Category Archives: Fiction

All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Posted on February 6, 2015 by bseat

In a small town in Germany a young boy and his sister, find a radio. The boy, Werner, is remarkably adept at figuring out how to repair it and soon he and his sister and the other orphans who live with … Continue reading →

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A Map of Betrayal: A Novel by Ha Jin

Posted on January 30, 2015 by bseat

One of my favorite TV shows is The Americans on FX.  The story is about deep cover Soviet agents who infiltrated and operated in the US during the end of the Cold War. What is fascinating to me is how … Continue reading →

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The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

Posted on January 23, 2015 by bseat

Our narrator is a repulsive man. A self obsessed pornagrapher and drug user, he is driving on a lonely stretch of wilderness road with an open bottle of bourbon in his lap. As he reaches for it the bottle it … Continue reading →

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The Accident by Chris Pavone

Posted on January 16, 2015 by bseat

New York literary agent, Isabel Reed has just stayed up all night reading a manuscript that appeared anonymously in her office.  It was so explosive and good that she couldn’t put it down, and she is no convinced that this … Continue reading →

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All Soul’s Trilogy by Deborah Harkness

Posted on January 9, 2015 by bseat

Witches, magic, hidden manuscripts, a sexy vampire, time travel- it is all here in this wonderful trilogy by Deborah Harkness. Beginning in A Discovery of Witches we are introduced to Diana Bishop, a descendant of  one of the Salem witches … Continue reading →

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Tree of Cranes by Allen Say

Posted on December 19, 2014 by bseat

In the middle of all the hustle and bustle, the anxiety of trying to please everyone on my list and getting everything done in time it is often hard to remember what the point of it all is!   When that … Continue reading →

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Deadline by John Sandford

Posted on December 12, 2014 by bseat

There are some authors who just never disappoint and for me John Sandford is one of those authors.  His books have great characters, good plot lines, suspense, excitement, humor and he still manages to have some deeper insights that make … Continue reading →

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Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian

Posted on December 5, 2014 by bseat

Seventeen year old Emily, was living a fairly normal teen age life  in Vermont before the accident. Her parents led busy lives working full time at the local nuclear power plant and she was going to school. She could have … Continue reading →

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Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult

Posted on November 28, 2014 by bseat

When I was about 6 years old and living in Japan, I went on an outing to the zoo with people from my church. We lived far outside of Tokyo, up in the mountains and there were few foreigners in … Continue reading →

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Annihilation, Authority and Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer

Posted on November 21, 2014 by bseat

Based on a recommendation from one of my high school friends, (Thanks, Ladd!) I began reading the first of these books, Annihilation and then got so hooked I had to read all the rest.  There is something a bit sneaky … Continue reading →

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