Book Reviews by Patricia Vaccarino

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Book Review: A Man and Two Women by Doris Lessing

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Patricia Vaccarino
April 23, 2024

Doris Lessing is a brilliant writer who casts a pall on light, joy, happiness—the up side of human life. Her storytelling technique, (crafting of excellent sentences, narrative description, and keen ear for dialogue) is superb. If only she saw a bit of human goodness, every now and then, instead of being mired in the dark swamp of hypocrisy. 

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Book Review: Colossus: A Novel about Goya and a World Gone Mad

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Patricia Vaccarino
April 23, 2024

The historical narrative is a dramatic unfolding of events that are factually accurate. The characters are living the story; the author is not telling us what to think about what actually happened historically.

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Book Review: Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

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Patricia Vaccarino
January 18, 2024

 

I have been told by ‘snobs’ that there are two kinds of Irish: the Lace Curtain Irish and the Shanty Irish. If indeed that is true, then McCourt has done the Shanty Irish a disservice, or a service, as the case may be.

 

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Book Review: Death Comes For The Archbishop by Willa Cather

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Patricia Vaccarino
December 06, 2022

Ochre and yellow, half shades of green between the sea and groves of olives, old, old tamarisks, and the rainbow flowers of quivering red tubes, Willa Cather conjures New Mexico as a dream that turns out to be true.

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Patricia Vaccarino writes book reviews for love or money

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Patricia Vaccarino
October 04, 2022

I review many types of books: old, new, classic, genre fiction as well as literary fiction, and nonfiction. My fees are based on scale relative to word count and the complexity of the book. I write three types of reviews: Snapshot ($250), Standard ($350) or Scholarly ($550). My book reviews are balanced and fair. I post my reviews on multiple platforms.  It is important to note that my reviews are distributed to a proprietary list of book lovers, bookstores and the media.  Interested? email me patricia@prforpeople.com

 

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