Tag: book reviews
member name: Gil T. Wilson
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November 06, 2009 11:41 PM EST --
Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle originally published in 1963 This 2000 edition published by Gramercy Books
Recently I set myself down in front of my television and watched a marathon of all . . .
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March 12, 2008 09:35 PM EDT --
Well I finally read the latest from Stephen King, the master of horror. Actually I would say Mr. King is the Master at taking something pretty plain and making it downright horrifying. In "Duma Key" . . .
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July 28, 2008 11:26 PM EDT --
Every so often you have to treat yourself to a David Sedaris book. If you haven't read David Sedaris, let me introduce him to you. First of all he's extremely funny, his wit is a bit . . .
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June 29, 2007 09:52 PM EDT --
Okay first of all, the rules are not new because the book was published in 2005. This makes some of the issues dated but for the most part many of Bill Maher's "polite musings" are right . . .
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August 25, 2007 02:54 PM EDT --
Tokyopop has started another Manga series that creates some fun and mystery. Blank is actually a "Manga - Like" book, I say this because Pop Mhan is an American citizen that immigrated . . .
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July 17, 2008 10:10 PM EDT --
I don't know what it is about nonlinear storytelling, but I seem to have a weak spot for it. Give me a good book or movie that is nonlinear and well you've got me hooked. Non-linear, . . .
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April 01, 2008 10:45 PM EDT --
If you are into action thrillers where the good guys and bad guys have a fuzzy line dividing them, then Kyle Mills has written a book just for you. Throw in some political drama, topical plots and . . .
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March 30, 2007 10:41 PM EDT --
Some of you may be wondering why did I pick up this book and read it. Well honestly, I at first thought it would be a great "get-to-know-the-enemy" book. But after reading some choice . . .
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June 08, 2007 08:21 PM EDT --
Nicole Blake just wants to live her life in solitude. Her faithful dog and her in a cottage in France seem like the perfect way to do it, but soon her past is coming back to her and in full force. . . .
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June 26, 2007 08:26 PM EDT --
It's kinda funny that even the throwaways by Stephen King are good reading, and that's exactly what this story is, a throwaway. Before I explain that, let me explain more about Mr. King's . . .
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August 11, 2007 05:12 PM EDT --
First of all...WOW!!! This book is definitely something that grabs hold of you and doesn't let go...even at the end you want more. "Survivor" is written by Chuck Palahniuk, the same author . . .
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January 11, 2008 09:11 PM EST --
This is the 3rd and final book in the series written by Elie Wiesel. The first book being the Nobel Prize winning, "Night," which was the author's account of the holocaust. The second was . . .
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February 26, 2008 10:00 PM EST --
All married couples recite the words "til death do us part." (Okay except for those few that have "alternative" weddings) Those five words are pretty much taken for granted, . . .
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April 04, 2008 10:02 PM EDT --
If you haven't yet read any of the books in the "Series of Unfortunate Events" you really should. In fact you should before you pick up this book and try to make sense of it. (If any sense . . .
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July 21, 2008 10:49 PM EDT --
Anytime a politician writes a book and they haven't run for president yet, you know they will be. Well that's just what happened with Senator Barack Obama. This book was published in . . .
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August 18, 2008 10:25 PM EDT --
Being a Stephen King fan, I'm always jumping to be among the first to read his latest works, and in some cases like this to listen. "The Gingerbread Girl" is a short story by Stephen . . .
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March 11, 2009 10:21 PM EDT --
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Narrated by Suzanne Toren
Produced by Recorded Books
Wow, talk about and undertaking, "Team of Rivals" . . .
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October 29, 2009 11:52 PM EDT --
"Hardball" (V.I. Warshawski Novels) by Sara Paretsky Published 2009 by Putnam
As a new fan of the Private Investigator/Thriller/whodunit genre, I wasn't sure what I was in for when picking . . .
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October 30, 2009 09:38 PM EDT --
"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith read by Katherine Kellgren produced by Brilliance Audio Approx. 11 hours
Being a horror fan the title of this book just . . .
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April 17, 2007 08:07 PM EDT --
When Frank Herbert wrote "Dune" in 1965, it was something different. Although Dune was accepted and read by the same circles who read Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke, "Dune" . . .
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