Category Archives: literary fiction

Mini-reviews: A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash; The Pact by Jodi Picoult; and Level 2 by Lenore Applehans

Posted on May 21, 2013 by CarrieK

Title: A Land More Kind Than Home Author: Wiley Cash Genre: Contemporary fiction; literary fiction Publisher: William Morrow Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: I sat there in the car with … Continue reading →

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“I’ve Always Meant to Read That Book!” Challenge: As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

Posted on March 31, 2013 by CarrieK

Title: As I Lay Dying Author: William Faulkner Genre: Classics, literary fiction Publisher: Vintage International Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from the public library First line: Jewel and I come up from the field, following the … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews: Escape by Barbara Delinsky; This Is Not a Test by Courtney Summers; and Travels With My Aunt by Graham Greene

Posted on September 20, 2012 by CarrieK

Title: Escape Author: Barbara Delinsky Genre: Contemporary fiction Publisher: Anchor Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library Audiobook reader: Cassandra Campbell Audiobook length: 12 hours and 56 minutes First line: Have you ever woken up … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews: The End of the Affair by Graham Greene; Anne’s House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery; and Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen

Posted on September 6, 2012 by CarrieK

Title: The End of the Affair Author: Graham Greene Genre: Literary fiction Publisher: Penguin Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from the public library First line: A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: When Captain Flint Was Still a Good Man by Nick Dybek

Posted on July 17, 2012 by CarrieK

Title: When Captain Flint Was Still a Good Man Author: Nick Dybek Genre: Contemporary fiction, literary fiction Publisher: Riverhead Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: ARC from the publisher First line: When my sister was a baby, my mother … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews: The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene; The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan; and Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery

Posted on July 12, 2012 by CarrieK

Title: The Heart of the Matter Author: Graham Greene Genre: Historical fiction, literary fiction Publisher: Penguin Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: Wilson sat on the balcony of the Bedford Hotel … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry

Posted on May 16, 2012 by CarrieK

Title: Jayber Crow Author: Wendell Berry Genre: Literary fiction Publisher: Counterpoint Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: I never put up a barber pole or a sign or even gave my … Continue reading →

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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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