This book was light reading with humorous characters. John Dortmunder is sly in his thefts, but how it all comes about is the glue that will hold all readers. Mrs. W certainly changed the pace and added surprise, but the ending was great. Left me smiling. I plan to find the other books in this series to read.
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Beth Harbison wrote a very sensitive and quirky book. It was not at all what I expected and was surprized by the story developing four flawed women so well. I could feel the distress and dispair and yet the subtle humor left me wanting to read more. I will think of this book whenever I buy shoes and smile as I use my credit card.
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This was the most wonderful read. Water for Elephants is the story about a young man who was orphaned and in need of finance and family during the early 30's. He found both with a second rate circus and a very hard life. Jacob met the circus owner's wife and fell in love. The circus acquired an elephant, Rosie, who was mistreated due to her not being able to perform in the circus routines. Jacob discovered the problem and went on to become Rosie's trainer. Both storylines blend together beautifully and make for good and sad times. Many years later, Jacob reflects back to the beginning and brings his story up to date. I almost passed this book by, but changed my mind and found a wonderful book.
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Janet Evanovich's. Stephanie Plum, is the most outrageous character to reside in comedy fiction novels. She admittedly lacks work skills, dabbles with loose morals and yet is endearing with her family and friends. They all blend together to make for plenty of laughs in these fun frolicking adventures. Twelve Sharp continues her bounty hunting problems and will take the reader up and down with funny chapters. I was hooked with her very first novel, One for the Money.
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Over the years, I have read all of Stuart Woods books.
I especially like the character Stone Barrington and his easy way of solving crimes. This story is a little different than most as it involves a multiple death of his family members and Stone takes a more aggressive approach to finding the killer. Stone has the support of his friends, Dino, Ham, Holly, Lance, and Arrington, who are in other books of the series. A wonderful suspense with a soft side of Stone Barrington, that shows how vulnerable his work can leave him. Hope that this storyline will continue in other writing.
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What's So Funny? by Donald E. Westlake
Rosemary Simm, May 14, 2008
This book was light reading with humorous characters. John Dortmunder is sly in his thefts, but how it all comes about is the glue that will hold all readers. Mrs. W certainly changed the pace and added surprise, but the ending was great. Left me smiling. I plan to find the other books in this series to read.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
Shoe Addicts Anonymous by Beth Harbison
Rosemary Simm, June 14, 2007
Beth Harbison wrote a very sensitive and quirky book. It was not at all what I expected and was surprized by the story developing four flawed women so well. I could feel the distress and dispair and yet the subtle humor left me wanting to read more. I will think of this book whenever I buy shoes and smile as I use my credit card.(13 of 27 readers found this comment helpful)
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Rosemary Simm, March 18, 2007
This was the most wonderful read. Water for Elephants is the story about a young man who was orphaned and in need of finance and family during the early 30's. He found both with a second rate circus and a very hard life. Jacob met the circus owner's wife and fell in love. The circus acquired an elephant, Rosie, who was mistreated due to her not being able to perform in the circus routines. Jacob discovered the problem and went on to become Rosie's trainer. Both storylines blend together beautifully and make for good and sad times. Many years later, Jacob reflects back to the beginning and brings his story up to date. I almost passed this book by, but changed my mind and found a wonderful book.(39 of 63 readers found this comment helpful)
Twelve Sharp (Large Print) (Stephanie Plum Novels) by Janet Evanovich
Rosemary Simm, March 11, 2007
Janet Evanovich's. Stephanie Plum, is the most outrageous character to reside in comedy fiction novels. She admittedly lacks work skills, dabbles with loose morals and yet is endearing with her family and friends. They all blend together to make for plenty of laughs in these fun frolicking adventures. Twelve Sharp continues her bounty hunting problems and will take the reader up and down with funny chapters. I was hooked with her very first novel, One for the Money.(18 of 35 readers found this comment helpful)
Dark Harbor (Large Print) (Stone Barrington Novels) by Stuart Woods
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1-5 of 8 nextRosemary Simm, November 5, 2006
Over the years, I have read all of Stuart Woods books.I especially like the character Stone Barrington and his easy way of solving crimes. This story is a little different than most as it involves a multiple death of his family members and Stone takes a more aggressive approach to finding the killer. Stone has the support of his friends, Dino, Ham, Holly, Lance, and Arrington, who are in other books of the series. A wonderful suspense with a soft side of Stone Barrington, that shows how vulnerable his work can leave him. Hope that this storyline will continue in other writing.
(16 of 33 readers found this comment helpful)