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67 reviews
Robert Crais

Orion, 2008

Typical Robert Crais Good Book
My wife and I have read all of Robert Crais's books, and were delighted to see this one come out. It is a typical book by this author-----dramatic, suspenseful, stretches credibility a little, but still a good, engrossing read.

A Child Called 'It': One Child's Courage to Survive
Dave Pelzer

Orion, 2000

Sepulchre

26 reviews
Kate Mosse

Orion, 2008

Interesting. Surprising. Really good. Just shy of excellent.
I looked forward to this 2nd novel from Kate Mosse (sort of, she has 2 other books that are no longer in print, apparently from another life) having read and enjoyed Labyrinth, her first effort. Reviews from other reader gave me pause, but I finally deciced I wanted to read this after I saw that one of the main characters was writing a biography of Claude Debussy, my favorite composer. Concerns ...

Baby Proof

249 reviews
Emily Giffin

Orion, 2006

Not your typical chick lit
This is Emily Giffin's best book so far. I read Something Borrowed and Something Blue, and although I liked her writing and the plot was well done, I wasn't the biggest fan of the characters. This time, I loved the character Claudia in Baby Proof. I first read an excerpt of Baby Proof at the end of the paperback edition of Something Blue, and I knew I had to get it. Unlike most chick lit ...

Asterix the Gaul (Asterix)

23 reviews
Rene Goscinny

Orion, 2004

Gauls Getafix
Asterix lives in the Gaulish part of the Roman Empire. Doesn't he? Not quite, his village resists the Romans thanks to a magic potion. The Romans want some of this potion for themselves... "Asterix the Gaul" was the first Asterix comic, published in 1961. Rene Goscinny made the words and Albert Udzero did the pictures. It's a pretty good way to start the series though the sequel "Asterix and ...