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If you only read one book over break

If you only read one book over break

For most of us midterm-swamped college students, it’s rather doubtful we’ll be in the reading mood over spring break, but in case you are, I highly recommend one (or all) of the following page-turners:
1. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid (Bill Bryson) - one hilarious man’s exaggerated and wickedly funny look at growing [...]

Book Review: McCarthy’s “The Road” a vicious masterpiece

Cormac McCarthy’s got to be feeling pretty good right now. The last few months have witnessed incredible successes - both critical and commercial - for his novel-turned-screenplay, No Country for Old Men, and his latest literary endeavor, The Road. Both books currently occupy the Top 10 Bestsellers in Paperback Trade Fiction as published by the [...]