Riddlestown Irish Bookstore
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These did not fit neatly into any of my categories. Just books that I've read fairly recently and wanted to talk about.
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A very recent read. Interesting novel in which the United States degenerates into a dystopian state in the near future. The story is also about the importance of words. The banning of certain words prevents certain thoughts which the state would rather not have. Certainly there are elements found in other novels of this general type (1984, Brave New World, and Fahrenheit 451 come to mind) but the emphasis on security in our society since 9/11 adds to the relevance. Thought-provoking and I'm going to think about it a bit.
I read this one about the time the movie came out. I thought the book better than the movie. For those who don’t know the basic story line, it is about a ghostwriter working with a former UK Prime Minister on his memoirs. Without going into much detail on the plot, let me just say it is a mystery, a thriller, and political commentary on current events. If you are still not sure this book is for you, just follow my link to Amazon and read the reviews there.
A mystery with several murders set in 16th century Oxford University. Religous intolerance, conspiracies, plots against the crown, the Queen's spymaster, and an undercover monk-scholar all work to make this a compelling historical thriller.
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