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"Iron"
http://georgedanderson.blogspot.com.au/ reviews
"The writing is clear & highly sensuous & which immediately sweep the reader into her quirky, dark world. The stories are raw but with an extraordinary...
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One A Day Y.A. reviews
This book was so powerful. It made me realise how little I know about people who are mentally challenged, and how very little the world knows about what their...
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National Post reviews
What Happened to Ivy will both make you cry and question your own feelings when it comes to the meaning of mercy. I recommend this smart novel to older readers...
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NewPages.com reviews
What is most refreshing about this novel is its honesty. So many novels with young protagonists shy away from giving characters real-life problems to negotiate....
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Maria's Mudpuddle reviews
For such a little book, this novel really tackles a big topic, and I admire how sensitive and honest Kathy Stinson‘s writing is. Although I have never lived with...
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CM Magazine reviews
To her list of already impressive accomplishments, Kathy Stinson adds the distinction of taking on one of the most controversial social issues of our time—and...
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Quill & Quire reviews
The conflicted emotions are portrayed with a rawness that forces the reader to think, “What if?” the novel also succeeds in presenting the situation in a...
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Connotation Press reviews
Book review of Heather Fowler’s collection, “People With Holes.”  “People With Holes,” is a potent collection of magic realism that weaves the tragedy and...
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Sydney Morning Herald reviews
"...thought-provoking, contemplative, and exploring the narrative and visual possibilities of his medium."
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The Miami Herald reviews
The holidays are over, your boss is still a jerk and now you’re deciding whether to set him straight about how to treat you in 2013. What you do next could cost...
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Washington Post Book World reviews
"Recent postcolonial novels explore the cultural bouillabaisse: characters of various national origins, creeds and colors, living in an international capital...
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Red Hot Tantra
Clean Sheets reviews
"Red Hot Tantra is not just full of theory about all those amazing stairways to heaven--it also contains twenty-two excellent erotic stories, one to go with each...
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Military.com reviews
The journalist who ended Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s tenure as commander of the Afghanistan war is back with "The Operators," a book about Washington, D.C., power...
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Dragon Wishes
Armchair Interviews reviews
Dragon Wishes by Stacy Nyikos is a wonderful book that mixes grief and hope to end with a realization that not only does life continue, but that joy is possible.
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A Place Far Away
Kirkus Reviews reviews
“Zanoyan illuminates the seedy world of sex trafficking in the newly independent states of the former USSR. …  The rarely discussed subject matter from a...
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Ciphers Of Uncommon Origin: Poems By Ana Elsner, Volume I
Publisher reviews
: "I had a chance to attend one of Ana Elsner's poetry readings recently and was one of the first to buy a copy of CIPHERS. This poet takes a stand on human...
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The Asian Review of Books reviews
Eve Kushner, a self-described kanji fanatic, presents excellent learning strategies in her guide.... It helps to be as crazy about kanji as she is; even one of her...
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The Globe & Mail, Toronto, Canada reviews
What I would really like to say about The Collected Poems of Robert Sward would not be a book review. I would like to say, Listen to this! and quote a whole poem,...
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The Lost Daughter of Happiness
"The Image of History: The Literary Presentation of the Early History of Chinese American in Yan Gel reviews
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