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March
Geraldine Brooks
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
I Loved Meeting Mr. March And Hearing His Story
+ Beautifully written book.....not so great ending.
+ LIttle Women Grows Up
+ What War Does to Families
+ Moving, Thought, Provoking, Insightful
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The Philosopher's Apprentice: A Novel
James Morrow
William Morrow, 2008
A fun, amusing read, with many dashes of philosophy
+ Four Stars
A very good read, with a setting in the science fiction present. Lots of fun playing with philosophy and how it can or cannot infuse your life. A woman clones younger versions of herself, then hires moral counsellors to fill in the gaps in their upbringing (or lack thereof). Explores how this ...
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Body Surfing: A Novel
Anita Shreve
Back Bay Books, 2008
Surfing Into Conflict
+ Shreve Does It Again
This was a good book but not as good as other novels by Shreve that I have enjoyed. It is still a fairly quick read and good for passing some time.
The basic plot is straightforward - a family hires a tutor (Sydney) for their daughter, and there are two older brothers which sets up the some of ...
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The Shadow of the Wind
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005
simply the best
+ The Shadow of the Wind
+ Fantastic read!
+ A Must Read
+ Truly great storytelling
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The Knitting Circle: A Novel
Ann Hood
W. W. Norton, 2008
On Loss and Redemption
+ Not just for the knitting crowd
+ A heartwarming book
+ Beautifully written
+ The Knitting Circle
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel
Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
Phenomenal Women Book Club (Houston, TX)
+ Buy this book!
+ Snowflower and the Secret Fan
+ SNOWFLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Kim Edwards
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
Freeze Frame
+ What a memory!!!
On a snowy winter night in 1964, Dr. David Henry is forced to deliver his twins and makes a split-second decision that forever alters theh lives of everyone involved. When it is apparent to him that his daughter has Down's Syndrome, he asks the nurse to take her to an institution, without telling ...
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Dream When You're Feeling Blue: A Novel
Elizabeth Berg
Ballantine Books, 2008
Sweet nostalgia!
+ nice little sentimental journey
A return to a simpilier time. . . . It does seem simple on the service: the references to movie stars of the time, hair styles, food, speech, etc., but actually...things were extremely hectic. A horrible war was going on. Boys left for the war and it was not known if they would return. The family ...
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The View from Castle Rock (Vintage)
Alice Munro
Vintage, 2008
Alice Munro tells great short stories
Alice Munro is a wonderful Canadian writer. She has won numerous awards for her work in Canada, the United States and in the United Kingdom. The View from Castle Rock is her eleventh book of short stories-and it is terrific.
Castle Rock is a high rocky outcropping in Scotland, not too far north ...
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The Inheritance of Loss
Kiran Desai
Grove Press, 2006
Great book
+ "How could Indians travel in the world and live in the world the same way Westerners did?"
This book deserves a fresh endorsement, which I wholeheartedly give. The one disgruntled reader below ("Ashok") is symptomatic of newly-disgruntled Indian rightwingers--precisely the target of books like this one and Roy's "The God of Small Things." In fact, it's no coincidence that many ...
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Moral Disorder and Other Stories
Margaret Atwood
Anchor, 2008
A BRILLIANT, DEEPLY MOVING, TOUR DE FORCE CHARACTER STUDY -- AND SEIMI-AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL TO BOOT!
+ Brilliant Writing at its Best!
+ Good, but not her best
"Moral Disorder" by Margaret Atwood is a collection of eleven short stories. Each stands easily and delightfully alone; in fact, five of them have previously appeared in magazines. But taken as a whole, this collection gathers synergy and eventually morphs into a most uncommon and extraordinary ...
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The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
HarperCollins, 2006
Simple But Strong Message
+ The best book ever!
+ Actually life-changing
Paulo Coelho weaves a masterpiece confronting the very basis of the way we live in society today. He tries to show that if you follow your, "Personal legend" which is what your deepest dream is, and what God has planed for you, you will achieve true happiness.
Paulo Coelho was born in Brazil. He ...
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No Country for Old Men (Vintage International)
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage, 2007
One hell of a book
+ A Great Read Despite Its Problems
+ No Man's Land
+ Well written with disturbingly unique character
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The Gift of Rain: A Novel
Tan Twan Eng
Weinstein Books, 2008
Packs a Huge Emotional Punch
+ A triad of cultures
+ A True Gift
+ Magnificent, Masterful, Mesmerizing!
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The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel
Diane Setterfield
Washington Square Press, 2007
Beautiful book
+ The Thirteenth Tale
+ Excellent
+ A Modern Gothic Romance
+ "When one is nothing, one invents. It fills a void"
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