The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time1435 reviews Mark Haddon Vintage, 2004 What a great read + Full of Surprises! An Unexpected & Intelligent read! + Inside an autistic mind This was an absolutely wonderful journey with an inspired and inspiring hero. This is simply a must read.             Brick Lane: A Novel148 reviews Monica Ali Scribner, 2004 Brick Lane: a journey and a destination + Don't let the [negative] reviews put you off! This was Ms Ali's debut novel, and was shortlisted for the 2003 Man Booker Prize. While Brick Lane is about a particular set of experiences for a specific set of characters, it is also more broadly about the dislocation experienced by all migrants. Brick Lane tells the story of Hazneen, who ...             The Shell Seekers87 reviews Rosamunde Pilcher Gramercy, 2004 One of the best books I have ever read + UP THERE WITH MY ALL TIME FAVORITES + The Shell Seekers is fantastic + life ..........real life people + The Shell Seekers             The Bridges of Madison County376 reviews Robert James Waller, 1992 Oldie but goodie + Not Pure Romantic Fluff I love this book. Great love story. The book arrived in perfect condition and very quickly. Thank you             Three Junes : A novel226 reviews Julia Glass, 2002 As close to real life as fiction ever gets. + Close to Home + Simply a Work of Art + oh how i love this book... + Proud pilot of an improvised life             To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)21 reviews Harper Lee Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006 Simply Essential Reading Vividly Encapsulates Depression-Era Racial Hatred in the Deep South + A sublime Masterpiece of 20 th Century American Literature + In Jim Crow Times + Truly a Masterpiece             The Remains of the Day192 reviews Kazuo Ishiguro Vintage, 1990 A reminder of the dangers of rationalizing away one's feelings + Bantering and Dignity + Heartbreaking and thought provoking I love this book. I read one of Ishiguro's other novels, Never Let me Go, and I liked it. But I don't know if I loved it. The story was compelling, and very original, but I don't know how much I identified with the main character. The Remains of the Day is a different story. The protagonist ...             When We Were Orphans205 reviews Kazuo Ishiguro Faber and Faber, 2005 An unusual and moving story + Fiction Is Not Reality I liked it the first time I read it; when I re-read it I was blown away. Ishiguro works in odd, subtle ways and I guess it took me a while to get it, but get I did. The setting is concrete, the narrative is clear, but they are only partly what Ishiguro seems to be writing about. The section on ...             September40 reviews Rosamunde Pilcher St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1991 Amazing + Nice surprise + Excellent This book is a sort of continuation from Pilcher's Shellseekers (another amazing book). While not as epic in scope as Shellseekers, September is still more than enjoyable. I've read it countless times over the years and am always drawn in by the lifelike characters. The only complaint I have ...             A Thousand Country Roads13 reviews Robert James Waller Time Warner Paperbacks, 2003 A Thousand Country Roads + A Thousand Country Roads + A Thousand Country Roads + Robert James Waller's books: pages of poetic prose.             Vanishing Acts: A Novel181 reviews Jodi Picoult Washington Square Press, 2005 Amazing + What we've come to expect from Jodi + Wow! This is a great book, it is the kind of book you don't want to put down. I like how there are several turns in the book, just when you have made up your mind about a character something new comes along to give you a new perspectve.             Middlesex: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club)838 reviews Jeffrey Eugenides Picador, 2002 An astonishing novel. + AMAZING. + very interesting story This is not a novel of perversion, but one of explanation, family devotion, ethnic description, historical perspective, and truly BREATHTAKING writing. It will be difficult to find a book to read after finishing this astonishing novel. My other favorite book about sex, love and self help is:I ...             The Hours533 reviews Michael Cunningham Picador, 2002 Beautifully Written and a Joy to Read + All in a Day + More than it's given credit for + an intriguing, multi-layered saga that Mrs Woolf would enjoy             The Book Thief384 reviews Markus Zusak Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007 Still haunting after over a year... + Five stars!!! + An awsome book!!! + One of the best books I've ever read             Never Let Me Go190 reviews Kazuo Ishiguro Vintage, 2006 Sensitive, ultimately credible + Stunning. + Immensely Tragic, Heartrendingly Sad Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro is a compelling portrait of people on the downside of a dystopia. Like Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale or J G Ballard's Kingdom come, Never Let me Go is built around an abhorrent aspect of social organisation. Crucially, in all three books, the focus of the ...             Three Junes : A novel226 reviews Julia Glass, 2002 As close to real life as fiction ever gets. + Close to Home + Simply a Work of Art + oh how i love this book... + Proud pilot of an improvised life             When We Were Orphans205 reviews Kazuo Ishiguro Faber and Faber, 2005 An unusual and moving story + Fiction Is Not Reality I liked it the first time I read it; when I re-read it I was blown away. Ishiguro works in odd, subtle ways and I guess it took me a while to get it, but get I did. The setting is concrete, the narrative is clear, but they are only partly what Ishiguro seems to be writing about. The section on ...             A Thousand Country Roads13 reviews Robert James Waller Time Warner Paperbacks, 2003 A Thousand Country Roads + A Thousand Country Roads + A Thousand Country Roads + Robert James Waller's books: pages of poetic prose.             Vanishing Acts: A Novel181 reviews Jodi Picoult Washington Square Press, 2005 Amazing + What we've come to expect from Jodi + Wow! This is a great book, it is the kind of book you don't want to put down. I like how there are several turns in the book, just when you have made up your mind about a character something new comes along to give you a new perspectve.             Brick Lane: A Novel148 reviews Monica Ali Scribner, 2004 Brick Lane: a journey and a destination + Don't let the [negative] reviews put you off! This was Ms Ali's debut novel, and was shortlisted for the 2003 Man Booker Prize. While Brick Lane is about a particular set of experiences for a specific set of characters, it is also more broadly about the dislocation experienced by all migrants. Brick Lane tells the story of Hazneen, who ...