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Kathy Najimy recommended Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #1) in Books (curated)
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Catch-22 in Books
Oct 5, 2020
Sometimes it isn’t easy to write a review of a novel that is always one of the first to come to mind when someone asks what is my favorite book of all-time favorite. But since this is my 300th blog post (already?), I thought the time was due to write about Joseph Heller’s iconic novel, Catch-22. You can read my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/02/13/my-300th-post-review-of-a-modern-classic/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Time Traveler's Wife in Books
Oct 5, 2020
The New Year always makes me ponder on the passage of time. That also made me think about this highly creative novel, which is a carefully written and fascinating to read, despite the somewhat unbelievable aspect that anyone could have a genetic problem that causes them to travel in time. Find out what I thought of this best-selling debut novel by Audrey Niffenegger in my review here. http://drchazan.blogspot.com/2014/09/take-time-to-travel-with-this-book.html
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Us Against You (Beartown #2) in Books
Oct 5, 2020
Once again, Fredrik Backman has a new novel, and this one is a sequel to last year’s “Beartown.” The last time Backman made a sequel, the second story took us away from of the first novel’s location. This time, he’s decided to stay put. Find out if this new novel will also be deserving of a spot on my “best of” books this year, in my review here.
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/06/01/storms-and-longings/
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/06/01/storms-and-longings/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated A Fist Around the Heart in Books
Oct 5, 2020
In this sweeping historical fiction novel, Heather Chisvin takes us along a journey of two sisters who flee late 19th century Russia through to Canada and America of the early and mid-20th century. There, one sister must come to terms with her past, but the other continues to be tortured by it, with tragic results. You can read my review of Chisvin’s debut novel on my blog here.
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/06/23/between-two-sisters/
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/06/23/between-two-sisters/
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Two Caravans in Books
Oct 7, 2020
In honor of my wedding anniversary, I thought I’d update one of my older reviews that I consider a classic love story. The one I picked is Marina Lewycka’s second novel “Two Caravans,” which American audiences you may know as “Strawberry Fields.” While this book isn’t quite as good as her debut novel, it certainly is fun! You can read my revised review on my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/08/05/a-berry-nice-book/
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
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Second adapatation of the H.G. Wells novel of the same title. A young sailor is washed ashore on a...
The Wrath of Angels
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The Wrath of Angels, the eleventh Parker novel, is a sequel of sorts to The Black Angel, and returns...
David McK (3752 KP) rated Pyramids: Discworld Novel 7 in Books
Jun 11, 2023
7th novel in Terry Pratchett's ongoing Discworld series (and the first individual novel), this was quite possibly my introduction to that series - I can't remember having read any before this one (though I have read them all since).
As this is set quite early on, a lot of the now familiar characters were yet to be introduced and expanded upon. Indeed, you can even see the beginnings of what would become "Small Gods" in the pages of this book.
As this is set quite early on, a lot of the now familiar characters were yet to be introduced and expanded upon. Indeed, you can even see the beginnings of what would become "Small Gods" in the pages of this book.