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Jill M. (FictionAddiction) - Reviews

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The Best American Mystery Stories 2000 (The Best American Series(TM))
The Best American Mystery Stories 2000 (The Best American Series(TM))
Book Type: Audio Cassette
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 12/23/2006


The readers were excellent!


Cry, The Beloved Country
Cry, The Beloved Country
Author: Alan Paton
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 82
Review Date: 9/18/2006
Helpful Score: 2


Reminded me a lot of The Grapes of Wrath in writing style, of course the notes at the beginning admit that Paton was influenced by Steinbeck's work and I had just read it.


Dead Aim (Audio Cassette) (Abridged)
Dead Aim (Audio Cassette) (Abridged)
Author: Iris Johansen, Kate Burton (Narrator)
Book Type: Audio Cassette
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 6
Review Date: 11/1/2006


This is probably the worst book I have ever listened to. The characters were all annoying, especially the heroine. The dialogue was simply awful.


Family History
Family History
Author: Dani Shapiro
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 129
Review Date: 11/17/2006


Beautifully written, compelling story.


Goodnight Nobody
Goodnight Nobody
Author: Jennifer Weiner
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 505
Review Date: 12/23/2006
Helpful Score: 1


Not what I've come to expect from Jennifer Weiner. I sympathize with her husband, I never really bought into the narrator as super sleuth.


The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
Author: John Steinbeck
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 272
Review Date: 9/11/2006


One of those classics I'm glad I slugged through.


Metro Girl (Alex Barnaby, Bk 1)
Metro Girl (Alex Barnaby, Bk 1)
Author: Janet Evanovich
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 642
Review Date: 9/11/2006


A fun romp. I was laughing out loud by the end.


A Million Little Pieces
A Million Little Pieces
Author: James Frey
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 9/11/2006
Helpful Score: 3


Outside of the fact that he vomits a lot in the book, it was an interesting and compelling read.


Nobody's Baby But Mine / This Heart of Mine
Nobody's Baby But Mine / This Heart of Mine
Author: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 72
Review Date: 9/11/2006


Set in Chicago which I always enjoy.


A People's History of the United States : Highlights from the Twentieth Century
Review Date: 1/3/2007


Excellent listen! Really makes you think when you look at things from a different perspective.


Porn for New Moms
Porn for New Moms
Author: Cambridge Women's Pornography Cooperative
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 10
Review Date: 2/1/2010


This is a fun book to give at Baby Showers!


Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper -- Case Closed (Audio Casette) (Abridged)
Review Date: 9/18/2006


Rather gory.


POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY
POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY
Author: Alice Walker
Book Type: Audio Cassette
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 9/11/2006


Not generally a pleasant topic for a book (female circumcision) but a very interesting listen.


Saving Fish from Drowning
Saving Fish from Drowning
Author: Amy Tan
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 196
Review Date: 11/10/2006
Helpful Score: 1


My favorite Amy Tan. I loved omnicient narrator.


The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife
Author: Audrey Niffenegger
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 43
Review Date: 9/15/2006
Helpful Score: 1


Loved it! Probably one of my all-time top ten!


The Vision of Emma Blau
The Vision of Emma Blau
Author: Ursula Hegi
Book Type: Audio Cassette
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 2/1/2010


Read by the author, which I usually like but it took a while for me to appreciate her voice. I didn't realize the story overlapped with her other book, Stones From a River. I just kept waiting for who Emma Blau was. It was more about a building than a person. I think this book has turned me off of Ursula Hegi and her unhappy stories.


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