Author: Philip Roth

We saw the movie before I had a chance to read the book; I generally like to do it the other way around.

The previews of the film emphasized the part the Korean War played in the plot, and it was certainly more prevalent in the book than it was in the movie. The writing was excellent and I often went back over a sentence because it sounded so good. It was an easy read, it filled in a few gaps from the movie, and I might have been disappointed in the film had I read the book first.

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Author: Robert J. Wiersema

This is one of the books I picked from a hotel in Portland on a recent trip. I thought the title was one I had on my “list”; from the minute I started reading it I wondered if I had read it before. About half-way through the book I checked my Goodreads list but didn’t find it in either my “To Read” or “Read” lists; I searched my website but it wasn’t reviewed there. The story takes place in Victoria and it was nice to recognize spots in the city.

Sherilyn is a three-year old girl who is struck by a truck as she crosses a street with her mother. Sherilyn cannot survive her injuries and her parents decide to remove her from her life-support system. But Sherilyn doesn’t die; before too long one of her caregivers realizes that her debilitating arthritis has been cured. As word of the miracles gets out Sherilyn’s family face some huge decisions.

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Author: Paul Anderson

After 1300 odd (and I mean odd) pages you’d expect a feeling of accomplishment. I should have known better from the words “A Novel of the Baroque”. What does that even mean?

I can hardly wait to get the book out of the house but there is no one I know that I can pass it along to. There are a few book exchange cabinets around town and that may be the final resting place for this tome.

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Author: Diane Chamberlain

Although I’m in the middle of another book, I took a break and read the book that Kathryn gave me for my birthday. It was on my Goodreads list and is by a favourite author. Plus, we were about to leave on a short holiday so the timing was perfect.

There are so many surprises and twists in this book it will make your head spin. As always, Chamberlain’s stories are quite believable. I notice that this is the first book in a series but I’m having trouble finding #2.

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