2DoNext Books Updates

A Case of Need

8/17/2008 9:00:04 AM

I was hesitant to read this despite being a big fan of Michael Crichton because it wasn't science fiction. After reading Rising Sun, I was sure that that was all he could write. I was wrong. A Case of Need is a very powerful, suspenseful, and enjoyable book. It's the best book I've read in a long time.

Eaters of the Dead

8/17/2008 8:57:16 AM

Disgusting and boring, it's probably Crichton's worst novel.

The Runaway Jury

8/11/2008 1:33:42 PM

It was just really boring and so far the only Grisham book I couldn't really get into.

Velocity

8/10/2008 7:39:46 PM

An interesting and suspenseful thriller, but it has a disappointing ending.

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

8/10/2008 7:37:51 PM

At times it reads like a blatant rip-off of Richard Matheson's What Dreams May Come, which is a far better book.

Rising Sun

8/5/2008 9:00:00 PM

While it wasn't a bad book by any means, I found it to be pretty predictable. Proof that Crichton should stick with sci-fi.

The Old Man and the Sea

8/2/2008 10:09:08 PM

Hemingway constructs a fantastic main character in Santiago. It's a great read and only takes an hour or two to finish.

Murder on the Orient Express

8/2/2008 1:14:30 PM

Brilliant and unpredictable. It had a twist at the end which I didn't altogether like very much, but it was very entertaining and suspenseful throughout.

A Farewell to Arms

7/29/2008 11:36:33 AM

Well-written with good characters. One of Hemingway's best.

Digital Fortress

7/26/2008 6:17:36 PM

Somewhat interesting book but there are a lot of stupid twists in the second half of the book and none of them are explained well.

Book Addict!

5/12/2008 6:25:28 PM

I love almost all books and finnish 3-4 a week. My favorite book is Harry Potter - and my least favorite is Our Only May Amelia. I hang out at the library whenever i get the chance, and one of my only dreams is to meet JK Rowling. Books Rock!!!!

Books of The Times: Wonder Bread and Curry: Mingling Cultures, Conflicted Hearts

4/4/2008 8:14:33 AM

In these stories, Jhumpa Lahiri writes about Indian immigrants and their American-reared children with an intimate knowledge of their conflicted hearts, using her lapidary eye for detail to conjure their daily lives with extraordinary precision.
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is anyone out there?

3/18/2008 4:49:22 PM

These recommendations are awful! They are nothing at all like the books I rated highly. What's up with that? Does anyone know a better site to recommend books?

He Stomps Like Godzilla, Stings Like a... Don’t Ask

2/26/2008 8:00:28 AM

David Maine has concocted a sly, minimalist pastiche of monster-movie clichés.
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He Stomps Like Godzilla, Stings Like a... Don’t Ask

2/25/2008 7:46:05 AM

David Maine has concocted a sly, minimalist pastiche of monster-movie clichés.
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One of the Biggest Sinners to Play in Sin City

2/22/2008 7:35:26 AM

John Huddy reconstructs the crime spree of a master criminal who led a series of brazen attacks on armored cars and, in his final caper, the main cashier’s desk at the Bellagio.
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Unshakable Optimist of the House of Bhutto

2/19/2008 11:30:30 AM

If Benazir Bhutto’s own life reads like a Greek tragedy, she was nonetheless a very modern politician, and the book she has written is part manifesto, part spin job, part selective history and part term-paper analysis.
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Harvard Research to Be Free Online

2/14/2008 7:39:36 AM

Harvard University will soon begin posting research and articles produced by its faculty on the Internet for free.
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There Will Be Scandal: An Oil Stain on the Jazz Age

2/13/2008 6:40:04 AM

Scandals in Washington come and go, but Teapot Dome remains one of the real humdingers: a Jazz Age affair in which a handful of oil tycoons and corrupt government officials nearly managed to make away with a hefty percentage of the nation’s petroleum reserves.
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Hemingway, Your Letter Has Arrived

2/10/2008 9:27:48 AM

Though no one talks about them much, Ernest Hemingway wrote two plays.
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Colorblind Conclusions on Racism

2/6/2008 7:58:03 AM

Richard Thompson Ford takes dead aim at racial opportunists, opponents of affirmative action, multiculturalists and the myriad rights organizations he sees trying to hitch a ride on the successes of the black civil rights movement.
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Tragicomic Tale of the 9/11 Report

2/4/2008 11:23:15 AM

Philip Shenon’s book chronicles the human frailty and folly that went into “The 9/11 Commission Report.”
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I'm an addict, I know it

3/27/2007 4:07:32 PM

I love to read. It's more than a habit, it's an obsession. I have a hard time putting down a book when someone starts talking to me. I have broken myself of the habit of giving a nasty glare to the interrupter, at least. I love it when I get gift cards to book stores, since I know I'm an addict and I try to avoid the bookstore unless I have a preset spending limit. And that, my friends, is why I love... the library.