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The Land That Time Forgot - by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Reviewed on January 25, 2012 by Susanna Pyatt

An "excellent adventure tale, filled with action, mystery, and a little bit of romance."

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The World We Found - by Thrity Umrigar

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Reviewed on December 30, 2011 by Susanna Pyatt

"'The World We Found' is a great read on several levels: a chick-lit novel exploring friendship, an examination of the changes in Indian society between the 1970s and now, a middle-age retrospection on youth."

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The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold - by Francesca Lia Block

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Reviewed on November 18, 2011 by Susanna Pyatt

"The tales seem to lack some of the raw, lyrical power I found in the first Block novel I read, but these nine fractured tales are enthralling in similar ways for Block's unique writing style."

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The Jumbee - by Pamela Keyes

Jumbee
Reviewed on October 14, 2011 by Susanna Pyatt

"Keyes' book is not self-consciously a retelling; it sticks to the general plotline but adds enough detail and development to stand outside the Phantom-inspired canon."

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Psyche in a Dress - by Francesca Lia Block

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Reviewed on September 23, 2011 by Susanna Pyatt

"Unique, creative, dark, insightful, raw, engrossing, heartbreaking - in short, the makings of an amazing novel."

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Salvation City - by Sigrid Nunez

Salvation City
Reviewed on September 7, 2011 by Susanna Pyatt

"well-written, interesting, and different from most other science fiction books you'll read"

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