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I'm a reader who enjoys posting comments and recommendations about the books I read. You will not find a synopsis with my recommendations because you can just click on the book title for a link to www.goodreads.com for a synopsis and reviews by other readers. I prefer the 3 Reason format: the reason I chose to read it; the reason I liked (or disliked) the book; and the reason I recommend it.

Monday, July 28, 2014

Cactus Country (The American Wilderness)Cactus Country by Edward Abbey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Cactus Country is part of the American Wilderness series by Time-Life books, when it was sold by subscription in 1973. I have always enjoyed the pictures, and now I take the time to enjoy the text written by Edward Abbey.
I am not a naturalist: what I hope to evoke through words here is the way things feel on stormy desert afternoons, the exact shade of color in shadows on the warm rock, the brightness of October, the rust and silence and echoes of human history along dusty desert roads, the fragrance of burning mesquite, and a few other simple, ordinary, inexplicable things like that.

i recommend this for all readers.

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Sunday, July 27, 2014

The Meeting PlaceThe Meeting Place by Janette Oke
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This ebook was a free selection when I downloaded it from Barnes and Noble to my Nook library. It is the fourth book by Janette Oke and third by T. Davis Bunn I read this year.
I had difficulty getting my interest piqued with the beginning and middle of the book with two main characters to be introduced for comparison and contrast. The last third became interesting and suspenseful enough; but even if your knowledge of this part of our history is from the poem, Evangeline, you know where this story is headed.
I recommend this book to fans of Oke and Bunn.

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Friday, July 25, 2014

F is for Fugitive (Kinsey Millhone, #6)F is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This paperback was given to me by a family member who enjoys cozy mysteries, especially enjoys cozy mystery series.
This is my first Kinsey Milhone mystery and it is easily read as a stand-alone even though it is #6.
I recommend it to fans of the cozy mystery genre.

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Thursday, July 17, 2014

The Calling of Emily Evans (Women of the West, #1)The Calling of Emily Evans by Janette Oke
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This ebook was a free selection from Barnes and Noble when I downloaded it to my Nook library. I grouped the Oke books in my library, and this is the third one I read this year.
I recommend it to readers who enjoy Christian historical fiction.

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Monday, July 14, 2014

When Calls the HeartWhen Calls the Heart by Janette Oke
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This ebook was a free selection from Barnes and Noble when I downloaded it to my Nook library.
I anticipated enjoying it because I already enjoy the tv series shown on Hallmark channel based on the book. There are some differences in the adaptation but this should not interfere with the reader's enjoyment.
I recommend it to readers who enjoy the genre of Christian historical romance.

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Saturday, July 12, 2014

The Inside Ring (Joe DeMarco, #1)The Inside Ring by Mike Lawson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This ebook was a free Friday selection from Barnes and Noble when I downloaded it to my Nook library. It is an enjoyable suspenseful investigation that is well-crafted by Lawson.
I recommend it to readers who enjoy investigations where there may be a conspiracy.

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Thursday, July 03, 2014

A Chain of Thunder (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #2)A Chain of Thunder by Jeff Shaara
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A Chain of Thunder is the second book of the Civil War:1861-1865, Western Theater trilogy, and I enjoyed this book as much as I did the first one.

This is the story of Vicksburg campaign told in a narrative style that uses the view points of Federal generals Grant and Sherman, Confederate general Pemberton, a Federal infantryman, and a Vicksburg civilian. My preferences were for the chapters about the infantryman and the civilian because empathizing with these people and their roles were easier to do than making the hard choices the generals did.

I recommend this book for all readers, especially those who have an interest in this period of our American history.

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