Hunger: A Novel81 reviews Knut Hamsun Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998 The Master + An Early Modernist I won't repeat the mainstream review material because its covered in depth around this snippit. Hunger is a short book, you can read it in a few hours, and spend days with it on your mind. If you liked Hesse you'll love the early Hamsun. If you like Hunger you'll probably like Pan and Mysteries ...             In Cold Blood422 reviews Truman Capote Modern Library, 2002 Amazing story.......... + Capote is to be Respected for this work + A True-Crime Thriller + Capote brings the 60s alive + Crime, punishment, and more             The Stranger527 reviews Albert Camus Vintage, 1989 American translation brings out stylistic subtleties + Oh, the absurdity! + Perfect + read it for your own reaction.             Intimacy and Midnight All Day: A Novel and Stories4 reviews Hanif Kureishi Scribner, 2001 Revealing and thought provoking + Intimacy + CLEAR SHARP AND INTROSPECTIVE I read 'Intimacy' a number of years ago. I'm a slow reader, but I found myself on its last pages a mere two days after picking it up for the first time. I have since read it several more times, and sometimes still pick it up at random to read a page or two in passing. This book (its hardcover ...             The Corrections: A Novel (Recent Picador Highlights)1013 reviews Jonathan Franzen Picador, 2002 Well worth the investment in time + Good read Don't believe the hype about the hype. Brilliantly imagined, extremely well written, and just a pleasure to read.             The Street64 reviews Ann Petry Mariner Books, 1998 A Masterpiece! + the magicality of living on the street Petry captures the pulse of the black experience with accuracy and emotion. With each character she demonstrates how trapped life can become no matter how hard a person is trying to lift him or her self out of a situation. The character development was impressive and the ending was a complete ...             Growth of the Soil37 reviews Knut Hamsun BiblioBazaar, 2007 Svoermere + Before Hemingway there was Hamsun + highly recommended + Possibly the best book you will ever read! + Finding Norway             The Painted Bird (Kosinski, Jerzy)100 reviews Jerzy Kosinski Grove Press, 1995 A Sufferor's Tale of Suffering in Fable Fashion [T] + This is no bluebird on your shoulder... + Violence is real, and literature reflects life in this case. + Brutal and Brilliant.             Night (Oprah's Book Club)622 reviews Elie Wiesel Hill and Wang, 2006 A new day for Night + Haunting and Unforgettable + I RECOMMEND IT. I was happy to see that this book was added to Oprah's book club, this ment that millions who never knew of this book would read it or at least hear it's story. I read this in college as part of the debates on wither the US should have entered WW2 before 1941. When I was done I felt that I had been ...             Night (Oprah's Book Club)622 reviews Elie Wiesel Hill and Wang, 2006 A new day for Night + Haunting and Unforgettable + I RECOMMEND IT. I was happy to see that this book was added to Oprah's book club, this ment that millions who never knew of this book would read it or at least hear it's story. I read this in college as part of the debates on wither the US should have entered WW2 before 1941. When I was done I felt that I had been ...             The Painted Bird (Kosinski, Jerzy)100 reviews Jerzy Kosinski Grove Press, 1995 A Sufferor's Tale of Suffering in Fable Fashion [T] + This is no bluebird on your shoulder... + Violence is real, and literature reflects life in this case. + Brutal and Brilliant.             Hunger: A Novel81 reviews Knut Hamsun Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998 The Master + An Early Modernist I won't repeat the mainstream review material because its covered in depth around this snippit. Hunger is a short book, you can read it in a few hours, and spend days with it on your mind. If you liked Hesse you'll love the early Hamsun. If you like Hunger you'll probably like Pan and Mysteries ...             The Street64 reviews Ann Petry Mariner Books, 1998 A Masterpiece! + the magicality of living on the street Petry captures the pulse of the black experience with accuracy and emotion. With each character she demonstrates how trapped life can become no matter how hard a person is trying to lift him or her self out of a situation. The character development was impressive and the ending was a complete ...             The Stranger527 reviews Albert Camus Vintage, 1989 American translation brings out stylistic subtleties + Oh, the absurdity! + Perfect + read it for your own reaction.             The Corrections: A Novel (Recent Picador Highlights)1013 reviews Jonathan Franzen Picador, 2002 Well worth the investment in time + Good read Don't believe the hype about the hype. Brilliantly imagined, extremely well written, and just a pleasure to read.             Growth of the Soil37 reviews Knut Hamsun BiblioBazaar, 2007 Svoermere + Before Hemingway there was Hamsun + highly recommended + Possibly the best book you will ever read! + Finding Norway             In Cold Blood422 reviews Truman Capote Modern Library, 2002 Amazing story.......... + Capote is to be Respected for this work + A True-Crime Thriller + Capote brings the 60s alive + Crime, punishment, and more             Intimacy and Midnight All Day: A Novel and Stories4 reviews Hanif Kureishi Scribner, 2001 Revealing and thought provoking + Intimacy + CLEAR SHARP AND INTROSPECTIVE I read 'Intimacy' a number of years ago. I'm a slow reader, but I found myself on its last pages a mere two days after picking it up for the first time. I have since read it several more times, and sometimes still pick it up at random to read a page or two in passing. This book (its hardcover ...