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Claire de Lune Blog Tour and Book Giveaway!

UPDATE: CLAIRE BOOK WINNERS ANNOUNCED! Here are the winners of the big BOOK giveaway!  If you’re a winner, please email me your name, address, and who you’d like Christine to sign the book to.  Email me at ktplant “at” gmail … Continue reading

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7 Reasons to read Nicholas Sparks’ Novels

Because his books are all pretty much the same-two people fall in love, then they learn terrible secrets about each other, then they re-fall in love, and then somebody dies-This is my blanket review for all of them. You are … Continue reading

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7 Musings about “Double Fault,” by Lionel Shriver

I’m glad I don’t play tennis. I’m REALLY glad I don’t play tennis. It’s sad when people don’t realize what a good thing they have going. Shriver is an incredibly precise writer-which makes the pain she depicts in this book … Continue reading

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7 Reasons Why you might LOVE “Her Fearful Symmetry” by Audrey Niffenegger

Identical twins. Double the fun. The cover is pretty and creepy at the same time.  (What? Isn’t that a valid reason?) A Ouija board figures prominently in communication between the dead aunt, her nieces and her boyfriend. The Little Kitten … Continue reading

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7 Reasons to Love “Wicked Plants,” by Amy Stewart

Creepy illustrations from Jonathon Rosen. Not sure what that guy’s on, but the mood of his drawings suits the subject matter perfectly. Its practical applications:  learn how to poison your neighbor, or keep an invasive plant out of your garden.  … Continue reading

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7 Musings about South of Broad, by Pat Conroy

A leading character’s name is “Starla.” The editor was sloppy.  It is missing some necessary commas. The prose is so overwrought that it makes most soap operas seem like documentaries. It paints an accurate picture of Charleston’s caste system. It … Continue reading

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7 Reasons to Read “The Wild Things” by Dave Eggers

It’s by Dave Eggers. Remember the line “I’ll eat you up, I love you so!”  Well, we get to see what that really means in the book. The monsters all talk like adults, but they have no judgment.  That’s either … Continue reading

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