Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Book Review of the Week(6)


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  • All nominations must be turned in by midnight Friday night.
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  • Please do not nominate a book review that has already won. Be sure to check out the BRotW page for a list of all previous winners*THIS DOES NOT MEAN THE PERSON SIMPLY THE REVIEW DONE BY THE PERSON. IT CAN BE THE SAME REVIEW ANOTHER PERSON DID JUST NOT THE SAME REVIEW FROM THE SAME PERSON.
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  • The winner will be chosen by random.org
  • It does not have to be a new book review. It can be one you read/wrote a while ago that you think deserves recognition.

REMEMBER IT CAN BE THE SAME BOOK REVIEW DONE BY SOMEONE ELSE BUT DONE BY THE SAME PERSON:
example: If my book review for Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher was picked someone else can submitted another review for Thirteen Reasons Why as long as it wasn't the review I did.



NOW FOR THIS WEEK'S WINNER:::

Angela Z from the Book Buzzer's review on
The Card Turner by Louis Sachar
Here is a glimpse of her review



Title: The Cardturner
Author: Louis Sachar
Publication Date: May 11, 2010
hardcover, 352 pages

When Alton's ageing, blind uncle asks him to attend bridge games with him, he agrees. After all, it's better than a crappy summer job in the local shopping mall, and Alton's mother thinks it might secure their way to a good inheritance sometime in the future. But, like all apparently casual choices in any of Louis Sachar's wonderful books, this choice soon turns out to be a lot more complex than Alton could ever have imagined. As his relationship with his uncle develops, and he meets the very attractive Toni, deeply buried secrets are uncovered and a romance that spans decades is finally brought to a conclusion. Alton's mother is in for a surprise! - Summary from Goodreads

When I first heard/realized that this book was about bridge, I instantly thought about how it was definitely going to have boring, slow parts wherever bridge was involved, so I wasn't exactly enthusiastic about picking it up. However, Louis Sachar is one of my all time favorite authors, ever since I read his genious mastermind book, Holes. The Cardturner turned out to be hilarious from the start. Alton Richards, the main character, pretty much had the average personality of a teenager. But I found his life story to be much more interesting than that of a normal teen, especially......CLICK HERE TO READ MORE


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