Archive | Book Reviews
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Book Review: “Presumed Dead” By Henry K. Lee
Crime reporter Henry K. Lee's new "murder mystery" novel, "Presumed Dead," reads less like a murder mystery and more like a report. A very, very long report.
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Book Review: “Super Sad True Love Story” by Gary Shteyngart
Think, for a moment, about everything that's wrong with America, unnecessary wars, crippling debt, health problems, drug problems, and increasing levels of illiteracy. Think about Facebook: the end of privacy, the rise of narcissism, and teen girls acting all slutty and shit.
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A look at an author’s attempt to find love without sex
British journalist Hephzibah Anderson’s memoir “Chastened: The Unexpected Story of My Year Without Sex,” follows her year-long experimentation with celibacy after she realizes that she has misunderstood the relationship between love and sex.
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Book Review: “Chastened: The Unexpected Story of My Year Without Sex” By Hephzibah Anderson
British journalist Hephzibah Anderson’s memoir “Chastened: The Unexpected Story of My Year Without Sex,” follows her yearlong experimentation with celibacy after she realizes that she has misunderstood the relationship between love and sex.
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Book Review: “”The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella.”
Twihards who were on tenterhooks about "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," had a new verve to plug into and build up the hype for the movie's release with the publication of "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella.
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Book Review: Great Summer Reads
If you’re like me, summer means you have time to read what you actually want for a change, instead of Newtonian Physics, Organic Chemistry or even a Jane Austen classic. Reading is a great way to keep your mind stimulated.
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Comic Book Reviews: “Pluto” by Naoki Urasawa and Osamu Tezuka, 8 Volumes
As researchers explore the possibilities of augmented reality technology, social media, and cloud computing, robotics holds an enduring place in science. The latest New York Times Magazine profiles IBM’s Watson, a “question answering system” designed to tackle questions on Jeopardy.
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Book Review: “Imperial Bedroom” by Bret Easton Ellis
In general I am always suspicious of books on which the name of the author appears in font twenty times the size of the title. This usually signals that the serial-novelist's bid for a literary franchise of excessive plot and little substance can be found inside.
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Book Review: Steig Larsson’s Three Book Series Comes To A Close
With warm, lazy days and significantly less required reading, summer is the perfect time to start reading an award-winning book series.