short of It: If you are already a parent, this book will make you count your blessings but if you have yet to become one, beware…this book will scare the hell out of you and could quite possibly [...]

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Review: Revolutionary Road

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Ti

Revolutionary Road By Richard Yates (Vintage, Paperback, 9780307454621, November 2008, 368pp.) “I’m only interested in stories that are about the crushing of the human heart.” ― Richard Yates The Short of It: An intimate glimpse of a marriage in ruin. The Rest of It: Sounds appealing, doesn’t? I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed this [...]

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Review: The Odds

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Ti

The Odds By Stewart O’Nan (Viking Adult, Hardcover, 9780670023165, January 19, 2012, 192pp.) The Short of It: A brutally honest look at a marriage in crisis. The Rest of It: In all my years as a reader, I’ve never read an O’Nan novel. Boy, have I been missing out. Art and Marion Fowler ditch their soon-to-be [...]

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Review: The Winters in Bloom

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Ti

The Winters in Bloom By Lisa Tucker (Atria Books, Hardcover, 9781416575405, September 2011, 288pp.) The Short of It: I opened the book and fell right in. The Rest of It: Kyra and David are happily married, have a nice home and have stable careers. They live with their son Michael and things could not be [...]

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Review: A Reliable Wife

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Ti

A Reliable Wife By Robert Goolrick (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Paperback, 9781565129771, January 2010, 305pp.) The Short of It: There is a grittiness to this story that gets into the folds of your clothes and reminds you at every turn that these people are not what they appear to be. The Rest of It: Ralph [...]

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