Cuppa Joad - the Alibris book blog http://bookblog.alibris.com Book reviews and discussions of notable books. Share your passion for literature at Cuppa Joad and drink up a good book. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:42:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 en “Drop City” is a riotous read by hedonist T.C. Boyle http://bookblog.alibris.com/20081021/drop-city-boyle-review/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20081021/drop-city-boyle-review/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:42:41 +0000 Jeff with a J Book Reviews http://bookblog.alibris.com/20081021/drop-city-boyle-review/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20081021/drop-city-boyle-review/feed/ Fly through John Varley’s future-flung universe http://bookblog.alibris.com/20080502/john-varley-reader-review/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20080502/john-varley-reader-review/#comments Sat, 03 May 2008 00:01:29 +0000 Lynn Book Reviews http://bookblog.alibris.com/20080502/john-varley-reader-review/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20080502/john-varley-reader-review/feed/ You’ll fall for Venice in John Berendt’s decadent “The City of Falling Angels” http://bookblog.alibris.com/20080225/city-falling-angels-berendt/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20080225/city-falling-angels-berendt/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:13:47 +0000 Lynn Book Reviews http://bookblog.alibris.com/20080225/city-falling-angels-berendt/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20080225/city-falling-angels-berendt/feed/ “Number Devil” and “Unknown Quantity” present mathematics as flight of fantasy http://bookblog.alibris.com/20071126/enzensberger-derbyshire-review/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20071126/enzensberger-derbyshire-review/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:17:33 +0000 Lynn Book Reviews http://bookblog.alibris.com/20071126/enzensberger-derbyshire-review/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20071126/enzensberger-derbyshire-review/feed/ “Why Aren’t More Women in Science?” explores fairness and the fairer sex http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070917/women-science-ceci-williams/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070917/women-science-ceci-williams/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:39:36 +0000 Lynn Book Reviews http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070917/women-science-ceci-williams/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070917/women-science-ceci-williams/feed/ “Tamar” depicts life in World War II’s grim shadow http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070724/tamar-mal-peet/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070724/tamar-mal-peet/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:56:59 +0000 Lynn Book Reviews http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070724/tamar-mal-peet/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070724/tamar-mal-peet/feed/ “The Ghost Map” leads readers through London’s cholera epidemic http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070627/ghost-map-steven-johnson-review/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070627/ghost-map-steven-johnson-review/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:47:51 +0000 Lynn Book Reviews http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070627/ghost-map-steven-johnson-review/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070627/ghost-map-steven-johnson-review/feed/ “Old Man’s War” packs one hard punch http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070503/old-mans-war-scalzi-review/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070503/old-mans-war-scalzi-review/#comments Fri, 04 May 2007 01:06:03 +0000 Lynn Book Reviews http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070503/old-mans-war-scalzi-review/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070503/old-mans-war-scalzi-review/feed/ Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road” wins Pulitzer Prize http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070329/cormac-mccarthy-road-review-2/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070329/cormac-mccarthy-road-review-2/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:55:42 +0000 Jeff with a J Book Reviews http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070329/cormac-mccarthy-road-review-2/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070329/cormac-mccarthy-road-review-2/feed/ Calvin Trillin tells a love story “About Alice” http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070319/calvin-trillin-about-alice-review/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070319/calvin-trillin-about-alice-review/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:23:01 +0000 Jeff with a J Book Reviews http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070319/calvin-trillin-about-alice-review/ http://bookblog.alibris.com/20070319/calvin-trillin-about-alice-review/feed/