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Books 39 - 42
39. Death of an Ordinary Man by Glen Duncan - A dead man observes his family at his own funeral and wake, looking for clues as to why he died. His recently departed stature gives him the ability to see but not be seen, as well as to hear some of the thoughts of his family. Their grief triggers memories of another death in the family, one that no one dealt with nearly as well they seem to beBooks 36 - 38
36. The Other by David Guterson - I had to remind myself over and over that this is a novel and not a work of non-fiction, not only because the characters are so well drawn and the plot an incredible natural arch of humanity, but because I wanted to believe that what happened to our narrator, Neil Countryman and his friend John William Barry really happened. This is a story of paths taken andBooks 33 - 35
33. Hero by Perry Moore - I was hoping for something beyond a "coming of age" plot from this winner of the 2008 LAMBDA Fiction for Young Adults, and I wasn't too disappointed. Thom, the main character, has more pressing matters than coming to terms with being gay - he's got super powers, and although that's not all that unusual in the world Moore has created, it's not all that easy, either.DJRM's Page
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Books vs. The Environment - Don't make me choose!
I love books. I love to read them, touch them, smell them. There is no me
without books. As an author, I hope to someday be the cause of yet
another real and actual book to enter the universe. But my love of all
things book related comes with a twinge of guilt. These wonderful gifts
of written communication that make the world what it is and what it
will be chew up acres and acres of trees and gallons of petroleum in
order to be printed. Then there's the.....… Continue
Posted on October 15, 2007 at 10:14am —
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