Four Souls: A Novel (Erdrich, Louise)9 reviews Louise Erdrich HarperCollins, 2004 Yet another stellar novel from Louise Erdrich + A Great Story Told Well + The changing world of American Indians and a good story + A Star Made From Love             Truth & Beauty: A Friendship126 reviews Ann Patchett HarperCollins, 2004 No Ordinary Friendship + Couldn't put it down... + Favorite author, favorite book Readers will likely recognize the author's name from her previous novels, including Bel Canto, which won the PEN/Faulkner Award, and The Patron Saint of Liars, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Readers also may recognize Ann Patchett from her articles that appear in such publications as ...             Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point69 reviews David Lipsky Houghton Mifflin, 2003 Absolute must reading + Excellent for the wanna be cadet 'Absolutely American' is a fantastic book. It brings the reader into West Point and into the hearts and minds of the cadets. The author, a writer for Rolling Stone, begins skeptical of what he might find on the Hudson but leaves fascinated and a bit awed by the young men and women who take on the ...             Alexander Hamilton240 reviews Ron Chernow Penguin Press, 2004 An amazing book that I know I will read again someday! + Hamilton's Vision. + The Single Most Important Founding Father + 6 stars - I didn't want it to end + Absolutely Magnificent             The Partly Cloudy Patriot64 reviews Sarah Vowell Simon & Schuster, 2003 Short, Informative, and Funny + good job + Informative, insightful, appealing + A beginner's guide to love of country. + Partly Cloudy, Always Wonderful             Angels & Demons2181 reviews Dan Brown Pocket Star, 2001 Excellent, Plot-twisting Thriller + I confess that I got hooked... + A good read + It's fiction - to be read as such             Ric Flair: To Be the Man112 reviews Ric Flair, Keith Elliot Greenberg World Wrestling Entertainment, 2004 WOOOOOOOOOO ! ! + Comparing or stand alone? + Love, love this book! One great roller-coster of an autobiography with the man himself "SLICK RIC". This book is great and really goes into details about Ric's life. BOTH personally and professionally. I must have read this book over 5 times cause thats good it is. Much better than Hogans book which reads like a ...             The Middle of the Night13 reviews Daniel Stolar Picador, 2003 Stolar is Stellar! + A wonderful discovery! + The emotional states that keep us awake at night + I hope to read more by this talented writer! + Excellent Collection of Short Stories             The Coma48 reviews Garland Alex Riverhead Hardcover, 2004 A surreal, head spinning experience + Shocked by Publisher's Weekly Review + Strikingly original I intended to read a few pages before bed, but ended up reading the whole thing in one feverish 2 hour session. I was just so mesmerized that I couldn't stop until I had completed it. The eerie black and white illustrations add to the dreamy atmosphere. Garland is probably the most precise writer ...             Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans: The Best of McSweeney's, Humor Category16 reviews Knopf, 2004 Cran-Pepper Hen Loaf, Spiced Saucetail, And Fleen + Great doorknob + Hm. My rating stars may be tainted. + GET THE DOOR. IT'S ... THE LUNATIC FRINGE!             The Fortress of Solitude: A Novel105 reviews Jonathan Lethem Doubleday, 2003 Play that funky music, white boy + Magic in the familiar + Great read + A Man Out Standing In His Field             The Plot Against America: A Novel387 reviews Philip Roth Houghton Mifflin, 2004 What If It Did Happen Here? + A Reminder of Why Writers Should Aspire to Greatness Philip Roth imagines a time in history if Charles Lindbergh had won the Presidency. Anti-Semitism grows in America, creating two separate cultures. Brilliantly evoked, Roth follows the journey of one American Jewish family as they see America changing before their eyes. Thought provoking. ...             A Short History of Nearly Everything618 reviews Bill Bryson Broadway, 2003 One of the Most Useful and Best Science Books I Own + The history of our world for dummies + Almost a great book + Really Insightful             The Time Traveler's Wife (Today Show Book Club #15)1649 reviews Audrey Niffenegger MacAdam/Cage, 2003 Floored + Powerful Love Story + Very romantic + the ultimate woman's fantasy             Legends II: New Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy17 reviews Del Rey, 2003 Going back for more + A great introduction to the masters of fantasy. + It's better than they think. Both Legends I and II are must haves for any SF/Fantasy fan. I orginally purchased Legends I for Robert Jordan's and Tad William's short stories. I then promptly put it up on my shelf for a few years. I picked up Legends II for the Robin Hobb short. I then also filed it on my shelf. Somehow I ...             Shutter Island: A Novel390 reviews Dennis Lehane William Morrow, 2003 Too Smart for My Own Good + fun and intriguing read I solved the anagram on page 205 and from that I predicted the entire last half of the story. LeHane should have hidden such a revelatory clue a little better. It is like a major spoiler right in the middle of the story, making the last half a bit of a chore instead of the breathless progression it ...             Generation Kill158 reviews Evan Wright Putnam Adult, 2004 Stories The General Public Does Not Hear + A modern war must-read + Takes you there to the action + A very realistic, first-hand account + Outstanding.....             I, Robot209 reviews Isaac Asimov Spectra, 1991 I, Robot + Original Stories of Robots and Machines - NOT TYPICAL ROBOT BOOK + I, Robot Review One of the most important and influential sci-fi books ever, and a prime example of Asimov's best work. You might have seen the film, which draws upon the primary theme of robotic "awakening" and some of the story aspects - but forget about it, and read the book anyway. As a collection of short ...             Fray46 reviews Joss Whedon Dark Horse, 2003 Must have for Buffy fans... Great even if your not a Buffy fan... + Another Hit by Whedon! + Fantastic twist on the Slayer verse + Fray is very Joss Whedon             Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer123 reviews Steven Millhauser Vintage, 1997 It's a great novel after all! + Creating existence I have just finished reading "Martin Dressler" and I have to share with other readers that my feelings about the book were changing as I was progressing in my reading. I have to agree with Bruce Kendall's review that some of the reviews that have appeared have probably missed Millhauser's point. At ...