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Amy V. (Gomboggit) - Reviews

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Angela's Ashes
Angela's Ashes
Author: Frank McCourt
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 211
Review Date: 2/18/2007
Helpful Score: 2


This was interesting, but very depressing. I have never experienced true poverty as this family did. there seemed to be no generosity in his community, and lots of alcoholism. I did not like all the sexual content in this book. Also all the Catholic fear and superstition was interesting to read about.


Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 25
Review Date: 2/6/2007


This is one of my favorite books. I love this while series.


At Home in Mitford (Mitford, Bk 1)
At Home in Mitford (Mitford, Bk 1)
Author: Jan Karon
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 703
Review Date: 3/9/2007


I LOOOOVVVVEEEED this book! It is a feel-good book, very refreshing, relaxing and enjoyable. I can't wait to read the others in the series.


Babylon Rising, (Babylon Rising, Bk 1)
Babylon Rising, (Babylon Rising, Bk 1)
Author: Greg Dinallo, Tim LaHaye
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 99
Review Date: 3/12/2007
Helpful Score: 1


I really enjoyed this book and can't wait to read the other books in the series.


Baloney (Henry P.)
Baloney (Henry P.)
Author: Jon Scieszka
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 9/23/2008


cute little book full of foreign "alien" words that kids can figure out.


Bel Canto
Bel Canto
Author: Ann Patchett
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 882
Review Date: 2/15/2007
Helpful Score: 3


I enjoyed reading this. there were some surprises, especially the epilogue. However, the whole scenario and turn of events just seemed a little unrealistic.


The Book That Jack Wrote
The Book That Jack Wrote
Author: Jon Scieszka
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 9/23/2008


Our whole family got a kick out of this book, and we love the illustrations as well.


Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul
Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul
Author: Marci Shimoff, Jack Canfield, Jennifer Hawthorne
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 230
Review Date: 1/15/2007


This is a duplicate in my library.


The Chocolate Touch
The Chocolate Touch
Author: Patrick Skene Catling, Margot Apple (Illustrator)
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 15
Review Date: 9/23/2008


I read this book in grade school and loved it. I read it to my kids recently and I still love it!


The Christmas Shoes (Christmas Hope, Bk 1)
The Christmas Shoes (Christmas Hope, Bk 1)
Author: Donna VanLiere
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 200
Review Date: 3/12/2007


WAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! This one really made me cry! This was a very good, heart-wrenching book. I definitely recommend it.


The Dancers' Body Book
The Dancers' Body Book
Author: Allegra Kent, James Camner, Constance Camner
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 10
Review Date: 9/23/2008
Helpful Score: 1


This was not very useful to me, and it seemed rather dated. Instead of giving practical information it is mostly about what this famous dancer eats in the morning or what this other famous dancer weighs, etc.


Daughter of Fortune (Daughter of Fortune, Bk 1)
Review Date: 9/23/2008
Helpful Score: 1


This book was excellent. A good story as well as educational, I learned some about Chile in the 19th century, the California gold rush, and how they transported tropical fruit to the USA while keeping it fresh without modern-day refrigeration.


Family: The Ties that Bind...And Gag!
Family: The Ties that Bind...And Gag!
Author: Erma Bombeck
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 88
Review Date: 5/12/2007


I was disappointed with this book. I remember reading her column in the newspaper when I ws a teenager and enjoying it, but it seemed that there was more complaining about her family than anything positive.


Fire of Heaven (Fire of Heaven, Bk 3)
Fire of Heaven (Fire of Heaven, Bk 3)
Author: Bill Myers
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 9/23/2008


I wasn't as impressed with the third book in the trilogy as the other two. It was entertaining but it doesn't hold a candle to the Left Behind series.


The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Author: Mitch Albom
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 2540
Review Date: 2/19/2007


This was an interesting read, but I found the author's idea of heaven as rather depressing. To get a different view of Heaven, I recommend reading Deadline by Randy Alcorn.


A Girl of the Limberlost
A Girl of the Limberlost
Author: Gene Stratton Porter
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 18
Review Date: 1/15/2007


This is a duplicate in my library that I have not yet read.


I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away (Large Print)
Review Date: 9/23/2008


This was one of the first Bryson books I read and it is still one of my favorites.


In a Sunburned Country
In a Sunburned Country
Author: Bill Bryson
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 295
Review Date: 9/23/2008
Helpful Score: 1


This is definitely not a quick read. It is so packed with information you have to give your brain time to absorb it all. I loved this book. There is so much I never knew about Australia and it makes me want to go visit it and learn more about it.


Kat Kong
Kat Kong
Author: Dav Pilkey
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 13
Review Date: 1/22/2007


This is a funny children's book based, of course, on King Kong. My children loved it.


The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia)
Author: C. S. Lewis
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 423
Review Date: 2/6/2007


My kids and I greatly enjoyed reading this book together.


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