The Wave
The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean, by Susan Casey. Doubleday (2010), 318...
Bonobo Handshake
Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo, by Vanessa Woods. Gotham Books (2010), 278...
The Devil’s T...
The Devil’s Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America’s Great White Sharks, by...
The Elephant Whispe...
The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild, by Lawrence Anthony. Thomas Dunne Books...
Listening to Whales
Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us, by Alexandra Morton. Ballantine Books (2002), 314...
Fruitless Fall
Fruitless Fall: The Collapse of the Honey Bee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis, by Rowan Jacobsen....
The Golden Spruce
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed, by John Vaillant. W.W. Norton (2005), 255...
In Defense of Food
In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan. Penguin Press (2008), 256 pages. Though I am a huge fan of The...
The End of the Line
The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat, by Charles Clover. The New...
The Omnivore’...
The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan. Penguin Press (2006), 450 pages. I was prepared to wade...
About Us
The Book Shark began as an independent book review website created by Cindy Blackett and Donna Long in 2002.
From the beginning our goal was not only to write great reviews, but also to recognize the most well-written books we read each year with an award...
Gustine Awards
The Gustine Awards were named in honor of the main character in one of our favorite books—The Dress Lodger, by Sheri Holman. Awards have been given out yearly since 2002 in three categories: fiction, nonfiction, and memoir...
Cover Art
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Reader Reviews
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Fiction»
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Citrus County
20 Apr 2012
Citrus County, by John Brandon. McSweeney’s (2011), 216 pages.
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Nonfiction»
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The Wave
15 Feb 2011
The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean, by Susan Casey. Doubleday ....
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Memoir»
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Mukiwa: A Whit...
11 May 2012
Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa, by Peter Godwin. Grove Press (1996), 418 pages.
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“I think I first ....
Angry Rants»
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Three Cups of ...
12 Oct 2011
Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way, by Jon Krakauer. Anchor (2011) ....
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Graphic Novels»
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Stitches
28 Dec 2009
Stitches: A Memoir, by David Small. W.W. Norton & Company (2009), 329 pages.
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This memoir is the biggest ....
Bad Books»
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The Story of E...
17 Jan 2010
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski. Ecco (2008), 576 pages.
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I heard about The Story of ....