The Known World294 reviews Edward P. Jones Amistad, 2003 Gorgeous + Riveting! You'll never forget it. + Gripping + Difficult to read but well worth it             Evolution69 reviews Stephen Baxter Del Rey, 2003 Unputdownable! + A reasonably engaging piece of science fiction (not fact) + A Stunning Vision + making paleontology come alive!             The Time Traveler's Wife (Today Show Book Club #15)1664 reviews Audrey Niffenegger MacAdam/Cage, 2003 wonderful + Dealing with loss, shame, and the imperfect + One of my favorites. + Melancholic Echo + Warning - I'm going to spoil the ending             The Cold Truth23 reviews Jonathan Stone St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2000 The Cold Truth -- A chilling novel by an outstanding author If you love real drama that leaves you wanting to read more and more just to find out whodunnit, this is the book. Stone did an excellent job of not only making this not-so-typical "whodunnit" a cliff hanger, she brought in elements of everyday life so even us non-cops can enjoy this police ...             Oryx and Crake301 reviews Margaret Atwood Nan A. Talese, 2003 The second best book I've ever read. + Corknut + Good 'til the last drop -- then not. + The end of the world as we know it?             Without Fail83 reviews Lee Child G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002 How do you keep the most powerful people in the world alive? + Reacher is the Man + Well Written & Enthralling + First time I have read Child...             A Shortcut in Time37 reviews Charles Dickinson Forge Books, 2003 A Must Read for Time Travel fans + Great story, unsatisfying conclusion It took me three months to read Time and Again by Jack Finney, which I liked but it was a long haul. A Shortcut in Time cranked at record speed. I read it in two days - could not put it down! I'm a huge fan of time travel books with The Mirror and The Time Traveler's Wife as two of my favorites. ...             Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)5870 reviews J. K. Rowling Scholastic, 2003 My second favorite of the series + Excellent audio-book! + Harry experiences the darkness in the world first hand + J.K. Rowling Rocks!!! + One of my favorites in the whole series.             Middlesex: A Novel848 reviews Jeffrey Eugenides Picador, 2002 Fascinating Story + Must Read + Marvelous novel I enjoyed this book from start to finish. It is a "meaty" story, filled with the history of the characters. There is also enough fact as to be educational and thought-provoking.             Humans (Volume Two of The Neanderthal Parallax)50 reviews Robert J. Sawyer Tor Books, 2003 Justice triumphant + Hominids + Not as good as the first one Humans In Humans, the second book of the Neanderthal Parallax Sawyer has Ponter Bodditt spend most of his time in the world that we know along with a dozen or so of the Neanderthal best scientist. In the first book,Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax)Sawyer spends most of the time in the ...             The Cold Truth23 reviews Jonathan Stone St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2000 The Cold Truth -- A chilling novel by an outstanding author If you love real drama that leaves you wanting to read more and more just to find out whodunnit, this is the book. Stone did an excellent job of not only making this not-so-typical "whodunnit" a cliff hanger, she brought in elements of everyday life so even us non-cops can enjoy this police ...             Middlesex: A Novel848 reviews Jeffrey Eugenides Picador, 2002 Fascinating Story + Must Read + Marvelous novel I enjoyed this book from start to finish. It is a "meaty" story, filled with the history of the characters. There is also enough fact as to be educational and thought-provoking.             Oryx and Crake301 reviews Margaret Atwood Nan A. Talese, 2003 The second best book I've ever read. + Corknut + Good 'til the last drop -- then not. + The end of the world as we know it?             The Time Traveler's Wife (Today Show Book Club #15)1664 reviews Audrey Niffenegger MacAdam/Cage, 2003 wonderful + Dealing with loss, shame, and the imperfect + One of my favorites. + Melancholic Echo + Warning - I'm going to spoil the ending             Humans (Volume Two of The Neanderthal Parallax)50 reviews Robert J. Sawyer Tor Books, 2003 Justice triumphant + Hominids + Not as good as the first one Humans In Humans, the second book of the Neanderthal Parallax Sawyer has Ponter Bodditt spend most of his time in the world that we know along with a dozen or so of the Neanderthal best scientist. In the first book,Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax)Sawyer spends most of the time in the ...             Evolution69 reviews Stephen Baxter Del Rey, 2003 Unputdownable! + A reasonably engaging piece of science fiction (not fact) + A Stunning Vision + making paleontology come alive!             Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)5870 reviews J. K. Rowling Scholastic, 2003 My second favorite of the series + Excellent audio-book! + Harry experiences the darkness in the world first hand + J.K. Rowling Rocks!!! + One of my favorites in the whole series.             The Known World294 reviews Edward P. Jones Amistad, 2003 Gorgeous + Riveting! You'll never forget it. + Gripping + Difficult to read but well worth it             A Shortcut in Time37 reviews Charles Dickinson Forge Books, 2003 A Must Read for Time Travel fans + Great story, unsatisfying conclusion It took me three months to read Time and Again by Jack Finney, which I liked but it was a long haul. A Shortcut in Time cranked at record speed. I read it in two days - could not put it down! I'm a huge fan of time travel books with The Mirror and The Time Traveler's Wife as two of my favorites. ...             Without Fail83 reviews Lee Child G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002 How do you keep the most powerful people in the world alive? + Reacher is the Man + Well Written & Enthralling + First time I have read Child...