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A sense of place
A review of Pegasus Descending by James Lee Burke

 When we help readers choose books, often one of the important factors is a sense of place. If that is something that contributes to a good read for you, James Lee Burke is a master.  He describes the bayous and people of New Iberia and New Orleans, Lousiana, in such a way that you can see the ...read more

Reviewed by Mary K. - Central on October 26, 2006 | 5 comments

You think YOU'RE hungry
A review of Hunger: An Unnatural History by Sherman Apt Russell

 With actresses getting thinner and models almost disappearing, you can't help but wonder how hungry they must be.  (Did anyone see VH1's 20 Skinniest Celebs?)  With this in mind, the book Hunger: An Unnatural ...read more

Reviewed by Lisa - Central on October 25, 2006 | 0 comments

The usual, beautiful, suspects
A review of After the Quake by Haruki Murakami

 The protagonists in the stories collected in Haruki Murakami's After the Quake will seem familiar to those who have read ...read more

Reviewed by Jon - Central Library on October 24, 2006 | 0 comments

Even better than an episode of "ET"
A review of But Enough About Me by Jancee Dunn

 If you know what "ET" is then you have a fixation with all things celebrity like I do. How relaxing to unwind at the end of the day with alittle dish of what's happening in Anna Nicole's crazy life. I found a great little book by an ex-Rolling Stone writer Jancee Dunn called ...read more

Reviewed by Katharine - Sequoya on October 23, 2006 | 3 comments

Revolutionary style
A review of Queen of Fashion by Caroline Weber

 A boon of recent Marie Antoinette titles will no doubt please fans of "Madame Deficit" and shed some light on how her expensive style rebellions reflected political power and feminist strength.  Even as she was the subject of enormous criticism, she was copied by noblewomen and servant girls alike, and sent standard conventions racing out of Versailles.   Caroline Weber's painstaking research in ...read more

Reviewed by Molly - Central on October 16, 2006 | 0 comments

Not for the squeamish
A review of Paint it Black by Janet Fitch

 The title of Janet Fitch’s new novel, Paint It Black, says it all.  This book is very dark, depressing, and at times, painful to read.   Josie Tyrell is a trailer trash teen runaway who works as an artist’s model and actress in ...read more

Reviewed by Library Staff on October 13, 2006 | 0 comments

Love her or hate her
A review of To Hell with All That: Loving and Loathing Our Inner Housewife by Caitlin Flanagan

 Because there certainly doesn't seem to be much middle ground where Caitlin Flanagan and her book, To Hell with All That: Loving and Loathing Our Inner Housewife, are concerned. Flanagan began her writing career with a series of essays about modern motherhood for ...read more

Reviewed by Sarah - Alicia Ashman on October 12, 2006 | 0 comments

We could all use a little laughter
A review of Northhanger Abbey by Jane Austen

 What I like best about Jane Austen is that she makes me laugh. ...read more

Reviewed by Jon - Central Library on October 11, 2006 | 1 comment

Shortest review ever
A review of A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon

 Mark Haddon's newest book A Spot of Bother is very much like ...read more

Reviewed by Liz - Central Library on October 9, 2006 | 3 comments

Anyone need a miracle?
A review of Maybe a Miracle by Brian Strause

 Do you like novels about people who perform miracles?  Or who think they're the Virgin Mary?  In the last year or so, I've read Our Lady of the Forest by ...read more

Reviewed by Lisa - Central on October 7, 2006 | 0 comments
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