Aug 13, 2008
Copper Fire – Suzanne Woods Fisher
I was asked to read and review Copper Fire by Suzanne Woods Fisher as part of her virtual book tour. This book, as I understood, was a sequel to Suzanne’s earlier novel, Copper Star where we were first introduced to Louisa – one time resistance fighter in Germany during the Second World War – now settled with her new husband and his son in Copper Springs, Arizona. Copper Fire finds... read more
Aug 5, 2008
Charlatan: The Fraudulent Life of John Brinkley – Pope Brock
If someone casually mentioned to you that they had discovered the secret to eternal youth and vitality, would you sit up and listen? If they then told you that in order to achieve this, and the rampant sex drive which would naturally accompany it, you may have to undergo surgery, would you ask for more information? What, then, would you say if you were told that this secret required you to go under the... read more
Aug 4, 2008
The Inheritance of Loss – Kiran Desai
I am not sure what it is about books chosen for the Man Booker Prize. Yes, they can be beautifully written. Yes, they can conjure up powerful imagery. But sometimes they get so bogged down in their own ‘literary-ness’ that they forget to simply tell a good story. The Inheritance of Loss suffered from this Booker Prize affliction just like so many of the others do. That is not to say it... read more
