Read More: Buy Borrow Bypass

In this weekly feature, Book Riot contributors give brief reviews of their recent reads and advise whether you should buy, borrow, or bypass them.

Posted by
Wallace Yovetich
December 17, 2012
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: December 17, 2012

Listening In: The Secret White House Recordings of John F. Kennedy (Ted Widmer, Caroline Kennedy) … Read the full post

Posted by
Peter Damien
December 12, 2012
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: Week of December 10, 2012

The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant–General and President Ulysses S. Grant declared regularly … Read the full post

Posted by
Rebecca Joines Schinsky
December 6, 2012
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: December 6, 2012

Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume edited by Jennifer O’Connell … Read the full post

Posted by
Scott Beauchamp
November 26, 2012
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: November, 26, 2012

We Monks And Soldiers by Lutz Bassman You will not meet Lutz Bassman at a book signing. That’s because … Read the full post

Posted by
Kim Ukura
November 19, 2012
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: November 19, 2012

Born to Run by Christopher McDougall Deep in Mexico’s Copper Canyon — an inhospitable section … Read the full post

Posted by
Jodi Chromey
November 14, 2012
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: November 14, 2012

Have You Seen Marie? by Sandra Cisneros, illustrated by Ester Hernandez: This is a sort of grown-up … Read the full post

Posted by
Johann Thorsson
November 8, 2012
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: November 8, 2012

Over the last few weeks I’ve read quite a few interesting books, which for some reason mostly … Read the full post

Posted by
Paul Montgomery
November 1, 2012
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: November 1, 2012

  Live by Night by Dennis Lehane: About this time two years ago, I feverishly mainlined the whole … Read the full post

Posted by
Amanda Nelson
October 25, 2012
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: October 25, 2012

Summer and Bird by Katherine Catmull: This debut middle-grade novel is a dark and twisted modern fairy … Read the full post

Posted by
Peter Damien
October 17, 2012
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: Week of October 15th, 2012 [Comic Book Edition!]

Note: Three out of the four comics mentioned here are series, either ongoing or completed. I’ve … Read the full post

Posted by
dr b
October 10, 2012
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: October 10, 2012

  River Thieves by Michael Crummey: Not a recent release but one I am rereading this week because … Read the full post

Posted by
Cassandra Neace
October 4, 2012
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: Week of October 1, 2012 [Audiobook Edition!]

Note: I listened to all of this week’s books, so my opinions are based on the narrator’s … Read the full post

Posted by
Rachel
September 26, 2012
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: September 24, 2012

In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner (Simon & Schuster): Though debut author Vaddey Ratner’s … Read the full post

Posted by
Greg Zimmerman
September 17, 2012
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: September 17, 2012

The Newlyweds by Nell Freudenberger (Knopf): One of The New Yorker’s 20 under 40, Freudenberger … Read the full post

Posted by
Bethanne Patrick
September 5, 2012
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: Week of September 3, 2012

Each week I read between 3-6 books. I don’t have time to write meaningful reviews of each, but I … Read the full post

Posted by
Bethanne Patrick
August 29, 2012
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: Week of August 26, 2012

Each week I read between 3-6 books. I don’t have time to write meaningful reviews of each, but I … Read the full post

Posted by
Bethanne Patrick
August 24, 2012
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: Week of August 20, 2012

Each week I read between 3-6 books. I don’t have time to write meaningful reviews of each, but I … Read the full post

Posted by
Bethanne Patrick
August 17, 2012
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Buy, Borrow, Bypass: Week of August 13, 2012

Each week I read between 3-6 books. I don’t have time to write meaningful reviews of each, but I … Read the full post