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Sea Glass: A Novel 129 reviews
Anita Shreve
Back Bay Books, 2003
really enjoyed this book
+ Life in the Depression Era
+ One of the best booksI've read recently
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The characters are well developed and the story builds to an interesting climax. This is only the second book that I've read by Anita Shreve, but it will definitely not be my last. She has a wonderful way of grabbing your attention at the start and keeping you ...
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Trans-Sister Radio 92 reviews
Chris Bohjalian
Vintage, 2001
Trans-Sister Radio
I thought this was a good TG book, It was Dana Stevens transition story, written by a third party. It had a surprising ending (at least if you didnt already know what actually happened to her). It didn't cover as many details about the transition, as it was more about her interaction with another ...
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The Way the Crow Flies: A Novel (P.S.) 114 reviews
Ann-marie Macdonald
Harper Perennial, 2004
One of the best books I've read in a long time!
+ Intense
+ Memories
+ Excellent
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The Da Vinci Code3857 reviews
Dan Brown
Anchor, 2006
Elitist Criticism Aside, It's Genius
+ Dan Brown
+ Hard to put down.
Loathed by elitist literary critics, wannabe highbrows and religious conservatives, The Da Vinci Code is by any measure a work of genius. To dismiss it as pop drivel is to overlook the fact that countless writers are striving to produce catchy pulp fiction that will propel them to stardom and ...
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim309 reviews
David Sedaris, 2005
This book is a truly enjoyable read.
+ charasmatic
+ More poignant than humorous
If you like the dry wit of David Sedaris you will love this book. Even if you don't know who he is, once you have read the first page you will probably love this book.
Seeing the world through the author's eyes for a while helps us to remember the little absurdities we experience every day and, ...
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Naked409 reviews
David Sedaris
Back Bay Books, 1998
A WONDERFUL AUDIO BOOK
+ David Sedaris is hilarious
+ Hilarious
This book on audio download is wonderful because the stories are hilarious and insightful, and so very honest. It's amazing how David looks at the most serious of subjects through a lens of humor and it works!
The audio book is read by David Sedaris and that makes it much more personal and ...
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Skinny Dip318 reviews
Carl Hiaasen
Grand Central Publishing, 2005
Ton o' Fun
+ Fun!
+ Fun and interesting reading
This was my first Hiaasen. Gotta say, I was captured from the first paragraph. Really, get out of your robe (or even better, stay in it) and go to the bookstore right now and read that opening page. You'll thank me later.
I've seen some other reviews citing that our lead good guy here isn't as ...
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Midwives (Oprah's Book Club)540 reviews
Chris Bohjalian
Vintage, 1998
Entrancing!
+ Classic
Surprised by how much I enjoyed this book...couldn't put it down. Very suspenseful, enlightening, thought-provoking...VERY well-written.
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White Teeth: A Novel354 reviews
Zadie Smith
Vintage, 2001
White Teeth
I loved this book. It is sooo clever. A truly witty, engrossing read. The author is not afraid to go places where other writers might fear to tread. Five stars.
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Angels & Demons2181 reviews
Dan Brown
Pocket, 2006
Excellent, Plot-twisting Thriller
+ I confess that I got hooked...
+ A good read
+ It's fiction - to be read as such
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The PowerBook25 reviews
Jeanette Winterson
Vintage, 2001
After repeated readings...
Winterson's "The PowerBook" gets better and better. Potentially one of her more esoteric and theoretical works, "PowerBook" details the virtual experiences of Ali/x and her reader (you). I'll confess that I found it a bit overwhelming at first read, but nonetheless haunting enough to give it a ...
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All He Ever Wanted: A Novel113 reviews
Anita Shreve, 2003
Fascinating, accurate, and just a bit depressing
+ Shame on amazon for broadcasting the ending!
+ I liked this book, surprisingly...
In this story of a passable but ultimatly doomed marriage, the narrator-husband reflects on his years of obsession with Etna Bliss, a woman who never fully loved him. Their two children and comfortable lifestyle in a New England academic community are not able to replace for her the devotion she ...
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The Ha-Ha : A Novel64 reviews
Dave King
Amazon Remainders Account, 2005
Everyone is given second chances
+ The Ha-Ha A Novel
+ the difficulties of communication
+ Will suck you in
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The Last Time They Met: A Novel452 reviews
Anita Shreve
Back Bay Books, 2002
Ouch. That unbearable foreknowledge of loss...
+ Anita Shreve Fans Certain to Enjoy
+ Breathtaking in parts......
Another Anita Shreve's hit, sober, heart-wrenching and full of texture. I had no idea it had a connection to one of her previous books, "The Weight Of Water", which I read years ago (and liked very much). It connects us with one smaller character in that book, Linda, but it is not necessary to ...
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Me Talk Pretty One Day726 reviews
David Sedaris
Back Bay Books, 2001
One of the best books I've read in a long time
+ Me Talk Pretty...
+ Great send-up of the French
+ ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY
+ An amusing memoir
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Five Quarters of the Orange80 reviews
Joanne Harris
Harper Perennial, 2002
Food and tragedy - worth reading
+ A troubling story, beautifully told
+ Sweet with a sharp sting
+ A 5 Star book if ever there was one!
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Sleep, Pale Sister (P.S.)11 reviews
Joanne Harris
Harper Perennial, 2005
A Dreamy Drug of a Book!
+ Engrossing Fantasy
+ "I want to keep you innocent. I want to keep you beautiful."
+ A Wonderfully Ethereal Novel
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Holy Fools : A Novel (Harris, Joanne)29 reviews
Joanne Harris, 2004
Sparks fly when fire meets fire!
+ Disappointing
+ A great read
+ Everyone has secrets
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Life of Pi1823 reviews
Yann Martel
Harvest Books, 2003
A satirist equal to Jonathan Swift
+ One of my fav fiction reads
+ Engaging
+ Enjoyable and Refreshing
+ Magnificent story
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Prey820 reviews
Michael Crichton
Avon, 2003
Writing For Intelligent Readers
+ It makes you second guess everything you know TODAY about technology
Michael Crichton does it again with another brilliant book covering fictional scientific story elements. I am a huge fan of Michael Crichton work and he continues to satisfy his intelligent base of fans with another page turning book. I read this entire piece over the holiday weekend and I was ...
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