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Review: Magnificent Vibration (Audio) (DNF)
Magnificent Vibration (audio) By Rick Springfield (Simon & Schuster Audio, Compact Disc, 9781442370494, May 2014) The Short of It: A very weird, mixed-up story about a guy’s conversations with...
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Review: Mr. Mercedes
Mr. Mercedes (book #1 of 3) By Stephen King (Scribner Book Company, Hardcover, 9781476754451, 437pp.) The Short of It: The Girl (my daughter) asked, “Why is there a bloody umbrella and a tiny happy...
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Review: We Are Called To Rise (audio)
We Are Called To Rise (audio) By Laura McBride (Simon & Schuster Audio, ISBN 9781442370791, June 2014.) The Short of It: Four, seemingly independent stories collide and the results are devastating...
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Review: Big Driver (Audio)
Big Driver (audio) Written by Stephen King Read by Jessica Hecht (Simon & Schuster Audio | ISBN 9781442383746 | October 2014 ) The Short of It: The kind of story you drop everything for. The kids...
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Review: A Sudden Light
A Sudden Light By Garth Stein (Simon & Schuster, Hardcover, 9781439187036, September 2014, 416pp.) The Short of It: It feels so good to pick-up a book and immediately know after just a few pages,...
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Review: The Rosie Effect
The Rosie Effect By Graeme Simsion (Simon & Schuster, Hardcover, 9781476767314, December 30, 2014, 352pp.) The Short of It: A turbulent ride of ups and downs. The Rest of It: The Rosie Project was...
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Review: We All Looked Up
We All Looked Up By Tommy Wallach (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Hardcover, 9781481418775, March 2015, 384pp.) The Short of It: The end of the world is upon you. What do you do? The...
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Review: Avenue of Mysteries
Avenue of Mysteries By John Irving Simon & Schuster, Hardcover, 9781451664164, November 2015, 480pp. The Short of It: A whirling, and at times totally surreal look at memory and how it shapes who...
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Review: End of Watch (Audio)
End of Watch By Stephen King Simon & Schuster Audio | ISBN 9781508211365 | June 2016 The Short of It: A solid conclusion to the Bill Hodges trilogy. The Rest of It: *No Spoilers* These days, I am...
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Review: The Dogs of Littlefield
The Dogs of Littlefield By Suzanne Berne Simon & Schuster, Hardcover, 9781476794242, January 2016, 288pp. The Short of It: Perfect suburban neighborhoods are anything but perfect. The Rest of It:...
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Review: The Passenger
The Passenger Lisa Lutz Simon & Schuster, Paperback, 9781451686647, November 2016, 336pp. The Short of It: Classified as a thriller but it really falls into the “what the heck is going on?”...
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Review: The Fall of Lisa Bellow
The Fall of Lisa Bellow By Susan Perabo Simon & Schuster, Hardcover, 9781476761466, March 14, 2017, 352pp. The Short of It: A tense, finely orchestrated tale of what happens to a person when guilt...
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Review: Sleeping Beauties
Sleeping Beauties By Stephen and Owen King Print: Scribner Book Company, 9781501163401, September 2017, 720pp. Audio: Marin Ireland (Narrator), Simon & Schuster Audio (Publisher) (Note: Review of...
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Review: The Need
The Need By Helen Phillips Simon & Schuster, 9781982113162, July 2019, 272pp. The Short of It: I’d be lying if I said I fully understood everything that went on in this novel. The Rest of It:...
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Review: Falling
Falling By T.J. Newman Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, 9781982177881, July 6, 2021, 304pp. The Short of It: Lots of hype over this book!! Turned down 41 times before getting published, I can...
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Review: The School for Good Mothers
The School for Good Mothers By Jessamine Chan Simon & Schuster, 9781982156121, January 4, 2022, 336pp. The Short of It: Loved this weird, quirky story about motherhood. The Rest of It: Frida...
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Review: The Last Chairlift
The Last Chairlift By John Irving Simon & Schuster, 9781501189272, October 2022, 912pp. The Short of It: It’s been a long time I’ve read Irving but his new book does not disappoint. The Rest of...
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Review: The Deluge
The Deluge By Stephen Markley Simon & Schuster, 9781982123093, January 10, 2023, 896pp. The Short of It: This book left me feeling very frustrated and honestly, a little sick to my stomach. Climate...
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