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Category: USA

Category: USA

MELANIA AND ME by STEPHANIE WINSTON WOLKOFF

MELANIA AND ME by STEPHANIE WINSTON WOLKOFF
christine 2020 / Non Fiction / USA 25 September 2020 7 October 2020 3 Comments

Cards on table time. I am absolutely not a fan of Melania Trump, with her permanent scowl and penchant for issuing the very occasional terse and trite comment, but since I am not an American, so not tax-funding her lifestyle, I can’t really complain. About her apparent lack of purpose. …

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THE SWITCH by Olivia Goldsmith

THE SWITCH by Olivia Goldsmith
christine 1999 / Fiction / USA 2 July 2019 18 May 2020 Leave a comment

Sometimes, what you really need is a sassy chick lit read. I certainly did, last week. Back from a tough trek, feeling tired and in need of both comfort food and comfort reading, I found “The Switch” on my bookshelf. I’d bought the book at a second hand book shop …

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THIS UNITED STATE by COLIN FORBES

THIS UNITED STATE by COLIN FORBES
christine 1999 / Europe & the Middle East / Fiction / Reviews / Thriller / UK / USA 16 March 2019 18 May 2020 2 Comments

Not quite sure how or why I’d never read any Colin Forbes before. Bit of (probably unnecessary) scene-setting before I start. This big, satisfying chunky novel was bought years ago, in a second hand bookshop in Johannesburg, when we lived there, and has travelled back to India with us, and …

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The subtle art of not giving a f*ck by Mark Manson

The subtle art of not giving a f*ck by Mark Manson
christine Non Fiction / Reviews / USA 1 April 2018 18 May 2020 Leave a comment

Obviously the title of the book has something to do with it. Even at my age, who can resist being seen reading something with such an in-your-face title? “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck” certainly delivers on the shock value, with the F word peppering the earlier chapters, …

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TODAY WILL BE DIFFERENT by Maria Semple

TODAY WILL BE DIFFERENT by Maria Semple
christine Fiction / USA 17 January 2017 18 May 2020 Leave a comment

“Today will be different” is a fun read, with many laugh-out-loud moments, & a main character who reaches out from the pages of the book & grabs you with both hands. Eleanor Flood, almost 50 & pretty off-the-wall in her behaviour and outlook, is married to lovely, calm, capable Joe …

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ELIGIBLE by Curtis Sittenfeld

ELIGIBLE by Curtis Sittenfeld
christine 2016 / Fiction / USA 5 October 2016 18 May 2020 Leave a comment

What an unusual book “Eligible” is. Unusual because it is an undoubtedly clever book, whilst being simultaneously rather obvious, and yet overall the book is totally compelling, because you “know” all the characters in the book. So well. So, so well. You “know” the plot. You “know” how it will …

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VINEGAR GIRL by Anne Tyler

VINEGAR GIRL by Anne Tyler
christine 2016 / Fiction / USA 23 August 2016 18 May 2020 Leave a comment

Gosh. To think I’d never read an Anne Tyler novel until now. What an omission. We chose “Vinegar Girl” to read in our Delhi book club this month, and what a nice read it is, too. Hmm…”nice”.  Not a very literary word, agreed. What a fun book.  Is that a …

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TRANSFER OF POWER by Vince Flynn

TRANSFER OF POWER by Vince Flynn
christine 1999 / Fiction / Reviews / Thriller / USA 12 March 2015 18 May 2020 Leave a comment

There are times when I feel a tad silly reviewing an author I have just discovered, when (seemingly) everyone else in the world is already a diehard fan. Ah well. So, yes, just discovered Mitch Rapp, the hero of Vince Flynn’s “Transfer of Power,” and reading it against the backdrop …

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MAINE by COURTNEY SULLIVAN

MAINE by COURTNEY SULLIVAN
christine 2011 / Fiction / Reviews / USA 17 October 2014 18 May 2020 Leave a comment

How is it possible to finish reading such a marvellous book like “Maine” and then be able to come up with nothing but clichés when trying to describe it? Sweeping, dramatic, epic, saga – oh dear, oh dear, such hackneyed terms, and yet they all fit the bill. For “Maine” …

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