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Thoughts on: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
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Book Review: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

Man of la BookSeptember 18, 2011

While the story is also about the coming of age, it is also a touching testament to the early immigrant spirit and the hardships of life

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Thoughts on: Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
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Book Review: Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

Man of la BookAugust 18, 2011

The few interesting events that do happen in this book are being told in such short order that it seems the author glossed over them on purpose

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Book Review: The Scarlet Pimpernel By Baroness Emmuska Orczy
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Book Review: The Scarlet Pimpernel By Baroness Emmuska Orczy

Man of la BookJuly 14, 2011

The “League of the Scarlet Pimpernel” is famous for rescuing French noblemen from certain death in creative and daring ways. A bounty is placed on their leader

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Book Review: The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
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Book Review: The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo

Man of la BookApril 7, 2011

The dark, brooding and punishing interactions between the complex characters are a mastery of storytelling. The characters are also part of this complex plot

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Book Review: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
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Book Review: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Man of la BookDecember 1, 2010

The story of Jane Eyre is absorbing & well written. Brontë’s observations are poignant & engaging, her storytelling, when not of on a tangent, is admirable

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