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1/5
Really bad
Work on it.
2/5
Mediocre
1-2 bright spots.
3/5
Good
Worth reading.
4/5
Very Good
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5/5
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4.0 / 5.0
Packed to bursting with great stories, Eric K. Hatch's YOU WOULDN’T BELIEVE IT ANYHOW is an especially compelling autobiography for those who love to travel.
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3.8 / 5.0
The patient reader will be rewarded by Don Hackett’s A LESSER GOD (Reason Else Demise), a thought-provoking and philosophical novel that is more interested in...
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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0
Eminently likeable characters face parallel dangers from both real and virtual worlds in Daniel Burke’s RED SCREEN, a delightful, often funny, always compelling thriller, even...
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
A fascinating narrative opportunity, Steven J. Byers's SON OF THE DOOMSDAY PROPHET has a rambling plot and passive protagonist, but still puts a unique spin...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Vishnul Jain's THE FUTURE KING | Return of the Once Monarch is a fascinating (though uneven) epic that combines myths and legends from around the...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
TWO WEEKS OF SUMMER by Katherine Tirado-Ryen is a rock-solid chick-lit novel—engaging, humorous, and touching. Like its protagonist, it may not be perfect, but it...
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Rating:
4.1 / 5.0
Katherine Tirado-Ryen's FORGETTING ME is an engaging and thoughtful book about memory loss and reclaiming one's own identity, with a sharp plot twist in the...
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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0
A touching, heartfelt character study, Elaine Kozak's RHAPSODY IN A MINOR MODE resonates with family drama, vibrant characters, and uptempo melodies.
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
Michael C. Higgins’s EXPLORING WINE REGIONS: The Central Coast of California is a good, solid guide to the region's vineyards, but certain peculiarities of content...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
A valuable resource even in these days of GPS and cell phones, NATIONAL PARK MAPS, compiled by Michael Joseph Oswald, provides a wealth of helpful...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
Michael Joseph Oswald's THE DAYHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE NATIONAL PARKS is chock-full of useful guidance for the dayhiker, offering descriptions of trails, available amenities, the...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
Marcia Peck's WATER MUSIC: A Cape Cod Story is a touching, alternately heartwarming and heartbreaking tale of family strife and love—told with the innocent wistfulness...