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Lonely Polygamist
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Brady Udall
msviolin
, January 17, 2015
Am I the only one who wasn't absolutely in love with this book? I bought this book based on some of the glowing reviews I'd read of it (many of which I read here), but I was disappointed. It's about 200 page too long. It's a slow, tedious book to read. I had to slog my way through it. Golden, the main character, is pretty much a one-dimensional person. I never felt much sympathy or connection with him. The book goes from Golden's non-Mormon childhood, to BAM . . . he's a polygamist. I wanted more background on what brought him to where he was. This isn't a horrible book, but I've read better. If you're looking for a better, more interesting book about polygamy, try "The 19th Wife."
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Blind Your Ponies
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Stanley Gordon West
msviolin
, December 29, 2014
If you've read and enjoyed any of the "Twilight" books, you'll enjoy this book. It's easy to read, not horrible, and pretty predictable, but if you enjoy quality literature, you might want to skip it. "Blind Your Ponies," about a group of characters in small-town Montana, is the type of story you'd expect to find made into a made-for-TV movie. It's centered around Sam, a high school teacher who is haunted by his past, some of the "colorful" characters in town, and the high school basketball team that he's coaching. He's hoping to lead them, against all odds, to their first win ever. Will he do it and will he get rid of the ghosts in his past? You want to read more about the character's pasts and motivations, but for the most part, you end up not really caring about the one-dimensional characters. Also, the author, trying to write descriptively and poetically, ends up writing too many lines in the book like this: ". . . she didn't want to stockpile any more freight in the storehouse of unbearable sorrow." (p. 86)
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Packing for Mars the Curious Science of Life in the Void
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Mary Roach
msviolin
, January 01, 2011
If you are a fan of Mary Roach, this book is a must read. If you are not yet a fan, this book will convert you. It is easily her best and funniest book yet. Do you want to learn about skin flakes, space defecation, and zero gravity motion sickness? If Mary Roach is writing about it, you do!
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