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Terry Reviews: Red Rising
Red Rising by Pierce Brown My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is odd for me, but I am going to recommend a book that isn’t even out yet. I read the ARC, and I was captivated enough to want to alert you to its publishing date in January 2014. The book is Red Rising…
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Terry Reviews: The Maid’s Version
The Maid’s Version by Daniel Woodrell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Many of you may remember a movie called Winter’s Bone, if only for the fact that it was Jennifer Lawrence’s first big role. What you might not know is that first it was a book by a writer named Daniel Woodrell. His latest…
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Terry Reviews: The Work of Elmore Leonard
Pronto by Elmore Leonard My rating: 5 of 5 stars My book recommendation for this month is not “a” book recommendation, but a body of work. Like many writers, I want to pay tribute to Elmore Leonard, who recently passed away. He was for me the quintessential writer of quirky, engaging and thoroughly believable dialogue.…
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Terry Reviews: Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain My rating: 5 of 5 stars My book recommendation for this month is Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain. This book is on everyone’s short list for awards, and it deserves to be. Billy is a very young Iraqi war veteran home with member of…
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Terry Reviews: The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner by James Dashner My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’ll give a shout out to James Dashner and his Maze Runner trilogy. This is young adult, but fantasy adventure of the highest order. Very exciting, very fast moving. There is a prequel and he has gone on to begin another series, but…
