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Book Review: The Mist

July 26, 2012 From staff and wire reports

The Mist is written by Stephen King, who has written many other books. The story is about a town in Maine named Brighton, where a mysterious mist and scary creatures come and scare everyone in the town. […]

Book Review: All Clear

July 20, 2012 From staff and wire reports

In the novel The Fault in Our All Clear by Connie Willis is a novel about historians from the year 2060 who travel back in time to World War II. […]

Book Review: The Fault in Our Stars

July 13, 2012 From staff and wire reports

In the novel The Fault in Our Stars, John Green tells the story of two Indianapolis teenagers who fall in love at a Cancer Support Group. […]

Book Review: The Godfather

July 3, 2012 From staff and wire reports

Often times when one hears “The Godfather” you think of Al Pacino and Marlon Brando. No one ever thinks about Mario Puzo. The Godfather movie actually originated from Puzo’s astounding classic novel about the Corleone family. […]

Book Review: “The Flame Alphabet”

June 28, 2012 From staff and wire reports

Ben Marcus’ new novel, The Flame Alphabet, takes place in modern day, suburban New York with a young Jewish family struggling to keep their family strong. He wrote this fictional novel because he was becoming a new parent and did not know what the future held for him. […]

Book Review: “In Cold Blood”

June 22, 2012 From staff and wire reports

Truman Capote portrays two ex-cons, Percy and Dick, in his novel In Cold Blood. When they rob and kill the Clutter family in a late 1950’s rural Kansas town, their motive is unknown, for they take only about $40.

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