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San Francisco soap opera
A review of Michael Tolliver Lives by Armistead Maupin

 Armistead Maupin published a new book in his Tales of the City series this year, called ...read more

Reviewed by Lisa - Central on November 23, 2007 | 0 comments

Fourth comings with misgivings
A review of Fourth Comings by Megan McCafferty

 Megan McCafferty's latest installment in the notable series featuring Jessica Darling faces some significant hurdles before the cover is opened and page one is read.  Fourth Comings: A Novel has moved into the land of adult fiction, where the previous three novels in the series were ...read more

Reviewed by Molly - Central on November 20, 2007 | 0 comments

History is in the smallest details
A review of The Toothpick by Henry Petroski

 One of the hottest nonfiction genres in years past (at both the library and in bookstores) has been the "microhistory": the "study of the past on a very small scale."  Librarians often call these books "one-word wonders" because that's the format their titles usually adopt: ...read more

Reviewed by Sarah - Alicia Ashman on November 19, 2007 | 0 comments

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
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