A Spectacle of Corruption: A Novel21 reviews David Liss Random House, 2004 A wild ride! + Great Commentary on 18th Century English Politics + Benjamin Weaver does it again... + A good read             Amrita27 reviews Banana Yoshimoto Washington Square Press, 1998 You're beautiful Sakumi! + Another Banana-wonder + An irresistable author + Amrita - The Water of God             The Mermaid Chair: A Novel555 reviews Sue Monk Kidd Viking Adult, 2005 Read this book! + Poignant + Why all the bad reviews? Sue Monk Kidd is an amazing writer. Her images, depth of character and storyline won me over completely. A most unusual, startling and warming book all in one. This one stays in my library.             The Dive From Clausen's Pier: A Novel396 reviews Ann Packer Vintage, 2003 Dive From Clausen's Pier takes a dive Dive From Clausen's Pier starts with the attention grabbing dive of Mike Mayer leaving him a quadriplegic. Carrie, his girl friend, feels guilty because had her attitude been better that day Mike may not have dived off the pier. And then she feels guilty for wanting to leave Mike, leave town and ...             Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time1099 reviews Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 Easy to say, harder to do + An Absolute Must Read + Amazing, Amazing, Amazing + An accurate feeling for working in Afghanistan             Empress Orchid80 reviews Anchee Min Mariner Books, 2005 What a Beautiful Book! + Interesting Book Sets the Table for the Sequel I had bought this book to keep my mind occupied during a flight layover. I typically stick to murder mysteries but decided to try something new. Needless to say even after the layover I still couldn't put it down! (much to my fiancees dislike.) The book is so vivid and descriptive that I could ...             Year of Wonders298 reviews Geraldine Brooks Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002 One of the best....... + Five Stars But For the Ending + Excellent, emotional well written novel... until the end. + (4.5 stars) a true novel of wonders, both amazing and terrible, in a village struck down by one of the most terrifying diseases             Water for Elephants: A Novel1358 reviews Sara Gruen Algonquin Books, 2007 A MUST READ! + Very Funny + A rare treat + Surprisingly Enjoyable             Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil483 reviews John Berendt Vintage, 1999 One of those books that you won't be able to put down + Fascinating Book About a Fascinating City I've never been to Savannah before, but after reading this book, I really want to go there! "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" is a fantastic book about the leaders of Savannah society in the early 1980's. It's actually a work of non-fiction (although it reads very much like a novel), and it ...             Palace Walk (Cairo Trilogy)63 reviews Naguib Mahfouz Anchor, 1990 Egypt after WW1 through one family's eyes. A sumptuous read. I loved it! + We're not that different + Wow!! Naguib Mahrouz won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988 and bears the distinction of being the only Arab writer who has ever done that. He recently passed away at the age of 94, having published 34 novels, over 350 short stories, dozens of movie scripts and five plays over a 70-year career. ...             The Splendor of Silence: A Novel11 reviews Indu Sundaresan Washington Square Press, 2007 One of My All Time Favorite Novels + A GREAT READ + The Splendor of Silence + Splender of Silence review             House of Sand and Fog (Oprah's Book Club) (Vintage Contemporaries)740 reviews Andre Dubus III Vintage, 2000 Excellent + Israel + California dreams Arrived within a week of the online order. Was in exactly the condition described. Seller is dependable and will use again.             The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time1414 reviews Mark Haddon Vintage, 2004 A unique, entertaining story. + An amazingly accurate portrayal of a person with Asperger's. This story, though not actually a mystery, captivated me from the very beginning. Seeing the world through Christopher's eyes is both entertaining and educational. I've never read anything like this before. It's both simple and complex at the same time. I'm suggesting this book for my book club. ...             A Fine Balance (Oprah's Book Club)552 reviews Rohinton Mistry Vintage, 2001 A masterpiece + Phenomenal Book + A brilliant experience in simple words + Best book i've read + Makes You Want to Travel             Mother of Pearl (Oprah's Book Club)248 reviews Melinda Haynes Washington Square Press, 2000 Engaging and Refreshingly Different + Theme and Language Combine for a Great Read This review refers to "Mother of Pearl" by Melinda Haynes... I have read and reviewed several books from Oprah's Book Club", this is the first I found so captivating. The characters and the story were so engaging and refreshingly different, that the read was very out of the ordinary. The ...             Atonement742 reviews Ian Mcewan Anchor, 2007 Which to experience first.... + works better as a movie + Atonement a love story + Gorgeous             Ines of My Soul: A Novel44 reviews Isabel Allende Harper Perennial, 2007 Superb book + A Fabulous Read + Good Historical Fiction + Historical Fiction             Le Divorce (William Abrahams Book)119 reviews Diane Johnson Plume, 1998 Better than the movie + At times great, at others only so-so This beautiful book is so much better than the movie. The ending is completely different. Like Diane Johnson's other novels, she expects her reader to be educated in literature, not just Voltaire and other French writers, but American ones, too, and even ancient Greek philosophers. If you ...             The Queen's Fool: A Novel187 reviews Philippa Gregory Touchstone, 2004 Excellent Purchase! + A great read! + Good Book! + Unputtdownable despite it's flaws             Bel Canto (P.S.)574 reviews Ann Patchett Harper Perennial, 2005 Beautiful Writing, Captivating Story + Amazing I loved this book. I didn't think I would though. I had to read it for a group book read and the topic, hostages, did not appeal to me. But this book is not about hostages at all. It's about who or what you would be if you were taken out of your present role and set free to revision yourself. ...