Readers' Review

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Readers' Review: Graham Greene's "The Heart of the Matter."

April 21, 2000

The April Readers' Review panel discusses Graham's novel, which is set in West Africa during World War II and tells the story of a man struggling with the moral dilemmas of his adulterous affair.

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Readers Review: "Charming Billy" by Alice McDermott

March 17, 2000

For St. Patrick's Day, the March Readers' Review panel discusses Alice McDermott's National Book Award-winning novel. It's the story of an Irish-American man whose life is changed by the loss of the woman he loves, who returns to Ireland.

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Readers' Review: William Styron's "The Confessions of Nat Turner"

February 18, 2000

This month's Readers Review panel discusses "The Confessions of Nat Turner," novelist William Styron's retelling of the life of the man who led the Virginia slave revolt of 1831.

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Readers' Review: C.S. Lewis's "The Screwtape Letters"

January 21, 2000

The January Reader's Review panel discusses this contemplation on good and evil from the author of "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" and other books in the beloved children's series about Narnia. This novel takes the form of...

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Readers' Review of E.B. White's "Charlotte's Web"

December 17, 1999

The December Readers' Review panel discusses "Charlotte's Web," by E.B. White. This children's classic is of course the story of an unlikely friendship between a pig and a spider.

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Readers' Review

November 19, 1999

The November Readers' Review panel discusses Arundhati Roy's Booker Prize-winning novel, "The God of Small Things." Set in the author's native India, the story focuses on a twin brother and sister, and how their lives are irrevocably...

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Readers' Review: My Antonia

October 1, 1999

This month's Readers' Review panel discusses "My Antonia", Willa Cather's 1918 novel of life on the plains of Nebraska.

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Readers' Review

July 16, 1999

For July's Reader's Review, Diane and a panel of readers talk about Robert Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," a philosophical tale of a cross-country journey that celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

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Readers' Review

June 18, 1999

The June Readers' Review panel talks about Anna Quindlen's novel "One True Thing." It's the story of a young woman who gives up her job to move home and care for her family when her mother is stricken with cancer.

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Readers' Review: Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart"

May 21, 1999

The May Readers' Review panel discusses Nigerian author Chinua Achebe's 1958 novel about the inevitable culture clash that follows the arrival of Christian missionaries in an African village.

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