Our Favourites
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The Whisperers, Private Life In Stalin's Russia by Orlando Figes
Reviewed by Tolis
A People's Tragedy won several awards when it was published 10 years ago. Figes' new book on Soviet History deserves similar recognition. Whether last time his subject was broader, this time The Whisperers offers a platform for the voices of the simple people who suffered silently under the Great Terror...
Exit Ghost by Philip Roth
Reviewed by Roberto
This is the story of Nathan Zuckerman (Roth's alter ego) His amazing ability to tell his story and make it relative to now, made it an easy read. Nathan Zuckerman story takes you from the Berkshires, where he leads a life of total seclusion, and to...
Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
Reviewed by Roberto
This the story of Pro quarterback Rick Dockery who has become the laughing stock of the NFL. His agent can only offer him the chance to play for an Italian team that plays in a European league. This is a fish out of water story, Rick...
Double Cross by James Patterson
Reviewed by Roberto
Patterson scores again with Double Cross. From the title to the structuring of his chapters, this book is written and designed to entertain. I don't know how he can break a book into so many chapters and still manage to have almost every single one of them open...