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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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