Reading Circle: August, 2011 — Book Reviews
- Written by Cheryl Foster
He felt about books as doctors feel about medicines, or managers about plays - cynical, but hopeful.
Dame Rose Macaulay (1881 - 1958), Crewe Train, 1926
Next Meeting: 2nd Monday in September, the 12th at 6:30pm at Cheryl's home. Email for directions.
We had 13 people and 48 books! 2 hours of great tales, great wine and fascinating books.
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| Title | Author | Genre | Reviewer |
UUFW Verdict |
Amazon Rating |
| After the Ice | Mithen, Steven | Historical Fiction/Science | Byron | Loved It! | 4 Stars |
| Are You There Vodka? It's Me Chelsea. | Handler, Chelsea | Humor | Jim H | Loved It! | 4 Stars |
| Aunt Dimity: Vampire Hunter | Atherton, Nancy | Sci-Fi/Young Adult | Kimberly | OK | 4.5 |
| Bible and Sword | Tuchman, Barbara | History | Jim H | Loved It! | 4 Stars |
| Carte Blanche | Deaver, Jeffrey | Action & Suspense | Joe | Pass | 3.5 Stars |
| Casino Royale | Fleming, Ian | Action & Suspense | Joe | OK | 4 Stars |
| Confederate Charleston | Rosen, Robert | History | Cheryl | Loved It! | on CSPAN |
| Crimson Joy | Parker, Robert E. | Mystery | Kimberly | Pass | 4 Stars |
| Descent into Chaos | Rashid, Ahmed | Non-Fiction | Cheryl | Loved It! | 4 Stars |
| Fire and Rain | Browne, David | Historical Fiction | Jim H | Loved It! | 4.5 Stars |
| Force of Nature | Humes, Edward | Non-Fiction | Joan | In Progress | 4 Stars |
| Forged | Ehrman, Bart | History/Philosophical | John N | In Progress | 4 Stars |
| Justice at Nuremberg | Conot, Robert E | History | Ferris | Loved It! | 5 Stars |
| Killers of the Dream | Smith, Lillian | Historical Fiction | Jane | Loved It! | 5 Stars |
| Molly Ivins: A Rebel Life | Minutaglio, Bill | Biography | Jim H | Loved It! | 4 Stars |
| Moral Disorder | Atwood, Margaret | Fiction/Short Stories | Kimberly | In Progress | 4 Stars |
| Nuremberg | Persico, Joseph | History | Ferris | Loved It! | 4.5 Stars |
| Oh. My. Gods. | Childs, Tera Lynn | Young Adult | Brian | Loved It! | 4.5 Stars |
| On Trial | Dickler, Gerald | History | Ferris | Loved It! | n/a |
| Plato & Platypus Walk Into A Bar | Cathcart, Thomas | Humor | Jim H | Loved It! | 4 Stars |
| Portrait of a Spy | Silva, Daniel | Action & Suspense | Joe | Loved It! | 4.5 Stars |
| Reckless Endangerment | Morgenson, Gretchen | Non-Fiction | Joe | Loved It! | 4 Stars |
| Riptide | Preston, Douglas | Mystery | Kimberly | Loved It! | 4.5 Stars |
| Small Kingdoms | Hobbet, Anastasia | Fiction | Claudia | Loved It! | 5 Stars |
| Sword Woman | Howard, Robert E. | Historical Fiction | Brian | Loved It! | 4.5 Stars |
| The 39 Clues, Book #1 (Benjamin Franklin) | Korman, Gordon | Mystery/Young Adult | Jane | Loved It! | 4 Stars |
| The 39 Clues, Book #2 (Mozart) | Korman, Gordon | Mystery/Young Adult | Jane | Loved It! | 4 Stars |
| The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin | Franklin, Benjamin | Autobiographical | Jane | Loved It! | 4 Stars |
| The Black Hole War | Susskind, Leonard | Science | Byron | Loved It! | 4.5 Stars |
| The Book of the Unknown | Keats, Jonathan | Fiction/Philosophical | Carla | In Progress | 4.5 Stars |
| The Devil in Dover | Lebo, Lauri | Non-Fiction | Joe | Loved It! | 4.5 Stars |
| The Discovery of Witches | Harkness, Deborah | Fiction | Kimberly | Loved It! | 3.5 Stars |
| The House of the Scorpion | Farmer, Nancy | Sci-Fi/Young Adult | Brian | Loved It! | 4.5 Stars |
| The Human Blend | Foster, Alan Dean | Young Adult | Brian | Pass | 3 Stars |
| The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms | Jemison, N. K. | Sci-Fi | Ashley | Loved It! | 4 Stars |
| The Informant | Perry, Thomas | Action & Suspense | John N | Loved It! | 4.5 Stars |
| The Irreducible Needs of Children | Greenspan, Stanley | Non-Fiction | Kimberly | In Progress | 4 Stars |
| The Last Hero | Bryant, Howard | Biography | Joe | Loved It! | 4 Stars |
| The Religion | Willocks, Tim | Historical Fiction | Brian | Loved It! | 4 Stars |
| The Road to Reality | Penrose, Roger | Science | Byron | Loved It! | 4 Stars |
| The Skeleton in the Closet | Beaton, M. C. | Fiction | John N | In Progress | 4 Stars |
| The Story of B | Quinn, Daniel | Fiction | Byron | Loved It! | 4.5 Stars |
| The Widening Gyre | Parker, Robert E. | Mystery | Kimberly | OK | 4 Stars |
| The Worst Hard Time | Egan, Timothy | History | Jim H | Loved It! | 4.5 Stars |
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | LaCarre, John | Action & Suspense | Joe | Loved It! | 4.5 Stars |
| Treacherous Alliance | Parsi, Trita | Non-Fiction | Joe | OK | 4.5 Stars |
| Wicked Plants | Stewart, Amy | How-To/Science | John N | In Progress | 4.5 Stars |
| Will You Take Me as I Am? | Mercer, Michelle | Biography | Jim H | Loved It! | 3.5 Stars |
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