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Jul 1, 2009
Updike Novel Unravels Making of a Terrorist
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Christine Carroll
The book title is simple, "Terrorist". Understanding the main character, Ahmad, is a bit more complicated.
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Jun 30, 2009
Four Novels Set in Alabama
By:
Marie Brannon
Fictional accounts with characters or settings in various parts of Alabama have produced many memorable characters, plots, dialogs and issues.
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Jun 27, 2009
Four Novels With Afghan Characters or Themes
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Marie Brannon
Fictional accounts with Afghan characters or settings are relatively hard to find. Here are four novels to read from the safety of your armchair.
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Jun 26, 2009
Book Review of The Lottery and Other Stories
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Catherine Jozwik
Shirley Jackson's collection of short stories, which contains her most famous story "The Lottery," satiates readers with her vivid writing and unorthodox plots.
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Jun 25, 2009
The Shack by William Paul Young
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Jenny Evans
William P. Young's The Shack is a piece of Christian fiction that manages to be inspiring, interesting, and challenges religious prejudices all at the same time.
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Jun 25, 2009
Prolific Joyce Carol Oates Shows Her Weakness
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Douglas Nordfors
Joyce Carol Oates is a good storyteller, but perhaps because of her prolific output, discerning readers won't get much from from her new book in terms of artistic power.
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Jun 22, 2009
The Epic Forms in Eugenides' Middlesex
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Jenna Galley
Middlesex, a second novel by Jeffrey Eugenides, is of epic proportion to say the least. It recounts the history and humour that made Calliope into the man he is today.
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