The Plague of Doves (Nicola)
The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich
Pages: 313
First Published: April, 2008
Genre: literary fiction
Rating: 4/5
First sentence:
The gun jammed on the last shot and the baby stood holding the crib rail,eyes wild, bawling.
Comments: This is a book that is very hard to summarize; there are many characters, many plot lines and at times they seem unrelated. It […]
Popularity: 14% [?]
People of the Book (Caribousmom)
“Well from what you’ve told me, the book has survived the same human disaster over and over again. Think about it. You’ve got a society where people tolerate difference, like Spain in the Convivencia, and everything’s humming along: creative, prosperous. Then somehow this fear, this hate, this need to demonize ‘the other’ - it […]
Popularity: 19% [?]
Procession of the Dead (Nicola)
Procession of the Dead by D.B. Shan
The City: Book 1
Pages: 312
First Published: March 3, 2008 (Canada & UK)
Genre: urban fantasy
Rating: 5/5
Comments:
Capac Raimi arrives in the city to join his uncle’s business, that of small time gangster. He quickly learns the ropes but soon finds himself brought to the attention of The Cardinal. The Cardinal is […]
Popularity: 19% [?]
The Prince of Frogtown (Lesley)
The Prince of Frogtown by Rick Bragg
Nonfiction - Memoir
2008 Knopf
Finished on 3/30/08
Rating: 2/5 (Fair)
ARC - Due out on May 6, 2008
Book Description
In this final volume of the beloved American saga that began with All Over but the Shoutin’ and continued with Ava’s Man, Rick Bragg closes his circle of family stories with an […]
Popularity: 18% [?]
People of the Book (Jill)
People of the Book is a fitting title for Geraldine Brooks’s latest novel. This book explored the many people who touched an ancient Hebrew codex that traveled through Europe for 500 years. Though a work of fiction, the book is based on a true story of the Sarajevo Haggadah, a Jewish manuscript that was rescued […]
Popularity: 15% [?]
People of the Book (Amy)
I have read one other book by Geraldine Brooks, Year of Wonders, which I liked, so I had high expectations for this book.
When I first started reading People of the Book I was sure it was on track to be one of my top reads of the year. There were places where I stopped to […]
Popularity: 14% [?]
