Posts Tagged with: book review

The Drop book review

Posted in - Books on November 18th 2015 5 Comments
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If you have ever seen the movie Mystic River‚ Gone Baby Gone or Shutter Island‚ these stories were all novels before they became movies. They all are written by Dennis Lehane to. Dennis Lehane’s latest book The Drop was also turned into a movie. The funny thing is I didn’t know all of these …

Invisible Girls: A memoir book review

Posted in - Books on October 6th 2015 1 Comments
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Sarah‚ a 27 year old physician assistant who suddenly gets diagnosed with breast cancer is riding on the bus one day when she sees these Somali girls on the bus who are playing peekaboo with her. She gets their address and decides to take a chance and go visit them at their home. They are …

The Ladies Auxiliary Book Review

Posted in - Books on March 10th 2015 2 Comments
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Who hasn’t felt like an outsider at some point in their life? I know I have and it can make one doubt themselves and never quite feel they belong. Batsheva‚ the main character in The Ladies Auxiliary moves to Memphis‚ TN‚ a small‚ close-knit Orthodox Jewish community to start over with her seven-year-old …

Marley and Me book review

Posted in - Books on November 23rd 2014 8 Comments
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Who doesn’t love a best friend who will never judge and loves you regardless of your flaws? In John Grogan‘s Marley and Me this book is a heartfelt true story about learning about what no holds barred love …