http://oneread.dbrl.org/2008/08/27/see-what-the-author-says/ A community-wide reading program of the Daniel Boone Regional Library. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:38:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://oneread.dbrl.org/2008/08/27/see-what-the-author-says/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Melissa Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:44:28 +0000 http://oneread.dbrl.org/?p=9#comment-5 I didn't think I would like this book when it was picked (I voted for the other one), but I really like it. Doig mixes storytelling with history (and Latin) to tell an original and entertaining story. I didn’t think I would like this book when it was picked (I voted for the other one), but I really like it. Doig mixes storytelling with history (and Latin) to tell an original and entertaining story.

]]> http://oneread.dbrl.org/2008/08/27/see-what-the-author-says/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Anonymous Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:24:06 +0000 http://oneread.dbrl.org/?p=9#comment-4 This book (with no car chases, murders, or explicit scenes!) was a sheer pleasure to read. Its characters are vivid and real, its pace is not hurried or protracted, and its large and intelligent vocabulary is a breath of fresh air for those of us who are tired of clichés and four-letter words. The best of One Read! This book (with no car chases, murders, or explicit scenes!) was a sheer pleasure to read. Its characters are vivid and real, its pace is not hurried or protracted, and its large and intelligent vocabulary is a breath of fresh air for those of us who are tired of clichés and four-letter words. The best of One Read!

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