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 | 1st to Die: A Novel | |
 | "Nice Diversion" | 2009-07-21 |
| I usually read mysteries with woman protagonists written by women so I hadn't read any James Patterson but ever since I watched the short lived TV show Women's Murder Club I wanted to read the first in this series. This is a fast paced story with many twists and turns that hold your interest. In the midst of the investigation of some newlywed's murders the Women's Murder Club is born with Lindsay Boxer, a homicide detective and her friend, Claire, the Medical Examiner, Cindy, the energetic newspaper reporter, who she befriends in the midst of this investigation and Jill, the assistant district attorney. Their friendships develop and they meet several times throughout the book to discuss details of the crime and strategies to solve it. Due to seeing the show I was picturing Angie Harmon as Lindsay though they did change her hair color and Jill's also but I do think the show captures the essence of the characters. Patterson's prose is uneven but this book is definitely a page turner with short chapters and there is some character development in Lindsay and I found her to be very likable. I want to read the next in the series but as Patterson has coauthors for the remaining of the series I will have to see if they have the same consistency as this one. | ||
 | Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation | |
 | "Hillarious Bestseller on Punctuation" | 2009-07-21 |
| A bestseller on punctuation. Who would have thought? I am one of those people who loves to find spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes so this was right up my alley. Truss explains rules clearly and gives great examples. She is British but explains the differences of some of the American rules of punctuation. She also addresses the way that English rules change with time like not using periods after abbreviations which is occurring more and more. The problem is when punctuation is misused and meaning is unclear. The book is very readable and funny. I plan on using some of the examples with my high school students. | ||
 | 1st to Die | |
| "Nice Diversion" | 2009-07-21 |
| I usually read mysteries with woman protagonists written by women so I hadn't read any James Patterson but ever since I watched the short lived TV show Women's Murder Club I wanted to read the first in this series.
This is a fast paced story with many twists and turns that hold your interest. In the midst of the investigation of some newlywed's murders the Women's Murder Club is born with Lindsay Boxer, a homicide detective and her friend, Claire, the Medical Examiner, Cindy, the energetic newspaper reporter, who she befriends in the midst of this investigation and Jill, the assistant district attorney. Their friendships develop and they meet several times throughout the book to discuss details of the crime and strategies to solve it. Due to seeing the show I was picturing Angie Harmon as Lindsay though they did change her hair color and Jill's also but I do think the show captures the essence of the characters. Patterson's prose is uneven but this book is definitely a page turner with short chapters and there is some character development in Lindsay and I found her to be very likable. I want to read the next in the series but as Patterson has coauthors for the remaining of the series I will have to see if they have the same consistency as this one. | ||
 | When God & Cancer Meet | |
 | "Cancer Survivor Who Loves and Uses This Book" | 2007-05-16 |
| I am the sister that Barry Hidey speaks about in his review of this book. He gave me this book during my bout with breast cancer. It deals with all kinds of people and how they dealt with their cancer. In my experience I have found that people respond differently to cancer and everyone will find stories that touch their hearts. I too have used the book when after my own cancer a dear friend found she also had breast cancer. | ||
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