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- Favorite Book
- Go Down to Silence (G.K. Belliveau)
- About Me:
- In my opinion, the question "What is your favorite book?" is probably the most difficult question (but telling) in the world.
- Website:
- http://literaturecrazy.blogspot.com
The Reading Lists
Here is a list of the books in my "To Be Read" pile:
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Dracula by Bram Stoker
This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Chronicles of Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Don Quixote by Miquel de Cervantes
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig
Wideacre by Philippa Gregory
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Wicked by Gregory Maquire
State of Seige by Tom Clancey
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Book 1) by Ann Brashares
Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
Women, Faith, and Work by Lois Flowers
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
24 Days by Rebecca Smith
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
The Broker by John Grisham
Sex 180 by Chip Ingram
Best New American Voices of 2006 Anthology
Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner
The Guy Not Taken by Jennifer Weiner
The Lazy Environmentalist by Josh Dorfman
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon
Watchman [Graphic Novel] by Alan Moore
Pefect by Natasha Friend
Aspects of the Novel by E.M. Forster
Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak
The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
The Thin Place by Cathryn Harris
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Brown
Heather Kemp's Blog
Book Review: The Sign for Drowning
Posted on August 25, 2009 at 7:30pm —
Book Review: Chasing Windmills by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Genre: Literary FictionGrade: A+
Summary (from Random House.com): The subway doors open and close, and in one moment Sebastian’s and Maria’s lives are changed forever...
Both Sebastian and Maria live in a world ruled by fear. Sebastian, a lonely seventeen-year-o… Continue
Posted on November 7, 2008 at 3:25pm —
Book Review: Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Genre: Literary FictionGrade: B-
Summary (from Penguin Group.com): For more than two hundred years, the Owens women had been blamed for everything that went wrong in their Massachusetts town. And Gillian and Sally endured that fate as well; as children, the sisters we… Continue
Posted on November 5, 2008 at 9:54pm —
Book Review: Gatsby's Girl by Caroline Preston
Genre: Historical Fiction (1920's-1950's)Rating: B+
Book Summary (from the back cover): Before he wrote some of the twentieth century's greatest fiction, before he married Zelda, F. Scott Fitzgerald loved Ginevra, a fickle young Chicago socialite he met during a… Continue
Posted on October 31, 2008 at 11:42pm —
Book Review: A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
Genre: Literary FictionRating: A
Book Summary (From BN.com): A successful Iowa farmer decides to divide his farm between his three daughters. When the youngest objects, she is cut out of his will. This sets off a chain of events that brings dark truths to light and… Continue
Posted on October 30, 2008 at 12:54pm —
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Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”
Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."
Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"
Book Synopsis:
The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.
Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.
The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.
My name is Chris Tusa, and I'm a writer from New Orleans. I am writing because my debut novel, Dirty Little Angels, is now available, and I was hoping you might be willing to mention it on your blog (or review it). If you're interested, I'd be glad to send you an e-book version of the book. Just let me know. I've included a summary of the novel below:
Dirty Little Angels
Set in the slums of New Orleans, among clusters of crack houses and abandoned buildings, Dirty Little Angels is the story of sixteen year old Hailey Trosclair. When the Trosclair family suffers a string of financial hardships and a miscarriage, Hailey finds herself looking to God to save her family. When her prayers go unanswered, Hailey puts her faith in Moses Watkins, a failed preacher and ex-con. Fascinated by Moses's lopsided view of religion, Hailey, and her brother Cyrus, begin spending time down at an abandoned bank that Moses plans to convert into a drive-through church. Gradually, though, Moses's twisted religious beliefs become increasingly more violent, and Hailey and Cyrus soon find themselves trapped in a world of danger and fear from which there may be no escape.
If you'd like to read the first chapter before you commit, feel free to visit my web site:
http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id=894
Thanks so much,
Chris
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Christopher Tusa
http://www.christophertusa.com
mail@christophertusa.com
I want to change they way that I currently 'rate' books (5 stars system). I was wondering if you would share with me you rating system/criteria? If yes: kylee[dot]challenge2009[at]gmail.com
Thank you, either way. =)