I'm Not Scared37 reviews Niccolo Ammaniti Anchor, 2004 great! + The innocence of childhood shattered + Great Writing + good book--translation lacking + One of a Kind Book             Skeleton Man75 reviews Tony Hillerman HarperTorch, 2006 another winner + Tony Hillerman still has it. + A Grand Escape "Skeleton Man" is another in a long line of engrossing Tony Hillerman mysteries. Tony's ability to bring alive the exotic locales in the Four Corners country is legendary. This time he makes the Grand Canyon itself a character, along with our old friends Jim Chee, Joe Leaphorn and Cowboy Dashee. ...             Year of Wonders307 reviews Geraldine Brooks Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002 Beware the Black Death! + A- + One of the best....... "Year of Wonders" is a fantastic book by Geraldine Brooks that chronicles a severe outbreak of the Bubonic plague in an isolated English village during the year 1666. The story revolves around Anna Frith, a housemaid who loses her two young children to the plague and emerges as a heroine during ...             Emmas Gluck: Roman Claudia Schreiber P. Reclam, 2003             The Colour of Heaven6 reviews James Runcie HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2003 Bones Let's start on a high note: the cover is beautiful, the title is intriguing, the concept fascinating. The bones of a great tale are here but it is woefully lacking in meat. I persevered to the end, slogging through pages that were boring; full of disjointed and trite narration and dialoge, hoping ...             Rape: A Love Story26 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Da Capo Press, 2004 A WONDERFUL BOOK ON A VERY SENSITIVE SUBJECT + Love and Justice + Love Story- Difficult subject to discuss, let alone write about it + Harrowing             My Therapist Said5 reviews Hal Sirowitz Crown, 1998 This book is for a comical witty person who loves mother. + Before Your Next Session... + Another Winner by a Winning Poet + Thwomp! right in the gut, on the floor, breathless             Strangers14 reviews Taichi Yamada Vertical, 2003 Fast fun and interesting book + A modern Japanese ghost story + Uniquely compelling small novel + Nicely written, gripping novel about death             The Ice Queen: A Novel76 reviews Alice Hoffman Back Bay Books, 2006 A Wonderous Book! + Sobering, but a very memorable story! + It's about living + "HOW CAN I BE EXPECTED TO BE TRAPPED FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE BY A MAN FROZEN IN TIME"             Liars and Saints: A Novel46 reviews Maile Meloy Scribner, 2004 redemption and compassion + What a Pleasure Maile Meloy's Liars and Saints snuck up on me. It's not a brash book. It does not force you to love it. It sits quietly with its hands folded in contemplation and waits for you to find what it is within it that moves you. And when you are moved by this book,you are most certainly moved. Told in ...             The Exception: A Novel17 reviews Christian Jungersen Nan A. Talese, 2007 astounding + builds up to climax + Human chameleons + Insightful + Office politics             Q & A: A Novel21 reviews Vikas Swarup Scribner, 2005 A Great Read + Wonderful Read + absolutely amazing! + Exelent book + Interesting read             The Miracles of Santo Fico38 reviews D.L. Smith Time Warner Paperbacks, 2004 Che bella + The Miracles of Santo Fico - Absolute Delight + Wonderful story The remote Tuscan village of Santo Fico has not only been forgotten by the rest of the world, but its dwindling population is disheartened and worn down by life's disappointments. When Leo Pizzola returns from America to sell his family farm, his plan is to take the money and run. But it hasn't ...             The Boy in the Striped Pajamas87 reviews John Boyne David Fickling Books, 2006 wow. + Highly recommended for adults and teens alike + The Holocaust through the eyes of a child + What a beautiful, yet powerfully written story...not just for kids             In the Pond28 reviews Ha Jin Vintage, 2000 "Your Brush Writes, Raising Wind And Rain" + Real characters and funny political satire + Magnificent effort from Chinese author + Ha Jin is a good story teller as usual + funny insight into a past China             S is for Silence (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)226 reviews Sue Grafton Berkley, 2006 A project for Kinsey + THE BEST + Welcome back Kinsey + The Kinsey We Know and Love             Hunger13 reviews Elise Blackwell Arrow Books Ltd, 2004 HUMANITY LAID BARE + Intense, provocative tale + Seeds of Biology This is such a small book to contain so very much. Elise Blackwell has created something very special indeed with this, her first novel. With eloquence and empathy, she transports the reader back in time to Leningrad in 1941 - the German army approaches, and the people in the city prepare for the ...             The Kite Runner2453 reviews Khaled Hosseini Riverhead Trade, 2004 Deeply moving + Do not watch the movie. + A story of a man who never stood up for anything all his life, tries to find the courage to make things right. A tear came down when I finished this book. And, btw, I like to movie too (for different reasons).             The Last Detective114 reviews Robert Crais Ballantine Books, 2004 Elvis is Back! + Another Well Done Elvis Cole Novel + Excellent Story and Added Depth for Elvis + Well Done! + Once you start, you won't want to stop             My Sister's Keeper: A Novel1007 reviews Jodi Picoult Washington Square Press, 2005 WOW! + Great first Picoult Read + I like the story... + TOUGH DECISIONS + One of my favorites