Book 239 The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg

The Middlesteins: A Novel

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The Middlesteins is about a Jewish family, the main character of the novel Edie is addicted to food. Her husband decides to leave her after many years of marriage and the family gets upset with his choice to leave Edie in her sickness. The novel mainly deals with the psychological aspects of an overweight relative who doesn't want to help themselves and the burden it puts on the family. Primarily I chose to read this book because I am dealing with the same kind of situation that the characters in the novel deal with when they interact with Edie. I understood where a few of the characters were coming from, what they were dealing with and why they made the choices they made. To me this novel was very fascinating a good psychological fiction. 

 

Book 238 Ghost: Recent Hauntings

Ghosts: Recent Hauntings

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This is a compilation of fictional short stories about ghosts. Various authors whose stories are featured in this book wrote a story each to contribute to this book. The stories were pretty good, they were interesting with a lot of literary merit, a worthwhile read.

 

Book 237 Four to Score by Janet Evanovich

Four to Score (Stephanie Plum Novels)

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This is the fourth book in the Stephanie Plum series. In this adventure Stephanie is after Maxine Nowicki. In the process of searching for Maxine, Stephanie finds herself staying with Joe Morelli after her apartment is blown up and has to undergo rennovation.

Book 236 Finding Chandra by Scott Higham and Sari Horowitz

Finding Chandra: A True Washington Murder Mystery

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This book is an account and summary of the Chandra Levy case, written by two reporters. The investigative reporters who wrote this book believe that Gary Condit is not responsible for the murder of Chandra Levy, they think that Immigrant Ingmar Guandique is the one responsible for the death of Chandra Levy.

 

Book 235 The Counte of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)

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This is the story of Edmund Dantes. Edmund's life is destroyed when he's accused of a crime, he's sentenced to jail and as a result of spending years in jail before he manages to escape he loses his father and his fiancee. After escaping jail, Edmund plots out a mission of revenge against those who've wronged him after discovering a fortune of treasure hidden on the small remote island of Monte Cristo. 

Book 234 I, Monster by Tom Philbin

I, Monster: Serial Killers in Their Own Chilling Words

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This book is an account of various serial killers, each serial killer featured has a paragraph or two of background information followed by the serial killer's own words. Each killer's words came from written accounts, accounts of court trials, and accounts of interviews. 

I didn't really enjoy this book, I felt like I had to suffer through it. It's good for some quick research on certain killers, especially killers that don't have much information about them published, but the author's sources are sometimes not credible so the research aspect quality is questionable.