My first novel, The Island, was inspired by a chance visit to a tiny island leper colony off the coast of Greece on our summer holiday. It was a...
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This is a memoir from a good, middle class girl growing up in Australia who gets hooked on heroin. Her life from there goes incrementally downhill until she is working 7 nights a week as a prostitute to support her and her boyfriend's habit. The book is well written and engaging, though I have to say that the endless recitation of her prostitution experiences got to be tedious. I think it would have been better to leave out some of the experiences and her thoughts about them. Trimming some pages would have made it a better book.
This was a well-written book describing the author's tumultuous relationship with his brother who is schizophrenic. Through it all, the author is supportive and tries to understand the world through his brother's eyes. A good, engaging memoir.
I can see why you would feel betrayed to read a non-fiction book and then find out it wasn't actually true. However, if you read this book knowing that it's fiction, it's still a really powerful, well-written book. I highly recommend it.
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For learning the basics of weaving, this is a really good book. It has illustrations and step-by-step instructions for how to do everything you need to know for a first project. Plus, there are several really good patterns included. If you can only have one book about weaving, this should be the one.
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In My Skin: A Memoir by Kate Holden
Carol Green, September 9, 2009
This is a memoir from a good, middle class girl growing up in Australia who gets hooked on heroin. Her life from there goes incrementally downhill until she is working 7 nights a week as a prostitute to support her and her boyfriend's habit. The book is well written and engaging, though I have to say that the endless recitation of her prostitution experiences got to be tedious. I think it would have been better to leave out some of the experiences and her thoughts about them. Trimming some pages would have made it a better book.My Brother's Madness by Paul Pines
Carol Green, September 9, 2009
This was a well-written book describing the author's tumultuous relationship with his brother who is schizophrenic. Through it all, the author is supportive and tries to understand the world through his brother's eyes. A good, engaging memoir.A Million Little Pieces (Oprah Book Club #54) by James Frey
Carol Green, June 17, 2008
I can see why you would feel betrayed to read a non-fiction book and then find out it wasn't actually true. However, if you read this book knowing that it's fiction, it's still a really powerful, well-written book. I highly recommend it.(5 of 10 readers found this comment helpful)
The Big Book of Weaving: Handweaving in the Swedish Tradition: Techniques, Patterns, Designs and Materials by Laila Lundell
Carol Green, June 17, 2008
For learning the basics of weaving, this is a really good book. It has illustrations and step-by-step instructions for how to do everything you need to know for a first project. Plus, there are several really good patterns included. If you can only have one book about weaving, this should be the one.(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
Crescent by Diana Abu-Jaber
Carol Green, July 29, 2007
This is a well written book that slowly draws you into the characters. Abu-Jaber's descriptions are really good.(9 of 20 readers found this comment helpful)
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