Ratings 60-69
Salty
Posted on 31 March 2010
Author: Mark Haskell Smith Grade: 68/100 A friend of mine, who shares my passion for literature, recommended I give Mark Haskell Smith a read. So, I figured I’d start from the beginning, with his debut novel, Salty. Salty, is a gluttonous, hedonistic tale of suspense, told in the world capital for gluttony and hedonism─Thailand. [...] Continue Reading
Ratings 70-79
Apart from You
Posted on 28 March 2010
Author: Lenore H. Dovrkin Grade: 70/100 The premise is this: Elizabeth Nye who has led a fairly conservative life, becomes engaged in a torrid affair while separated from her fiancé. This affair leads her into a tangle of lies and interesting situations. Without giving much away I will just tell you that the [...] Continue Reading
Ratings 60-69
Shutter Island
Posted on 11 March 2010
U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels has come to Shutter Island, home of Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Along with his partner, Chuck Aule, he sets out to find an escaped patient, a murderess named Rachel Solando, as a hurricane bears down upon them. Continue Reading
Ratings 80-89
Chasing Windmills
Posted on 04 March 2010
This is a love story in the unlikeliest of circumstances. Sebastian, a 17 year old home schooled New York shut-in, has his growth as a person constantly stifled by his overbearing father whom has allowed him zero social activity since his mother died ten years ago. Continue Reading
Ratings 70-79
Shining City
Posted on 04 March 2010
Marcus Ripps, middle class husband and model father, has hit a rut. He’s lost his job, his wife won’t sleep with him, and he can’t afford his son’s approaching bar mitzvah. Continue Reading
Ratings 70-79
Raising Jake
Posted on 04 March 2010
Raising Jake is a must read for all single dads. Sammy Sullivan works a job he hates, for a boss whose diapers he used to change; he lives alone, has a girlfriend whom he doesn’t like, and barely knows his son. Continue Reading
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