Category Archives: literary fiction

Final read-along discussion: Brooklyn by Colm Toibin

Posted on October 1, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: Brooklyn Author: Colm Toibin Genre: Literary fiction Publisher: Scribner Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from the public library First line: Eilis Lacey, sitting at the window of the upstairs living room in the house on … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Secret Lives of People in Love: Stories by Simon Van Booy

Posted on August 11, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: The Secret Lives of People in Love: Stories Author: Simon Van Booy Genre: Short fiction Publisher: Harper Perennial Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Review copy from the publisher for a TLC Book Tours tour First line: This … Continue reading →

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My thoughts on The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

Posted on July 20, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: The Things They Carried Author: Tim O’Brien Genre: Literary fiction, Vietnam War fiction Publisher: Mariner Books Rating: 5 out of 5 stars First line: First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carried letters from a girl named Martha, a junior at Mount … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown

Posted on July 7, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: The Weird Sisters Author: Eleanor Brown Genre: Contemporary fiction, literary fiction Publisher: Amy Einhorn Books Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: ARC passed on to me by the gracious Vasilly First line: We came home because we were … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Boy in the Gap by Paul Soye

Posted on July 4, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: The Boy in the Gap Author: Paul Soye Genre: Contermporary fiction, Irish fiction Publisher: Liberties Press Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: Review copy from the publisher First line: I remember the first night ‘on remand’ watching the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

Posted on June 17, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: Hannah Coulter Author: Wendell Berry Genre: Literary fiction Publisher: Shoemaker Hoard Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy borrowed from my mom First line: “I picked him up in my arms and I carried him home.” This … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer

Posted on June 8, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: The Story of a Marriage Author: Andrew Sean Greer Genre: Contemporary fiction, literary fiction Publisher: Picador Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library Audiobook reader: S. Epatha Merkerson First line: We think we know … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Bird Sisters by Rebecca Rasmussen

Posted on April 12, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: The Bird Sisters Author: Rebecca Rasmussen Genre: Contemporary fiction, literary fiction Publisher: Crown Publishers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Review copy from the publisher First line: Used to be when a bird flew into a window, Milly … Continue reading →

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