Judi Clark, Editor
Judi Clark is the editor of MostlyFiction.com.  She started MostlyFiction in February 1998 as an excercise to learn HTML  It is no wonder that she would choose recommending books as her website subject matter. She has been an avid reader all of her life — and has always felt that it was important to tell people about the books that she was reading.  Just ask her family and they will roll their eyes in response.
She reads mostly fiction, of course, and loves all the genres that this site includes.  Hey, this website is her baby, so this makes sense. But really, she will read anything.  And on any media, as it turns out.  Not surprising since cereal boxes at breakfast used to be a good way to sneak an extra read.  Now she reads books on her Kindle and iPhone. She just downloads the Kindle books to her iPhone and now she always has a book in her back pocket  (and can even read without turning on the light at night).  Of course, mixed in that are advanced reader copies, library books, and the perpetual collection of  hard cover and paperbacks.  And when they are traveling, road signs and historical markers will do. Internet news seems to have replaced the cereal boxes at breakfast.
Originally she wrote all the reviews herself, but in order to cover a greater number of books, she recruited others to help write reviews, luring fellow avid readers with promises of free books. Â She now has the best team of reviewers and is so successful that in the past few years, she’s not had time to write any of her own reviews. Â Especially since she wants to read nearly every book that gets posted on MostlyFiction. Â So, many, many books….
Judi has lived in New Hampshire, Maine, and the Florida Keys (on their 30′ sailboat). Â For awhile, she and Carl lived in a class A motorhome, but since when Judi took a full time job in Quartzsite, Arizona, they purchased a “park model” with an essential central air conditioning unit and sold the RV. Â Carl is content to stay home and work on his model airplanes. So, when Judi gets antsy, she drives the Prius to one of the many southwest wonders and pitches a tent, which is a lot more affordable.
She is always hoping that she’ll have time to write reviews again. But at least she is reading lots.
Here are her most recent reviews:
2014
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (3-9-14)
- Blue Asylum by Kathy Hepinstall (2-9-14)
2009
- Spooner by Pete Dexter (12-31-09)
- The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter (12-20-09)
- Yes, My Darling Daughter by Margaret Leroy (6-10-09)
2007
- Slipknot by Linda Greenlaw (6-20-07)
- The Echo Maker by Richard Powers (02-09-07)
2006
- The Kindness of Strangers by Katrina Kittle (3-20-06)
2005
- The Inner Circle by T. C. Boyle (12-12-05)
- Lux by Maria Flook (12-12-05)
- The Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (10-30-05)
- Airframe by Michael Crichton (05-07-05)
- The Bend in the River by Susan Gibbs (3-27-05)
- A Killing Rain by P.J. Parrish (3-27-05)
- Going Postal by Terry Pratchett (2-17-05)
- Improbable by Adam Fawer (1-16-05)
- State of Fear by Michael Crichton (1-16-05)
2004
- A Salty Piece of Land by Jimmy Buffett (12-19-04)
- Dating Games by RM Johnson(12-19-04)
- Little Scarlet by Walter Mosley (11-7-04)
- California Girl by T. Jefferson Parker (11-7-04)
- Dude, Where’s My Country? by Michael Moore (9-16-04)
- Siren Song by Stephen Schwandt (9-16-04)
- Good Morning, Darkness by Ruth Francisco (9-16-04)
- Lost Souls by Michael Collins (08-22-04)
- The Repo by Bill Eidson (08-22-04)
- Bleeding Hearts by Josh Aterovis (08-22-04)
- Island of Bones by P.J. Parrish (08-13-04)
- Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen (07-24-04)
- Shoot the Moon by Billie Letts (07-24-04)
- Dead Lines by Greg Bear (07-03-04)
- Avenger by Frederick Forsyth (05-15-04)
- Sunset and Sawdust by Joe Lansdale (04-23-04)
- The Body of David Hayes by Ridley Pearson (04-04-04)
- Guardian of the Horizon by Elizabeth Peters (3-16-04)
- Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters (3-16-04)
2003
- The Great Husband Hunt by Laurie Graham (11-11-03)
- Something Might Happen by Julie Myerson (10-05-03)
- Postcards from Berlin by Margaret Leroy (9-7-03)
- Redemption by Nancy Geary (6-30-03)
- The Clarinet Polka by Keith Maillard (6-18-03)
- The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst (6-1-03)
- Prince of Lost Places by Kathy Hepinstall (5-28-03)
- All He Ever Wanted by Anita Shreve (4-30-03)
- Second Glance by Jodi Picoult (4-20-03)
- Sea Hunter by Paul Garrison (4-20-03)
- Cold Pursuit by T. Jefferson Parker (3-31-03)
- Bannerman’s Ghosts by John R. Maxim (3-31-03)
- Murder in the Hearse Degree by Tim Cockey (3-31-03)
- The Discrete Charm of Charlie Monk by David Ambrose (3-16-03)
- She’s Not There by Mary-Ann Tirone Smith (03-16-03)
2002
- A Winter Marriage by Kerry Hardie (11-30-02)
- Prey by Michael Crichton (11-30-02)
- I’ll Take You There by Joyce Carol Oates (11-30-02)
- Rain Fall by Barry Eisler (11-12-02)
- The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve (11-12-02)
- Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris (10-31-02)
- From a Buick 8 by Stephen King (10-31-02)
- Stay by Nicola Griffith (10-13-02)
- Welcome to Higby by Mark Dunn (9-30-02)
- Shot by Jenny Siler (9-30-02)
- Truth Hurts by Nancy Pickard (9-8-02)
- The Rainbow Singer by Simon Kerr (9-8-02)
- Jolie Blon’s Bounce by James Lee Burke (8-26-02)
- The Art of Deception by Ridley Pearson (8-13-02)
- Empire Falls by Richard Russo (7-21-02)
- It’s My Body and I’ll Cry If I Want To by Sharleen Jonasson (7-21-02)
- The Big Gamble by Michael McGarrity (7-21-02)
- Bad Boy Brawly Brown by Walter Mosley (6-30-02)
- The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (6-26-02)
- Long Lost by David Morrell (6-26-02)
- Darwin’s Radio by Greg Bear (6-16-02)
- The Beach House by James Patterson (June 2, 2002)
- Rush Home Road by Lori Lansens (May 22, 2002)
- Put a Lid On It by Donald E. Westlake (May 8, 2002)
- Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult (April 28, 2002)
- If Looks Could Kill by Kate White (April 28, 2002)
- Sea Glass by Anita Shreve (April 2, 2002)
- Blue Suede Clues by Daniel Klein (April 2, 2002)
- The Cyclist by Viken Berberian (March 26, 2002)
- Bad Seed by Beth Saulnier (March 16, 2002)
- 2nd Chance/1st to Die by James Patterson (March 1, 2002)
- Girls’ Poker Night by Jill A. Davis (February 22, 2002)
- Paint it Black by P.J. Parrish (February 21, 2002)
- River Woman by Donna Hemans (February 17, 2002)
- Hell to Pay by George P. Pelecanos (February 14, 2002)
- The Hearse Case Scenario by Tim Cockey (February 6, 2002)
- Love Her Madly by Mary-Ann Tirone Smith (January 26, 2002)
- MacGregor’s Lantern by Corinne Joy Brown (January 22, 2002)
- Spilling Clarence by Anne Ursu (January 12, 2002)
- The Millionaires by Brad Meltzer (January 9, 2002)
- Captain Saturday by Robert Inman (January 7, 2002)
2001
- Captains Outrageous by Joe R. Lansdale (December 27, 2001)
- Mobtown by Jack Kelly (December 27, 2001)
- Hotel of the Saints by Ursula Hegi (December 17, 2001)
- The Jazz Bird by Craig Holden (December 16, 2001)
- The Viking Funeral by Stephen J. Cannell (December 13, 2001)
- The Giuliana Legacy by Alexis Masters (December 1, 2001)
- Last Man Standing by David Baldacci (December 1, 2001)
- The Pinkerton Eye by Allen P. Bristow (November 24, 2001)
- Futureland by Walter Mosley (November 14, 2001)
- Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland (November 14, 2001)
- The Good German by Joseph Kanon (November 1, 2001)
- Bad Chili by Joe R. Lansdale (October 21, 2001)
- Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn (October 19, 2001)
- The Keeper by George C. Chesbro (October 7, 2001)
- The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (September 23, 2001)
- Hickok and Cody by Matt Braun (September 23, 2001)
- The Absence of Nectar by Kathy Hepinstall (September 3, 2001)
- Envy by Sandra Brown (August 23, 2001)
- Mourning Glory by Warren Adler (August 5, 2001)
- Under the Color of Law by Michael McGarrity (July 29, 2001)
- Dervish is Digital by Pat Cadigan (July 20, 2001)
- Parallel Lies by Ridley Pearson (July 7, 2001)
- Misfortune by Nancy Geary (June 24, 2001)
- Two Truths and a Lie by Katrina Kittle (June 17, 2001)
- Fearless Jones by Walter Mosley (June10, 2001)
- Fixer Chao by Han Ong (May 28, 2001)
- A Deadly Exchange – Sheryl Jane Stafford (May 11, 2001)
- The Popejoys of Pistolburg by C. Mike Reid (May 6, 2001)
- Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult (April 20, 2001)
- Silent Joe by T. Jefferson Parker (April 8, 2001)
- Silent Extras by Arnon Grunberg (March 19, 2001)
- The Black Madonna by Louisa Ermelino (March 11, 2001)
- The Weight of All Things by Sandra BenÃtez (March 6, 2001)
- The Years With Laura DÃaz by Carlos Fuentes (February 25, 2001)
- Flight by Jan Burke (February 17, 2001)
- Darwin’s Blade by Dan Simmons (February 16, 2001)
- Hearse of a Different Color by Tim Cockey (February 4, 2001)
- A Patchwork Planet by Anne Tyler (January 21, 2001)
- Dead of Winter by P.J. Parrish (January 1, 2001)
2000
- Iced by Jenny Siler (December 30, 2000)
- The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk by Jennifer Niven (November 28, 2000)
- The Journey Home by Olaf Olafsson (November 19, 2000)
- Dead Man Falls by Paula Boyd (November 6, 2000)
- An Uncertain Currency by Clyde Lynwood Sawyer, Jr and Frances Witlin (October 29, 2000)
- Before I Say Goodbye by Ruth Picardie (October 21, 2000)
- Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos (October 1, 2000)
- High Gate Health and Beauty by Joseph Colicchio (September 20, 2000)
- ¡Yo! by Julia Alvarez (September 8, 2000)
- Beloved and Tar Baby by Toni Morrison (September 7, 2000)
- Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley (August 13, 2000)
- Kill Me Tender by Daniel Klein (August 13, 2000)
- What’s Wrong with Dorfman? by John Blumenthal (July 30, 2000)
- The Judas Judge by Michael McGarrity (July 17, 2000)
- Second Hand by Michael Zadoorian (July 9, 2000)
- Middle of Nowhere by Ridley Pearson (July 2, 2000)
- Dreams of the Centaur by Montserrat Fontes (June 26, 2000)
- Flashpoint by Linda Barnes (June 11, 2000)
- Mind Play by Phillip Tomasso III (June 11, 2000)
- Becoming Madame Mao by Anchee Min (June 6, 2000)
- Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult (May 21, 2000)
- Acts of the Apostles by John Sundman (May 21, 2000)
- Unhealthy Boundaries: A Story of Murder and the Internet by Robert Tolins (May 7, 2000)
- Traveling Light by Katrina Kittle (April 26, 2000)
- The Last Days Murder List by Alice Holman (April 22, 2000)
- The First Eagle by Tony Hillerman (April 6, 2000)
- In Her Defense by Stephen Horn (March 30, 2000)
- The 1898 Base-Ball Fe-As-Ko and The Four Arrows Fe-As-Ko by Randall Beth Platt (March 26, 2000)
- In America by Susan Sontag (March 15, 2000)
- Afterburn by Colin Harrison (February 27, 2000)
- Knick Knack Paddy Whack by Ardal O’Hanlon (February 8, 2000)
- The Royalscope Fe-As-Ko by Randall Beth Platt (January 30, 2000)
- Tropical Depression by Laurence Shames (January 30, 2000)
- Bandit Invincible Butch Cassidy by Suzanne Lyon (January 23, 2000)
- The House of Gentle Men by Kathy Hepinstall (January 5, 2000)
1999
- Someday Comes by Harry Munns (December 29, 1999)
- Hermit’s Peak by Michael McGarrity (December 12, 1999)
- Bob Bridges, an apocalyptic fable by Penny Perkins (November 26, 1999)
- Random Hearts by Warren Adler (November 26, 1999)
- Y2K by R.J. Pineiro (October 14, 1999)
- Daughter of Joy by JoAnn Levy (October 14, 1999)
- Ahab’s Wife, or The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund (October 11, 1999)
- Foreign Brides by Elena Lappin (October 5, 1999)
- Hot Enough to Kill by Paula Boyd (October 4, 1999)
- O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton (September 28, 1999)
- Personal Injuries by Scott Turow (September 25, 1999)
- Exposure by R.J. Pinero (September 20, 1999)
- The Keys to the Street by Ruth Rendell (September 15, 1999)
- Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts (September 10, 1999)
- Ender’s Shadow by Orson Scott Card (September 8, 1999)
- Generous Death by Nancy Pickard (September 3, 1999)
- The Bingo Palace by Louise Erdrich (August 31, 1999)
- Endymion and The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons (August 24, 1999)
- The Main Corpse by Diane Mott Davidson (August 6, 1999)
- Incident at Twenty-Mile by Trevanian (August 4, 1999)
- Monkey Wrench by Liza Cody (August 1, 1999)
- Lying on the Couch by Irvin D. Yalom (July 11, 1999)
- A Little Yellow Dog by Walter Mosley (July 6, 1999)
- Ubik by Philip K. Dick (July 4, 1999)
- Almanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko (June 28, 1999)
- The Paperboy by Pete Dexter (June 24, 1999)
- Client Privilege by William G. Tapply (June 21, 1999)
- I Killed Hemingway by William McCranor Henderson (June 18, 1999)
- Ten Percent of Life by Hiber Conteris (June 12, 1999)
- Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore (May 30, 1999)
- The Seville Communion by Arturo Pérez-Reverte (May 24, 1999)
- Bloody Secrets by Carolina Garcia-Aguilera (May 20, 1999)
- Redeye: A Western by Clyde Edgerton (May 15, 1999)
- Chasing Cézanne by Peter Mayle (May 6, 1999)
- Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons (May 5, 1999)
- The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx (April 16, 1999)
- The Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover by Kinky Friedman (April 6, 1999)
- Dying for Chocolate by Diane Mott Davidson (March 30, 1999)
- Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman’s (March 21, 1999)
- Esperanza’s Box of Saints by Maria Amparo Escandon (March 6, 1999)
- The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton (February 21, 1999)
- White Rush/Green Fire by Mark McGarrity (February 13, 1999)
- Consuming Fire by Thomas D. Davis (February 6, 1999)
- Dirt by Stuart Woods (February 2, 1999)
- Manhattan Nocturne by Colin Harrison (January 29, 1999)
- Dream of a Falling Eagle by George C. Chesbro (January 10, 1999)
- Thin Air by Robert Parker (January 10, 1999)
- The Law of Love by Laura Esquivel (January 2, 1999)
- Stormy Weather by Carl Hiaasen (January 2, 1999)
1998
- The Woman Who Walked on Water by Lily Tuck (December 16, 1998)
- The Male Cross-Dresser Support Group by Tama Janowitz (November 15, 1998)
- The Burning Man by Phillip Margolin (November 1, 1998)
- Rose by Martin Cruz Smith (October 1, 1998)
- Hang Time by Zev Chafets (October 18, 1998)
- The Last Known Residence of Mickey Acuña by Dagoberto Gilb (October 4, 1998)
- Clay’s Ark by Octave Butler (October 1, 1998)
- Hidden Latitudes by Alison Anderson (October 1, 1998)
- The Bookmakers by Zev Chafets (October 1, 1998)
- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells (September 17, 1998)
- Return to the Same City by Paco Ignacio Taibo II (August 30, 1998)
- Death Walker by Aimée and David Thurlo (August 30, 1998)
- Left for Dead by Paul Engleman (August 23, 1998)
- The Here and Now by Robert Cohen (August 23, 1998)
- The Fallen Man by Tony Hillerman (August 8, 1998)
- Fire Carrier by Jean Hager (August 2, 1998)
- Rearview Mirror by Ellen Feldman (August 2, 1998)
- The Whiteness of Bones by Susanna Moore (July 26, 1998)
- Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia (July 19, 1998)
- Last Time I Saw Mother by Arlene J. Chai (July 19, 1998)
- The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger (July 19, 1998)
- Cyberkiss by Sally Chapman (July 13, 1998)
- School of Hard Knocks by Donna Huston Murray (June 17, 1998)
- Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat (June 17, 1998)
- Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs (May 29, 1998)
- She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb (May 29, 1998)
- Consider This Senora by Harriet Doerr (May 17, 1998)
- The Sailcloth Shroud by Charles Williams (May 17, 1998)
- Dead in the Water by Stuart Woods (May 15, 1998)
- Moo by Jane Smiley (May 11, 1998)
- White Noise by Don Delillo (May 3, 1998)
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Thanks, Donald!
I have corrected the information on this page:
Review of UNLESS by Carol Shields
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