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Angels and Demons by Dan Brown – A Book Review

Aug 29, 2008

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Soon I’m going to be taking part in a book study on The Da Vinci Code. I’ve really had no interest in that particular book other than to see what all the fanfare was about. So, I figured that if I’m going to do it, I’m going to do it right. I picked up the…

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown – A Book Review

Aug 29, 2008

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Scott William Foley

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I’ve got to give it to Dan Brown, he’s discovered a formula that has taken America by storm. I think he happened across it with Angels and Demons. Take a gigantically important figure and make him/her the focus of the novel. Then, couple that with using as many facts as can be possibly found. Finally,…

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk – A Book Review

Aug 29, 2008

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Scott William Foley

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I don’t really know why I picked up the book Fight Club a few weeks ago. I pretty much knew the major shocker of the story through word of mouth (it’s been out since 1996, after all). I guess I just wanted to see what all the talk was about. Gratuitous violence doesn’t do a…

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon – A Book Review

Aug 29, 2008

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Scott William Foley

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It’s a rare thing when you come to the end of a book and you’re actually sorry that it’s almost over. You find yourself sorrowful that these characters are soon no longer going to be a part of your daily life. That’s how I felt near the conclusion of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier &…

Life of Pi by Yann Martel – A Book Review

Aug 29, 2008

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Scott William Foley

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It’s very hard for me to admit this, but I couldn’t finish this novel. This is a rare thing for me as a lover of literature and as a writer of fiction. I always try to learn as much from other authors as I possibly can. My apologies, Mr. Martel, I’m sure this was a…

The Colorado Kid by Stephen King – A Book Review

Aug 29, 2008

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Scott William Foley

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This is a 178-page piece of pulp fiction written by arguably one of the greatest writers in American history. Say what you will about Stephen King, you must admit he is a master at his craft. That being said, when I finished this book and read his afterward (always a highlight of his books, in…

Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon – A Book Review

Aug 29, 2008

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Scott William Foley

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I’ve become convinced that Michael Chabon is our greatest contemporary American author at the moment. It was his outstanding novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay that planted such a seed in my mind, but it is his novel, Wonder Boys, that cements such a notion. Wonder Boys is about a nearly over the…

Old School by Tobias Wolff – A Book Review

Aug 29, 2008

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Scott William Foley

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The most important thing to realize about this novel is that this is a story for people who either write themselves or have at least thought about writing at some moment in their life, which is fortunate because I don’t know many avid fiction readers who haven’t entertained such a notion at one point. Point…

The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster – A Book Review

Aug 29, 2008

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Scott William Foley

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This work is actually a collection of three different stories called “City of Glass,” “Ghosts,” and “The Locked Room.” However, upon finishing the work, it becomes rather obvious why they are all collected into one volume. Let me say this from the outset: If you are a person who very much needs clear closure, this…

The Prestige by Christopher Priest – A Book Review

Aug 29, 2008

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Scott William Foley

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I picked this book up because I heard that Christopher Nolan, director Batman Begins, was going to direct a film adaptation. On top of that, Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, and David Bowie have all agreed to star in said film. I figured if talent of such high caliber saw something redeeming in this novel, I would…

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