Category Archives: Book Reviews

by Jeanette (Marietta, GA): I read The Healing in two sittings it is a fascinating story of plantation life at the beginning of the Civil War. Granada, a slave newborn child whom the plantation mistress takes from the slave mother to fill-in her grief over the lost of her own child, is raised in the … Continue reading

by Cloggie Downunder (Thirroul NSW Australia): The Uncommon Reader is a novella by novelist and playwright, Alan Bennett. The story starts with the Queen coming across the mobile library van parked near Buckingham Palace, where Norman, a young man from the kitchens, is choosing a book. After making small talk with the driver/librarian and the … Continue reading

by Kim (Massachusetts): I devoured this book in a day. Like another reviewer, I find it difficult to describe this story. Much of it consists of the narrator ruminating over what memory is (or isn’t), which I sometimes found a bit annoying—and yet, his ruminations are the heart and soul of the story. He is … Continue reading

by Ranae (Fort Worth Texas): Reading this book started as a assignment to write a review about in world geography, but to me it went much farther than that. There was a book selection to choose from and most people in my 9th grade class chose this book or The Millionaire Next Door. When I … Continue reading

by Barb (Western New York): "Running The Rift" by Naomi Benaron is an incredible tribute to all who perished in the Rwanda genocide in the early 1990′s while the world looked the other way. I picked it up because of the wonderful cover & a quick peek at the book synopsis. I read it basically … Continue reading

by Lynn (NYC): This book was recommended to me by the librarian at the k-8 school where I worked. It was new and she wanted an opinion. I loved it – a great story about a young girl living in a new town where she knows no one – not to mention that her family … Continue reading

by Cloggie Downunder (Thirroul NSW Australia): The Secret Life of Bees is the first novel by Sue Monk Kidd. Set in 1964, this is the story of Lily Melissa Owens, who lives on a peach farm in South Carolina. At four years of age, Lily accidentally killed her mother. Her father is a harsh and … Continue reading

by anonymous (Canada living abroad): Rarely does a book take me on a voyage of self discovery, and this book definitely has. I could never really identify emotions and feelings in my own life until I read this book and then many questions about myself were answered. A definite must in any collection of books. … Continue reading

by Lynn (Atlanta): Take some of the most important American authors, artists, doctors, and other historical figures that lived in France for some period of time during the mid-1800′s to early 1900′s, and you have a really remarkable book about how France influenced America — for the better. First of all, I am a huge … Continue reading

by Chris (New York): Thank you to BookBrowse for recommending this book to me. In comparison to” A Long Way Gone", the story of a young boy’s daunting walk out of Darfur, “In the Sea There are Crocodiles” is not as graphic and disturbing , yet just as hideous and harrowing. Enaiat’s story told through … Continue reading