If you are an avid book reader like me, it is quite special when you find a book that is so exceptional you can't stop thinking about the story and character's.
You walk into a Borders and 70% of the books they display in front are the junk reads by authors like James Patterson (who must spit a book out a month!) and Nicholas Sparks along with a ton of books by Women who write depressing crap about their dead kid or cheating husbands.....But when a book is purchased due to reading a stellar review, a recommendation or by just finding it by pure luck....Those books are never forgotten. My top 3 of all time are Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy, A Simple Plan by Scott Smith.....and then there are the Burkowski books that are in a league of their own. A few weeks ago a book recommendation came my way by a friend who has worked at Powells Book Store for many years....He could not stop raving about a novel based on fact that takes place in 1847 during the great hunger in Ireland. I was intrigued about this book so I bought it and could not put it down. It is a masterpiece by Peter Behrens. The title is "The Law of Dreams" and I inserted the link about this book & incredible Author. You can't go wrong with this extraordinary book.
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