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April 30, 2026
HomeLifestylesBook Review

Book Review

Book Review

Book review: “The Bell Jar”

May 22, 2014 From staff and wire reports

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath is often regarded as a classic piece of literature. […]

Book Review

Book Review: A Discovery of Witches

January 2, 2014 Special to the Herald-Guide

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness, the first book in the All Souls trilogy, is a suspenseful tale of feral emotions, forbidden love, secrets, and supernatural creatures. […]

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Book review: “The Giver”

December 6, 2013 Special to the Herald-Guide

In The Giver, Lois Lowry creates a utopian society where pain and fear no longer exist. […]

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Book review: “Bargain Fever”

November 27, 2013 Special to the Herald-Guide

You thought you’d never reach the door. There you were, day after Thanksgiving, three o’dark a.m., and the Black Friday line stretched a mile in front of you.
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Book review: “The Explorer”

November 22, 2013 From staff and wire reports

The Explorer’s narrator, Cormac Easton, is a journalist accompanying the deep- space flight of a spaceship called the Ishaguro. […]

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Book review: “Flowers for Algernon”

November 16, 2013 From staff and wire reports

Charlie Gordon – a naïve New York resident with an IQ of 68 – wishes for nothing more than to be able to understand the jokes he hears and how to perform the menial tasks he is given to do for work. […]

Book Review

Book review: “The Time Keeper”

November 8, 2013 Special to the Herald-Guide

The Time Keeper, written by Mitch Albom, tells the story of Dor, the first human on Earth to count items, particularly time. […]

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Book Review: “Gun Machine”

October 25, 2013 Special to the Herald-Guide

Gun Machine, written by Warren Ellis, is a fast paced thriller, which will leave you on the edge of your seat, clinging to every word. […]

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Book review: “The Last Lecture”

October 18, 2013 Special to the Herald-Guide

Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University, delivered his last lecture to reflect upon his fatal pancreatic cancer in September 2007. […]

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