http://1morechapter.com/novelsnow Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:10:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson Pages: 468 First Published: Aug. 5, 2008 Genre: Magical realism Rating: 4.5/5 First sentence: Accidents ambush the unsuspecting, often violently, just like love. Comments: I think that is an amazing opening line. How could you not read on after that? The process of reading the book was pure joy from the first ... http://1morechapter.com/novelsnow/2008/08/25/the-gargoyle-nicola/   He believed he had already lived long enough. He thought he was over the age of thirty - Jacob Howard was thirty, and they had been born around the same time - and Cassius looked that and more. He now studied the land as if he would never see it ... http://1morechapter.com/novelsnow/2008/08/22/sweetsmoke-caribousmom/ Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott Pages: 170 First Published: Sept. 16, 2008 Genre: YA, realistic fiction Rating: 5/5 First sentence: This is how things look: Shady Pines Apartments, four shabby buildings tucked off the road near the highway. Comments: This is an immensely powerful and disturbing story told from the point of view of a fifteen-year ... http://1morechapter.com/novelsnow/2008/08/19/living-dead-girl-nicola/ The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga I would guess that the Man Booker judges committee this year all like the same kind of book: wry commentary on society, first person narrative, confessional story, with lots of dark humor. The White Tiger had the same tone and feel to me as ... http://1morechapter.com/novelsnow/2008/08/18/the-white-tiger-raidergirl3/ Newton and the Time Machine by Michael McGowan Illustrated by Shelagh McNulty Pages: 211 First Published: May 13, 2008 Genre: Children's fantasy Rating: 3/5 First sentence: Newton was having serious, serious doubts that his latest invention - a time machine - was ready to be field-tested. Comments: This is a sequel to Newton and the Giant, which I ... http://1morechapter.com/novelsnow/2008/08/15/newton-and-the-time-machine-nicola/ Olive Kitteridge By Elizabeth Strout Completed August 13, 2008 Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout was a novel comprised of thirteen short stories about people living in rural Maine. Several of the stories were based on the title character, but many of the stories only showed us a glimpse of Olive. From any perspective, ... http://1morechapter.com/novelsnow/2008/08/12/olive-kitteridge-jill/ Admiral Zheng stops and extends his arm. A Vice admiral places a scroll in his outstretched hand. He turns his attention to it, unrolls it, and reads aloud: "'All ships moored are ordered back to the capital, and all goods on the ships are to be turned over to the ... http://1morechapter.com/novelsnow/2008/08/09/the-map-thief-caribousmom/ Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner Sixth book in the Quincy/Rainie series Pages: 360 First Published: July 15, 2008 Genre: thriller, mystery Rating: 4.5/5 First sentence: He was moaning, a guttural sound in the back of his throat as his fingers tightened their grip in her hair. Comments: Kimberly Quincy, FBI agent, is told a strange tale by a ... http://1morechapter.com/novelsnow/2008/08/06/say-goodbye-nicola/ Queen of the Road: The True Tale of 47 States, 22 000 Miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle, a Husband, and a Bus with a Will of Its Own by Doreen Orion Pages: 289 First Published: June 10, 2008 Genre: Travelogue, Memoirs Rating: 4/5 First sentence: When my long-dreaded thirtieth birthday arrived, I really wasn't ... http://1morechapter.com/novelsnow/2008/08/04/queen-of-the-road-nicola/ Before Green Gables by Budge Wilson I believe Anne fans have been somewhat leery of this book. To attempt to write the before story, based on the small tidbits of her past that Anne let slip, was a huge undertaking for Wilson. People who love Anne would want the story to ... http://1morechapter.com/novelsnow/2008/08/04/before-green-gables-raidergirl3/