Archive | Book Reviews
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Book review: Total Frat Move delves into the literary realm
Frat bros everywhere, rejoice: The much anticipated book version of the wildly popular website Total Frat Move, affectionately referred to as TFM by its fans, has been released Tuesday.
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Book review: The Casual Vacancy
The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling’s debut adult novel, should not be taken lightly. This 500-page book is a first-hand look at various manifestations of disappoints and failings of human nature, yet it also demonstrates the complexity behind personal actions.
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Rowling vacates Hogwarts for successful novel for adults
For a story rooted in a tiny bubble of a town, “The Casual Vacancy” covers an astonishing amount of territory. J.K. Rowling’s new novel grapples with everything from socioeconomic clashes to petty small-town politics, with ample doses of teenage angst and family woes.
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Book review: Rowling moves beyond magic in ‘The Casual Vacancy’
As a young girl, I wanted nothing more than for kitschy souvenir shops to sell, among their vast array of mugs and friendship bracelets, an item with my name pre-printed on it.
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Book review: Albom’s ‘The Time Keeper’ offers a cliche, weak plotline
In the acknowledgments section of his latest book, Mitch Albom writes, “Some books are tougher than others. Thanks to all who showed patience with me on this one.” The difficulty Albom experienced in penning “The Time Keeper,” released Sept.
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Book review: ‘Paterno’ presents the former coach as human, not ‘good’ or ‘bad’
In the opening pages of Joe Posnanski's biography of Joe Paterno ("Paterno"), the writer reveals the late coach "admired" U.S. Army General George S. Patton, who led his forces to heroic victories against Nazi Germany from North Africa to Europe during World War II.
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Book review: A titanic failure of management and policy
Run to Failure Abrahm Lustgarten W.W. Norton April 2012 The horrifying image of a muddy column of oil rushing incessantly from the earth’s guts into the deep blue waters of the Gulf is forever branded in my memory.
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Book review: ‘Hunger Games’ series is cornucopia of disappointment
I’ll be the first to admit I love fantasy, the imagined story world where things happen, people travel across galaxies and risk their lives for the greater good. And when people read books, they read to escape, to flee into the recesses of a beloved tale or forgotten adventure.
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Book review: Michael Moore – Saint and a Boor
Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life Michael Moore 448 pp. Grand Central Publishing. $26.99. Few men are as reviled as Michael Moore.