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Genova Has a Unique Skill: She Takes Topics That Could Easily Feel Saccharine and Maudlin and Makes Them Feel Real and Human

May 28, 2018 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I loved Still Alice when I read it years ago. I was not nearly as enticed with Left Neglected, because I had a hard time relating to certain aspects of the main character.  As a result, I hadn’t paid that much attention to Genova’s follow up novels, but when Caitlin_D described the premise of Every Note Played in her review I was intrigued to see how Genova would explain a woman caring for an ex-husband she still feels so much anger towards. Karina and Richard’s […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: ALS, every note played, Lisa Genova, medical drama

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:95 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ALS, every note played, Lisa Genova, medical drama ·
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Not Just Another Brick in the Wall

February 5, 2017 by PattyKates 10 Comments

Patty: Serendipity, I tell ya. The fact that we are reviewing a book on Superbowl Sunday – a book where the hero is a professional football player – is prophetic. Warning: I am aware of football; I understand the general gist of what all is supposed to happen, but I am not a fan nor do I really agree with the purported logic behind the game. Katie hails from one of those states where it’s like a religion, so she might have to clarify some […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Sports Tagged With: ALS, cbr9, FNL, Friday Night Lights, Gleason, katie71483, Mariana Zapata, No White Flags, PattyKates, romance, Steve Gleason, the other courtney, The Replacements, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

PattyKates's CBR9 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Sports · Tags: ALS, cbr9, FNL, Friday Night Lights, Gleason, katie71483, Mariana Zapata, No White Flags, PattyKates, romance, Steve Gleason, the other courtney, The Replacements, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me ·
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