Gone with the Wind655 reviews Margaret Mitchell Grand Central Publishing, 1993 Timeless! + *romantic sigh* + A 10-star epic novel. + I don't know what I can add, but....             Rape: A Love Story (Otto Penzler Books)26 reviews Joyce Carol Oates, Joyce Oates Da Capo Press, 2003 Love Story- Difficult subject to discuss, let alone write about it + Love and Justice + Harrowing + A WONDERFUL BOOK ON A VERY SENSITIVE SUBJECT             Sister Carrie (Signet Classics)106 reviews Theodore Dreiser New American Library, 2000 Fractured Fairy Tale and/or Horror Story on Capitalism + Getting Your Mrs. Degree Without Going to College + A mostly interesting story + Material Girl...100 years ago.             Wolf Whistle11 reviews Lewis Nordan Algonquin Books, 2003 Unbelievably rich + right book + Hilarious, dark, and tragic---and hilarious This book tells an often retold tale in such a dramatic way that you feel you are living it and remembering the murder, the southern town racism, along with the author. I read it and read it again. Then bought it for my collection. Then went and read another title by the author...which didn't live ...             Broke Heart Blues31 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Plume, 2000 A moving and epic novel about high school + JCO knows suburban culture I read quite a few negative reviews about this book before buying, but I always enjoy JCO's books so I took a chance. And I wasn't disappointed. Broke Heart Blues is a sweeping, nostalgic and bittersweet look back at high school through the minds of an elite class of rich kids in a suburb of ...             That Night22 reviews Alice Mcdermott Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999 Forget the movie - read the book + Not Her Best But Pretty Good I've just re-read this book after almost 20 years and found it as fresh and original and as moving as the first time. McDermott's style is sparse yet rich - if that sounds like a contradiction, think of a short poem that evokes an entire world in a few lines. This book does the same, in prose that ...             The Return of the Native (Modern Library Classics)12 reviews Thomas Hardy Modern Library, 2001 Eustacia and the Heath: Two Sides of the Same Coin + Great service! + The Return of the Native is a reader's return to the joys found in Hardy's Wessex + Return of the Native + An opera of a book             A Garden of Earthly Delights (20th Century Rediscoveries)8 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Modern Library, 2003 Excellent quality of writing + Riveting Read...A Wonderful Book!!!! + Three Novellas Describe a Woman's Path through Life The plot was all right, but I was most impressed by Ms. Oates's lyrical use of language. She has the ability to transform the most mundane actions, feelings, or settings into something that seems really unusual or noteworthy just by describing it a certain way. I love the way the the main ...             Tobacco Road47 reviews Erskine Caldwell University of Georgia Press, 1995 Debasing, but not necessarily limited to Southerners... + This South Should Never Rise Again + Tobacco Road, a Must-Read I find it rather humorous to note that not only do the majority of the people getting offended by this work of literary brilliance hail from south of the Mason-Dixon, but also that no one seems to have a clue of Caldwell's primary intention. His always-controversial characters, particularly the ...             You Must Remember This14 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Plume, 1998 The 1950's Is The Real Main Character + A Great Oates Novel With a Touch of the Tawdry + Inconspicuous Virtuosity + A great read             The Color Purple443 reviews Alice Walker Harvest Books, 2003 The Color Purple + Color Purple + GREAT BOOK + Color Purple             Rebecca487 reviews Daphne Du Maurier Avon, 1994 Here is my heart. . . . + Psychologically spooky + Rebecca has earned its place among the classics + Not for the reader looking for a quick mystery/romantic fix + Is it murder             To Kill a Mockingbird1759 reviews Harper Lee Grand Central Publishing, 1988 American Classic + Great!!Love this book + LOVE THIS BOOK! + The reason one reads + Classic book             Les Misérables (Signet Classics)256 reviews Victor Hugo Signet Classics, 1987 The Genius Without a Brain + Even better than I'd thought + Y'learn something new every day... + Oh my how I loved reading this + Breathtaking             Main Street (Signet Classics)52 reviews Sinclair Lewis Signet Classics, 1998 A Satirical Masterpiece and One Hec of a Read! + Excellent Study of American Society and Character + Retelling of George Eliot's Middlemarch + welcome to "main street" + A timeless quest             Name All the Animals: A Memoir42 reviews Alison Smith Scribner, 2004 Well written, thoughtful memoir + I enjoyed listening to the book + Lovely + Powerful and Moving             Sula (Oprah's Book Club)130 reviews Toni Morrison Plume, 2002 Powerful + Fine work from a Nobel laureate Wow. I read this story for a Womens Writers Literature class in college, and it was one of the most powerful stories I've read. The imagery she uses throughout the story really sticks with you...and it leaves you feeling almost empty. You actually feel the pain and suffering. I recommend it to ...             Man Crazy: A Novel19 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Plume, 1998 Jumping the gun + Sex, satanism, and self loathing + A Truly Heartbreaking Read + Joyce Carol Oates at her finest.             Jane Eyre (Dover Thrift Editions)78 reviews Charlotte Brontë Dover Publications, 2003 Wonderful! + Beautifully Written + Amazing + Jane Eyre             Lives of Girls and Women: A Novel14 reviews Alice Munro Vintage, 2001 Great literature - Munro is a master structuralist + lovely writing + A classic coming of age story with a twist. What an amazing book! This not merely a good book for middle-aged women, or good instruction for girls, or any such claptrap. To label Munro as good "women's lit" is demeaning to women and demeaning to "The Lives of Girls and Women." (Plus it makes men who enjoy reading her a bit funny.) It's a ...