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Missoula by Jon Krakauer

Missoula by Jon Krakauer

Posted June 15, 2015 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments

After finishing Missoula by Jon Krakauer I found it difficult to collect my thoughts. Thus, I decided to write short and sweet to keep my mind from jumping from thought to thought. The subject and its writing is powerful with chilling testimony and a heartbreaking story. Missoula by Jon Krakauer is a book that must […]

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The Bat by Jo Nesbo

The Bat by Jo Nesbo

Posted June 3, 2015 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments

Fond Of Jo Nesbo writes in a calculated manner. He is slow and steady handing out details like breadcrumbs and if one isn’t paying attention could slip by unnoticed. Besides Harry, an eclectic cast of characters clowns, aborigines, and strippers — oh my! With such a diverse grouping, it held one’s attention. An example being […]

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Review: Waiting to Be Heard

Review: Waiting to Be Heard

Posted June 19, 2013 by Whitney in Review / 10 Comments

First and foremost, I would like to note that I checked out Waiting to Be Heard from the library.  I did not buy or receive a free copy, but I did read the book. Why the disclaimer?  Because anything negative said about Waiting to Be Heard (particularly on Amazon) gets bombarded with accusations and automatically […]

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Review: Devil’s Knot

Review: Devil’s Knot

Posted October 18, 2012 by Whitney in Review / 1 Comment

This book made me angry,  I found there to be six victims in this story not three, and a vast miscarriage of justice.  The West Memphis Three as they have been dubbed were guilty the minute they walked into the courtroom due to a biased jury and judge.  Misskelley, who clearly has some learning disabilities […]

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I’d Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman

I’d Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman

Posted November 25, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 4 Comments

I’d Know You Anywhere is a chilling tale I could not turn away from.  It was disturbing and vulnerable all at once — I didn’t realize that could be possible.  The characters are well developed with their personality traits invoking the proper emotion appropriate for the  subject matter at hand, bring the novel to life. […]

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Review: In The Woods

Review: In The Woods

Posted August 30, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 4 Comments

WARNING: DO NOT READ IN THE WOODS WHEN YOU ARE ACTUALLY IN THE WOODS! I made the foolish mistake of reading Tana French’s In The Woods while at my family’s home in upper Wisconsin, in a wooded isolated area.  I don’t want to come off as some kind of chicken because the novel wasn’t actually […]

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Review: In Cold Blood

Review: In Cold Blood

Posted August 7, 2010 by Whitney in Review / 16 Comments

Through Truman Capote’s memorizing true crime account, we follow the case every step of the way.  Beginning at the finding of the bodies and ending at the gallows.    Not only does he skillfully craft this heinous crime but does so with the reader feeling empathy not only towards the Clutters but also their killers, Perry […]

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