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A True Novel by Minae Mizumura, Translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter

Posted on February 14, 2014 by bseat

How do I describe this novel? It haunts me in ways that I find hard to articulate and even understand.  I picked this book up first, because it was about postwar Japan and secondly, it was about star crossed lovers-a … Continue reading →

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The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly

Posted on February 7, 2014 by bseat

Mickey Haller, otherwise known as the Lincoln Lawyer because he works out of the back of a Lincoln Town car, is chasing demons of the past in this new novel called The Gods of Guilt.  It all starts with a … Continue reading →

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Lost City Radio by Daniel Alarcon

Posted on January 31, 2014 by bseat

In an unnamed country in South America, struggling to heal after a civil war that seemed endless, a radio program called Lost City Radio gathers the nation together once a day.  It is hosted by Norma whose voice both eloquent … Continue reading →

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And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

Posted on December 27, 2013 by bseat

All of us have had those moments where we are talking with someone we have just met and realize that we know someone in common or have lived in the same place. These “small world” experiences create a sense that … Continue reading →

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1356 by Bernard Cornwell

Posted on December 20, 2013 by bseat

It is 1356 in France.  The Black Prince, the heir to the throne of England, is wreaking havoc with his army over the French countryside, destroying crops and villages with impunity.  The French king, King Jean II, is running out … Continue reading →

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Red Moon by Benjamin Percy

Posted on November 22, 2013 by bseat

Patrick Gamble is leaving his life in California and moving to Oregon to live with his mother while his father. who is in the military. is deployed for twelve months.  He gets on the plane  after saying an awkward good … Continue reading →

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The Company by Robert Littell

Posted on November 1, 2013 by bseat

It is December 31, 1950, in East Berlin. Jack McAuliffe, along with several other more seasoned operatives from the CIA are waiting for a defector to show up. When the high ranking Russian intelligence officer appears he says that he … Continue reading →

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Suspect by Robert Crais

Posted on October 4, 2013 by bseat

Robert Crais in one of my favorite authors.  His books about Joe Pike and Elvis Cole, two private detectives in the City of Los Angeles (Taken, and The First Rule for example) are compelling, gritty, exciting and never disappoint.  However, in Crais’s most … Continue reading →

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The Given Day by Dennis Lehane

Posted on September 27, 2013 by bseat

Denis Lehane has written some great books, and some Like Gone, Baby, Gone or Shutter Island have become great movies as well, with great characters and much mystery and suspense.  The Given Day, however, is a much broader historical story … Continue reading →

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Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews

Posted on August 16, 2013 by bseat

Ever since the fall of the Soviet Union there has been a dearth of spy novels set in current times.  It seemed that it was hard to structure a spy story that made sense or seemed relevant when Russia became … Continue reading →

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