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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

1498 reviews
Elizabeth Gilbert

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

I Totally Relate!
Some of you have completely missed the point. Society does put these standards in your face about marriage, children, how one should live his or her life. When someone deviates from that path, other people freak out/judge. There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with not being traditional: married, kids, blah, blah, blah. If that's what you want, great. If not, that's great too. Some of you seem to ...

A Thousand Splendid Suns

1219 reviews
Khaled Hosseini

Riverhead, 2007

American Women be thankful
This is a terrific novel. I think we need to read these types of books to understand the culture of certain arabic nations. It is also frightening to see just how fast the Taliban is taking over in some of those countries.

Chasing Harry Winston: A Novel

22 reviews
Lauren Weisberger

Simon & Schuster, 2008

Great Summer Read
I think some of the reviews are too critical. This is a fun book that I truly enjoyed. The pages practically turned themselves. I though the book was a great summer read...I recommended it to all my friends.

The Whole Truth

56 reviews
David Baldacci

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

Surperb
Mr Baldacci has done it again...created and developed characters that you want to read about again..and again..etc. I am looking forward to his next book.

Water for Elephants: A Novel

1323 reviews
Sara Gruen

Algonquin Books, 2007

This rube was hooked
As an animal-lover and not a fan of the circus, I felt a little wary of the setting and subject matter when beginning to listen to the unabridged audio version of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS. But soon I was totally hooked by the two narrators, young and old voices of Jacob, and by Gruen's evocative language and masterful storytelling. Like another reader/reviewer, I was reminded of family stories about ...

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel

4 reviews
David Wroblewski

Ecco, 2008

*Here* is a writer...
...and *here* is a novel. Chock-full of a love of language, a robust narrative style, but moreover, more importantly, here is an actual *story*, something rare on today's literary fiction landscape. 'Edgar Sawtelle' will appeal to those who love a good story, to those who love intriguing characters, and certainly to those who love dogs. Mr. Wroblewski's accomplishments with this, his ...

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

138 reviews
Junot Díaz

Riverhead Hardcover, 2007

Superb
This work is a masterpiece- it's a comic tragic take on one person's quest in finding his way in the world. At a broader level, it resonates with the challenges faced by each and every succeeding generation. Great narrative, reflective prose, laugh out loud passages, awesome characters, a fusion of genres and the easy mingling of high and low culture make this a truly spectacular book. Junot ...

The Art of Racing in the Rain

49 reviews
Garth Stein

Harper, 2008

BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Since I am a young teenager, you might think it doesn't mean much for me to say that this is the best book ever. But I've read a pretty good amount of books for someone my age. When I read this book, I felt a connection with it that I haven't felt with any other book. It made me feel the pain, the happiness, the sadness, and the humor in the characters lives. I cried at two points in the book ...

The Road (Oprah's Book Club)

1424 reviews
Cormac McCarthy

Vintage Books, 2007

One of the Best Book I've ever Read
One of the most gripping and moving books I've ever read. It is certainly not a 'feel-good' story but nevertheless, it is impossible to put the book down. And for the record, I suspect that it was either an asteroid/comet impact or possibly the eruption of a super-volcano that causes the apocalypse in the novel; both would account for the tremendous amount of ash everywhere as well as the ...

Sail

12 reviews
James Patterson, Howard Roughan

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

Sail
Again another exciting story with so many twist you all most get lost. It keeps you guessing to the very end. You want to read it without putting it down. Difficult to go to sleep too quickly when you finish reading another great Patterson book. There is only one James Patterson!

The Alchemist

1225 reviews
Paulo Coelho

HarperCollins, 2006

The Alchemist
I found this book to be very motivational/inspirational. I have chosen to gift this book to the high school graduates in my life as I feel it might help them to find a direction for their life that is more influenced by their heart than the media and ultimately allow them to be healthier and happier people.

The Kite Runner

2389 reviews
Khaled Hosseini

Riverhead Trade, 2004

Well written book much like three stones
This is well written book in which the author attempts to be honest about his life to this point. Granted that it is sometimes heavy reading, the book tells a perfectly logical and realistic tale about life in Afganistan during the time whent the Taliban ruled the country. The characters rue the fact that the "old monarchy" was no more. Of course they were also the leading people in ...

Snuff

55 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk

Doubleday, 2008

never disappointed
Wow, yet another wonderful Chuck book that I couldnt put down. I am strangly addicted to his writing, and 'SNUFF' is another awesome addition to my bookshelf!! I loved it!

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)

246 reviews
Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, ...

Harper Perennial, 2008

food education
A brilliant expose of food production in the US. The light touch makes the information palatable despite the bad news. The 3 writers are honest, keeping the struggle to eat local real. The suggestions are reasonable for most people, allowing the reader to join in the movement to eat local produce again.

Netherland: A Novel

13 reviews
Joseph O'Neill

Pantheon, 2008

Cricket in Purgatory
The book jacket is entrancingly deceptive. Printed on what feels like watercolor paper, it shows a colored vignette of men in white playing cricket on a village green watched by spectators relaxing in the shade of a spreading chestnut tree. It could well be the nineteenth century, except that the skyline in the background is Manhattan, and Joseph O'Neill's novel is set in the first years of the ...

How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

53 reviews
Thomas C. Foster

Harper Paperbacks, 2003

great book for students
This is a lively, friendly, entertaining book that is great for students. It discusses how to read, to to really read literature. But as a practiced reader I found that it didn't teach me much, though it would be great for a freshman or sophmore.

Life of Pi: Deluxe Illustrated Edition

22 reviews
Yann Martel

Harcourt, 2007

A Mirror Held Up to the Reader
Life of Pi was a fairly engaging story in terms of plot and character, but what made it such a memorable book, for me at least, was its thematic concerns. Basically, this is one of the most thematically interesting and thought-provoking books I've read in a while. Is it a "story that will make you believe in God," as Pi claims? I'm not sure I'd go that far, but I would say that most people who ...

The Secret Life of Bees

1365 reviews
Sue Monk Kidd

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003

My favorite book in many years!
If you need a story that will transport you to a place that will ultimately warm you to the toes, this is it. I recommend this book to all my friends. I find this to be a really healing book on many levels. I've read it over and over to completely absorb all of Kidd's imagery and brilliant depth of characters. She is a very rare writer who truly knows how to make a story come to life! I ...

The Glass Castle: A Memoir

1041 reviews
Jeannette Walls

Scribner, 2006

A must read book
From the first page to the last Ms. Walls story captivated me ... not only with her style of sharing her life but because I completely could relate to how she lived as a child. I myself lived a similar childhood and to read another's story touched my soul ... Even if you lived a "normal" childhood you should read her story for the sheer entertainment and unbelievable circumstances that she and ...

A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father

63 reviews
Augusten Burroughs

St. Martin's Press, 2008

Totally believable.
One of the best books I have ever read. The story is fast-paced and heart-breaking. It is totally believable to me because I grew up in a home with one alcoholic parent and another who did nothing to protect us. I recommend this book to everyone. If you had a happy childhood -- read this book so you'll appreciate your parents even more. If you had an alcoholic parent, read the book so ...

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