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Book Review: Little Bee by Chris Cleave
4 Stars Fiction

Book Review: Little Bee by Chris Cleave

Man of la BookJuly 23, 2010

The story of a Nigerian teenager named aptly named Little Bee whose family had the misfortune of living in a small village on a valuable Nigerian oil deposits

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Book Review: Eye of the Red Tsar by Sam Eastland
4 Stars Fiction

Book Review: Eye of the Red Tsar by Sam Eastland

Man of la BookJuly 22, 2010

In Eye of the Red Tsar, a fictional tale with historical accuracy, Sam Eastland introduced his audience to the Tsar’s personal detective Inspector Pekkala

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Book Review: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
5 Stars Fiction

Book Review: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon

Man of la BookJuly 21, 2010

The book touches on many themes, such as the role Jewish writers and artists played in American pop culture (like it or not comics are American mythology).

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Book Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
4 Stars Fiction

Book Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Man of la BookJuly 18, 2010

In “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”, Mikael Blomkvist, a financial journalist, is hired by multi-millionaire to investigate the disappearance of his niece

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Book Review: Devils in Exile by Chuck Hogan
5 Stars Fiction

Book Review: Devils in Exile by Chuck Hogan

Man of la BookJuly 16, 2010

Devils in Exile is a rough, fast, flashy, tough and smart action thriller.  There are twists I saw, but – best of all – the main twists I did not see.  Chuck Hogan stays away from the troubled hero clichés and the characters in this book are created very well.

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Book Review: Purge by Sofi Oksanen
5 Stars Fiction Historical Fiction

Book Review: Purge by Sofi Oksanen

Man of la BookJuly 13, 2010

A fictional story tells the story of 3 generations of Estonian women (& the men in their lives).The book correspond to the historical events which take Estonia

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Book Review: Delilah by India Edghill
5 Stars Biblical Fiction Fiction

Book Review: Delilah by India Edghill

Man of la BookJuly 13, 2010

This attempt at biblical fiction not a re-telling of the story of Samson, but a complete overhaul of the familiar story – a re-imagining if you will.

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Book Review: An Inconvenient Elephant: A Novel by Judy Reene Singer
4 Stars Fiction

Book Review: An Inconvenient Elephant by Judy Reene Singer

Man of la BookJuly 11, 2010

This is a charming book; a quick read with likable characters even thought the plot is quite predictable and somewhat unbelievable.

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Book Review: The Painted Darkness by Brian James Freeman
4 Stars Fiction

Book Review: The Painted Darkness by Brian James Freeman

Man of la BookJuly 10, 2010

The story is a very imaginative piece and the marketing is brilliant.The story takes place mostly over a day in the life of the young and the adult Henry.

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Book Review: Don Quixote – by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Edith Grossman (Translator)
5 Stars Fiction Historical Fiction

Book Review: Don Quixote – by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Edith Grossman (Translator)

Man of la BookJuly 9, 2010

Even though Don Quixote – by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was written centuries ago I found it contemporary, charming, hilarious and accessible.

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