http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3778 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Mon, 11 May 2026 21:00:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3778&cpage=1#comment-21223 Steph Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:40:00 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3778#comment-21223 I haven't read this book, and indeed, hadn't heard of it until it made the shortlist for the ToB, but since I'm one of those people who really didn't like ROOM, I was hoping this would trounce it. I read the first few pages on Amazon, and I thought the voice was really compelling and would easily have kept on reading. I have to admit, few of the books in the tournament have really piqued my interest this year, but this was one that seemed a bit different. I haven’t read this book, and indeed, hadn’t heard of it until it made the shortlist for the ToB, but since I’m one of those people who really didn’t like ROOM, I was hoping this would trounce it. I read the first few pages on Amazon, and I thought the voice was really compelling and would easily have kept on reading. I have to admit, few of the books in the tournament have really piqued my interest this year, but this was one that seemed a bit different.

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