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Vegetarian, vampire?
A review of Life Sucks by Jessica Abel

 Life Sucks provides a  funny spin on the seemingly endless spate of vampire fiction.  At least, this was my first encounter with a vegan-wannabe vampire slacker ...read more

Reviewed by Barbara - Alicia Ashman on June 6, 2008 | 0 comments

Thirteen years later
A review of Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner

 Certain Girls is the sequel to Good in Bed by ...read more

Reviewed by Mary K. - Central on June 5, 2008 | 0 comments

For those of you needing a Grey's fix
A review of Lifelines by C.J. Lyons

 Fast paced drama situated in the emergency room of a city hospital.  Sounds like a television show, right?  C. J. Lyons' debut mystery, Lifelines, certainly has all the excitement of such a show.  The writing is tight as we follow the new Emergency Room ...read more

Reviewed by Liz - Alicia Ashman on June 3, 2008 | 0 comments

Starving to be perfect
A review of Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters by Courtney E Martin

 I read about anorexia.  I think it's because ages ago when I was a nurse, an anorexic woman was admitted to my floor.  She was so thin, it hurt to look at her.  That was way before anorexia was widely known as a disease and we had no idea what to do with her or how to help her.  How inconceivable that someone would want to starve themselves.  The few days she was with us stayed with me over the years and so I'm drawn to books about it. ...read more

Reviewed by Lisa - Central on June 2, 2008 | 0 comments

Mockingbird, all these years later
A review of Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee by Charles J Shields

 After reading Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee, by Charles J. Shields, I thought it would make sense to revisit ...read more

Reviewed by Jon - Central Library on May 31, 2008 | 0 comments

Uncommonly good
A review of The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

 Novellas aren't usually my thing.  Not because I think they can't be good - but because they may be exactly that.  I like to dive in and submerse myself in a book and when a novella is good, the primary feeling I have as I finish is of wanting more.  Occasionally I do find the story that is perfectly suited to the novella form.  I find an author who has such nice control of his plot and characters that the shorter length works  ...read more

Reviewed by Jane J - Central on May 30, 2008 | 1 comment

Bring on the deep fried deliciousness!
A review of Eat This Not That! by David Zinczenko

 Did you know that Kentucky Fried Chicken is the most requested last meal for death-row inmates?  This is just one of the many interesting tidbits that I gleaned from Eat This Not That, the bestselling guide to smarter, healthier food choices written by ...read more

Reviewed by Molly - Central on May 29, 2008 | 0 comments

Noir and highballs
A review of Bloody Mary by Joe Konrath

 I don't often read mysteries.  But when I do, you'd better believe I want a mystery--I want real hard-boiled, hard-livin', hard knocks, hard drinkin' (think Humphrey Bogart as Philip Marlowe)-type stuff. This is why it was a lot of fun to find a series by ...read more

Reviewed by Sarah - Alicia Ashman on May 27, 2008 | 0 comments

We stand alone together: stories of the WWII Airborne

A review of Parachute Infantry by David Kenyon Webster

 Having very much enjoyed the popular HBO series Band of Brothers, which tells the story of E ("Easy") Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in World War II,  I decided to ...read more

Reviewed by Library Staff on May 24, 2008 | 0 comments

Nice work if you can get it
A review of Gig by John Bowe

 When Gig arrived on hold for me, I thought, "Ewwwww."  It has a simple black-and-white cover and, well, it's thick.  I lugged it home, though, and dutifully commenced.  Happily, Gig had me at "Wal-Mart Greeter." ...read more

Reviewed by Robin - Pinney on May 23, 2008 | 0 comments
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