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67 reviews
Lisa Carey

Perennial / Harper-collins, 2001

love this
I loved this book. Honestly, I picked it up in some discount area and I can't imagine my life without it. Silly, maybe but true. I thought it was amazing as a teenager and saw it in a whole new light after losing my aunt to cancer. I've read it many times and I just think it's the best book. It's all about what's not said & the dangers in not speaking up, about how valuable time is and life in ...

Blackberry Wine

59 reviews
Joanne Harris

Perennial / Harper-collins, 2002

Mixed feelings
Although I found the characters somewhat flat and frankly disliked a couple of them such as Kerry, I thoroughly enjoyed being transported to Joe's and Jay's gardens and homes and -- through Harris' magical pen -- found myself believing in those "talking" wine bottles as living things. On the whole, I enjoyed the process of getting to the denouement, but felt somewhat disappointed at the way the ...

Sacred Clowns

1 review
Tony Hillerman

Perennial / Harper-collins, 2003

Navahos and more
This time we confront a different Pueblo People the Hopi. In the Hopi there are sect or Koshari societies; they do not practice curing; they are concerned with fertility and growth. Their religion is more personal than public and clans are most important. Along With a new people we are treated to a piece of history; The Spanish had a tradition of The Canes of Office here. Governors and ...

Sleep Toward Heaven : A Novel

59 reviews
Amanda Eyre Ward

Perennial / Harper-collins, 2004

A Great Story!!!
I couldn't put it down! The characters are well developed and the plot is well thought out. Never boring! A MUST READ!!!

The Reading Group: A Novel (P.S.)

62 reviews
Elizabeth Noble

Perennial / Harper-collins, 2005

Good book
I just read this book for the second time and enjoyed it even more. I liked the characters and atmosphere.

Midnight Champagne: A Novel: A Novel

53 reviews
A. Manette Ansay

Perennial / Harper-collins, 2000

This is what a book should be!
Midnight Champagne is my favorite of all of Ansay's published work. The structure of the book is ingenius; the various pathos, observations, grudges and relationships between guests at a wedding involve the reader in each and every character. At least this reader cared about each and every character, and I appreciated the neat resolution of each character's particular conflict/story arc. Many ...

Layover

66 reviews
Lisa Zeidner, Random House Inc.

Perennial / Harper-collins, 2000

Sex as an Rx for cynicism
Lisa Zeidner's "Layover" is lean and more than a little mean, largely because it's from the point of view of Zeidner's first-person protagonist, Claire Newbold, whose only child was killed in a car accident some time before the story begins. It's about battling the urge to escape from grief into cynicism, but don't be put off. Zeidner has a light touch and a sharp sense of humor, and she'ss ...

Population: 485 : Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time

61 reviews
Michael Perry

Perennial / Harper-collins, 2003

Much more than I'd expected
From the little I'd read about this book, I expected some warm, perhaps funny vignettes about life in a rural town. This book is much more! It's laugh-out-loud funny: I read several passages to my family. It also gives an insider's view of the world of volunteer firefighting and EMT/ambulance work. The author uses an impressive range of voices--from "local yokel" to knowledgeable medical ...

Five Quarters Of The Orange

80 reviews
Joanne Harris

Perennial / Harper-collins, 2002

Food and tragedy - worth reading
I really loved this book. The protagonist is Framboise, an old woman who is telling us the story of one monumental event in her life. As young girl growing up in the French countryside during World War II, Framboise had a poisoned relationship with her single mother, Mirabelle. Framboise's father has already been killed in the war, and the little family is struggling to establish a new dynamic ...

The Lost Continent - Travels In Small-town America

1 review
Bill Bryson

Perennial / Harper-collins, 2001

The Lost Continent:Travels in Small-Town America
I just discovered Bill Bryson a few months ago, and I have loved every book that I've read, but this is by far the most hilarious one yet. I was reading it while traveling in a car with my husband, and, after laughing out loud, would have to reread passages to him. I haven't found it on audio book, but would love to hear it in Bill's voice, which adds to his sarcastic wit.

The House of the Seven Sisters: A Novel of Food and Family

2 reviews
Elle Eggels

Perennial / Harper-collins, 2003

Seven Sisters lacks baking powder
The tradicional recipe goes: Ingredients- eccentric people, a small lost town, either repressed or lost love (or both) and tasteful food. How to prepare: mix all the ingredients there is no way of failing. In case of doubt consult an expert, my suggestions are Joanne Harris's Chocolat; Isak Dinesen's Babette's Party; and Laura Esquivel's Like What For Chocolat. Elle Eggels seems to have follow ...

The Sunday Tertulia : A Novel

10 reviews
Lori Marie Carlson

Perennial / Harper-collins, 2001

the sunday tertulia
For years I was one of the guys. It is only since graduating from college and joining the "real world" that I've developed girlfriends. This book made me think of our girls' night out meetings over coffee and wine, times that I both need and treasure. I had been expecting more of a novel, more details about the characters' lives. The chapters, instead, were a brief statement of the characters' ...

More Mirth of a Nation : The Best Contemporary Humor

9 reviews
Michael J. Rosen

Perennial / Harper-collins, 2002

A definite 4+.
This book is a compilation of funny writings by prolific American writers. Betwixt a strange look at Pokémon and a letter from the Census takers, there are great things, like the periodic table of rejected elements, and 100 favorite body parts. This book is hilarious, and I recommend it to all people, except for people who make census, and the creator of Pokémon.

Too Many Men : A Novel

18 reviews
Lily Brett

Perennial / Harper-collins, 2002

The Best Novel I've Read!
Yes, without a doubt, "Too Many Men" is the best novel I've ever read. I want more, a sequel. Lily Brett is tremendous at character development and at stirring the readers' emotions, from laughing until you cry to anger to pity to anticipation to deep sympathy - and everything in between. This should be required reading for students. It is for everyone, male or female, young or old. Not ...

Altar Ego: A Novel

16 reviews
Kathy Lette

Perennial / Harper-collins, 2000

LOL
Lette is a great comic author from Australia. Her writing style is deliberately "hiccupy" in order to illustrate her main characters bumbling lifestyle. Few books have made me laugh out loud like this one. Though I'm sure many may misunderstand her illustration of a may-december interracial relationship, yet as an African American woman myself, I found it hilarious.

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