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The Fiction Class Book Review

Advantages: A Great Book For Writing Tips.
Disadvantages: The Story Itself isn't That Strong.

...novel or a book of writing tips? It's both actually, if you want it to be. On her website, the author says it came out of "discussions I had with my mother". So it is about a writer and her mother, but also about a creative writing class. Since Br ...

PinkyPurple246 02.05.2013 · Read full review
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Review of The Fiction Class - Susan Breen

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WHAT'S *YOUR* NUMBER???

Advantages: an interesting plot, funny, a relatable heroine
Disadvantages: none

You might not have heard of the novel "Twenty Times a Lady", but you MIGHT have heard of two things related to it. One is Karyn Bosnak, the author, who in real life clawed her way out of over 20,000 dollars worth of debt by asking strangers via a website ...

Pmshack99 17.12.2011 · Read full review
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Review of Twenty Times a Lady - Karyn Bosnak

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The not so simple rules!

Advantages: A really good read.
Disadvantages: Very detailed, need to give it your full attention.

The book I will now review - “The simple rules of love by Amanda Brookfield”. The book begins with a big family funeral, not that many of them will missed this particular “rat faced” aunty, so little so that she is barely mentioned in the first few sen ...

sarahbarrow 06.03.2011 · Read full review
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Review of The Simple Rules of Love - Amanda Brookfield

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As clunky as a tap-dancing Frankenstein with new shoes..

Advantages: You read it quick
Disadvantages: Over hyped

..."In 1991, a document was locked in the safe of the director of the CIA. The document is still there today. Its cryptic text includes references to an ancient portal and an unknown location underground..." That is the teasing first page in the book and t ...

thedevilinme 01.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown

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Too Many Lost Symbols To Make An Enticing Read

Advantages: Readable and Addictive
Disadvantages: Poor Character Choice, Gap Filled Story, Anticlimatic Ending

Book Info: Name: The Lost Symbol Author: Dan Brown Released: September 2009 Series: Robert Langdon Stories Awards: N/A I think one of the best qualities I love so much in books is their unique ability to di ...

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Review of The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown

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