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Life in the fish bowl
A review of The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta

 Tom Perrotta has proven himself a keen observer of small town life and the intricacies of sustaining relationships when everybody knows your business.  His latest novel, ...read more

Reviewed by Robin - Pinney on November 17, 2007 | 0 comments

Starbucks to the rescue
A review of How Starbucks Saved My Life by Michael Gill

 I was not sure what to expect when I picked up How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else.  I had heard that Michael Gill has been criticized  for his lack of perspective about ...read more

Reviewed by Mary K. - Central on November 16, 2007 | 0 comments

I've got the blues
A review of Forever in Blue by Ann Brashares

 Sometimes the reader is ready for a series to end.  Sometimes the series is played out.  Sometimes you just don't care.  Not so with Forever in Blue:  The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares.  This final installment in ...read more

Reviewed by Molly - Central on November 15, 2007 | 2 comments

Bread and ascenscion
A review of Making The New Lamb Take by Gabriel Fried

 Poet Gabriel Fried describes riding on a ferris wheel in one's small, rural hometown as offering "the feel of dough and the pleasures of ascenscion." His prize winning collection, Making the New ...read more

Reviewed by Library Staff on November 14, 2007 | 0 comments

Delightfully demented
A review of True Swamp by Jon Lewis

 I’ve never had reason to wonder about the spiritual or existential concerns of frogs before I stumbled upon the graphic novel by Jon Lewis, True Swamp:  The Memoirs of Lenny the Frog.  And of course these concerns turn out to be strikingly similar to our human ones: ...read more

Reviewed by Library Staff on November 13, 2007 | 0 comments

After Dark, after Mary K's post
A review of After Dark by Haruki Murakami

 This post started as a comment on Mary K's question from November 5, "Do good reviews always equal a good read?"  In response, I've got to say, "no!" I was thrilled to get ...read more

Reviewed by Jon - Central Library on November 12, 2007 | 0 comments

Distracting names, enjoyable story
A review of Run by Ann Patchett

 You might want to save reading Ann Patchett's latest novel Run until we are knee deep in snow tires and school ...read more

Reviewed by Katharine - Sequoya on November 9, 2007 | 0 comments

Too fancy by half
A review of Service Included by Phoebe Damrosch

 I'll admit it: the fanciest restaurant I ever worked in was a Country Kitchen. I'm also one of those people who can't keep a straight face while the poor waitstaff at fancy restaurants are explaining the night's specials to me, using phrases like "balsamic vinegars" and "perfectly aged" and "oil infused with truffles." So, okay, I probably wasn't the desired audience for Phoebe Damrosch's memoir ...read more

Reviewed by Sarah - Alicia Ashman on November 8, 2007 | 0 comments

Escaping a dragon

A review of Dragonslippers by Rosalind B Penfold

 Dragonslippers: This is What an Abusive Relationship Looks Like by Rosalind B. Penfold is a beautifully rendered, painful-to-read graphic novel.  Rosalind Penfold was a successful businesswoman who fell in love with the man of her dreams --who also turned out to be a ...read more

Reviewed by Barbara - Alicia Ashman on November 7, 2007 | 0 comments

Red-headed snippet
A review of Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

 When I was seven, my grandma sent me a copy of Anne of Green Gables.  In the mail!  This was at least a decade before we could sit in the comfort of our own homes, go clickety-click-click, wait a few days, and POOF!  have a book magically appear in the mailbox.  ...read more

Reviewed by Robin - Pinney on November 6, 2007 | 3 comments
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