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Book Review: The Instructions by Adam Levin
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Book Review: The Instructions by Adam Levin

Man of la BookApril 6, 2011

A document written by Rabbi Gurion ben Judah Maccabee and “translated and re-translated from the Hebrew and the English” before being published

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Book Review: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
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Book Review: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

Man of la BookMarch 30, 2011

The book touches on a part of American history which is rarely talked about, the internment camps built for Japanese Americans

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Book Review: so much for that by Lionel Shriver
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Book Review: so much for that by Lionel Shriver

Man of la BookMarch 17, 2011

Shep worked hard to retire in a country where his money could last him forever. When Glynis, Shep’s wife, gets cancer, Shep’s life savings are dwindling fast

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Book Review: The Trinty Six by Charles Cumming
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Book Review: The Trinty Six by Charles Cumming

Man of la BookMarch 15, 2011

I found the plot to be a bit too convenient, information happens to fall into Sam’s lap just at the right time, I did enjoy the Russian/British interaction

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Book Review: Suddenly in the Depths of the Forest by Amos Oz
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Book Review: Suddenly in the Depths of the Forest by Amos Oz

Man of la BookMarch 4, 2011

“Suddenly In the Depths of the Forest” by award winning Israeli author Amos Oz is a short novel which you can read to your kids

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Book Review: Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel
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Book Review: Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel

Man of la BookFebruary 28, 2011

I really didn’t know what to think about “Beatrice and Virgil” by Yann Martel. I didn’t like it yet didn’t hate it either.

I was impartial to the book,

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Book Review: The Oracle of Stamboul by Michael David Lukas
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Book Review: The Oracle of Stamboul by Michael David Lukas

Man of la BookFebruary 23, 2011

This book is certainly worth reading, there are some faults but it is a wonderful first effort by Mr. Lukas who certainly has a story telling capability

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Book Review: Playing For Pizza by John Grisham
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Book Review: Playing For Pizza by John Grisham

Man of la BookFebruary 6, 2011

I found this book charming, the story flows and the characters are likable. This book is not a deep, serious, preachy, or legal novel, but it is cute

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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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Book Review: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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Book Review: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Man of la BookNovember 22, 2010

The book follows a young boy named Daniel and has possibly one of the best literary inventions of the decade the “Cemetery of Forgotten Books”.

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