Search Results: "Diane Johnson"


BOOK REVIEW

L’AFFAIRE by Diane Johnson
FICTION & LITERATURE
Released: Sept. 29, 2003

"If L'Affaire were a dinner companion, she (or he) would be quite learned but, sadly, a terrible bore."
An avalanche in the Alps brings together a disparate group for much debate over cultural differences in Johnson's latest novel of ideas (Le Divorce, 1997, etc.). Read full book review >

BOOK REVIEW

NATURAL OPIUM by Diane Johnson
NON-FICTION
Released: Jan. 14, 1993

"Maybe Johnson should have stayed at home."
Peevish, polished travel reports by a novelist (Health and Happiness, 1990, etc.), biographer (Dashiell Hammett, 1983), and book critic (Terrorists and Novelists, 1982). Read full book review >

BOOK REVIEW

NON-FICTION
Released: May 1, 2005

"Nothing is as wonderful as a trip to la ville lumière, but this is a good second choice."
The bestselling author turns her hand to travel writing in an episodic, engaging evocation of Paris. Read full book review >

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LULU IN MARRAKECH by Diane Johnson
FICTION & LITERATURE
Released: Oct. 2, 2008

"As stimulating as Johnson's previous work, but there are too many loose ends (an unexplained fire, the fate of a kid nabbed by Moroccan security) and the resolution disappoints."
Johnson (L'Affaire, 2003, etc.) breaks new ground by making her American expatriate a CIA spy in Morocco. Read full book review >

BOOK REVIEW

FLYOVER LIVES by Diane Johnson
BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR
Released: Jan. 20, 2014

"The unfailing deftness of the prose makes this book a pleasure."
A European's challenge inspires a family history. Read full book review >

BOOK REVIEW

LE DIVORCE by Diane Johnson
FICTION & LITERATURE
Released: Jan. 13, 1997

"A shrewd, carefully detailed portrait of the ways in which Americans and the French continue to romanticize, denigrate, and misapprehend each other, contained in a well-paced, believably dramatic narrative."
A modern collision of French and American mores begins in near farce but ends in tragedy in Johnson's bright, unsparing novel. Read full book review >

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GOING UNDERGROUND
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BOOK REPORT for The Shadow Cabinet (The Shades of London #3) by Maureen Johnson

Cover Story: Smoke and Mirrors

BFF Charm: Yay

Swoonworthy Scale: 6

Talky Talk: Straight Up With A Sense of Humor

Bonus Factors: Cults, Underground London

Relationship Status: Where Do You Think You’re Going?

 

Cover Story: Smoke and Mirrors

The first time I saw the new ...


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ALL THE WHILE THE SLIME WAS UNDER THE BUILDING
by Sarah Pitre

 

BOOK REPORT for The Madness Underneath (Shades of London #2)  by Maureen Johnson

Cover Story: A For Effort
BFF Charm: Roger Murtaugh
Swoonworthy Scale: 4
Talky Talk: Straight Up With a Twist
Bonus Factors: Ghosts, London, Creepy Old Insane Asylum
Relationship Status: Rebound


 

Cover Story: A For Effort

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BOOK REVIEW

TOUR AMERICA by Diane Siebert
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2006

"Entertaining, educational and possibly even inspirational. (list of art and mediums) (Poetry/nonfiction. 8-12)"
Siebert once again mines her knowledge of the United States, gained during a ten-year motorcycle odyssey with her husband, to produce poems that celebrate sites famous and lesser known. Read full book review >

BOOK REVIEW

SOMEDAY by Diane Paterson
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 30, 1993

"Fun for all concerned. (Easy reader. 4-8)"
An animal story sparked with sly incongruities that give it a mellow humor. ``I like the beach,'' says Gull, rolling up his pants to wade, and he buys a boat—from a crow. Read full book review >

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THE TROUBLE WITH WISHES by Diane Stanley
CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2007

"A classy retelling of a classic myth highlighting the meaning of real companionship. (author's note) (Picture book. 5-8)"
In this version of the Greek myth Pygmalion, Stanley interprets "notions of perfect beauty and misguided love." Read full book review >
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