Books

i need book recommendations

by Michelle Serra on January 4, 2011

in Books

Hit me. I want something good. Something chick lit or something with a really good plot. Not into murder mysteries right now, but I do love a good twist. Let’s here it kids. Whether you think it should be on Oprah’s list or you just think it’s an amazing book I want to hear it. [...]

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american wife: a book review

by Michelle Serra on December 29, 2010

in Books, Stories

I started out this book absolutely in love. I was obsessed with Alice. I loved her imperfections, loved the fact that she stayed true to herself throughout her entire life. She didn’t compromise, she didn’t apologize and I loved reading her tale and watching her life unfold. However, somewhere around the time the presidency began, I felt as though [...]

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book reviews you have to look forward to

by Michelle Serra on December 21, 2010

in Books, Stories

American Wife | Curtis Stittenfeld “In Alice Blackwell, New York Times bestselling author Curtis Sittenfeld has created her most dynamic and complex heroine yet. American Wife is a gorgeously written novel that weaves class, wealth, race, and the exigencies of fate into a brilliant tapestry–a novel in which the unexpected becomes inevitable, and the pleasures [...]

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this struck home

by Michelle Serra on October 23, 2010

in Books, Stories

“When you are in a relationship, you are aware that it might end. You might grow apart, find someone else, simply fall out of love. But a friendship isn’t a zero-sum game, and as such, you assume that its will last forever, especially an old friendship. You take its permanace for granted, which might be [...]

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1 post: 2.5 book reviews

by Michelle Serra on October 3, 2010

in Books

This weekend I had the opportunity to finish two books and I am working on a third, so I thought I would fill you in on my thoughts and opinions. Number 1. Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich. In her predicable jaunty and lighthearted writing style, Evanovich tells the tale of whatsherface who was so boring that I [...]

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