Like the Red Panda (Harvest Book)52 reviews Andrea Seigel Harvest / Harcourt, Inc., 2004 So good I think I have a crush on the author. + She's not Holden-- She's better! + Haunting and scary.... + Lingers in your mind + andrea rules             Cat's Cradle369 reviews Kurt Vonnegut Dell Publishing, 1998 The twisted brilliance of Vonnegut... + Positivist Humor + No Cat, No Cradle This book isn't for everyone, that's for sure. The central theme is a fictional religion based around the principal that everything is a lie. The first line makes that clear. Characters include a midget, an introverted modelmaker who forced bugs to fight one another in his younger years, a man who ...             The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel239 reviews Milan Kundera Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1999 Poetic and lyrical + Mystical Love + great but not the best + Unbelievable Loveness of This Book             The Virgin Suicides391 reviews Jeffrey Eugenides Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2002 Unusual narrators, exaggerated concept, and intelligent storytelling make this readable & thought-provoking. Highly recommended + Brilliant start, lags a little in the middle + Death in Suburbia In American suburbia, the five Lisbon sisters, ages 12 through 17, commit suicide. The youngest goes first, and after their parents sequester the family within the house, her sisters follow a year afterward. Their story is told by a group neighborhood of boys, now men, who in their fanatic ...             Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books140 reviews Francesca Lia Block, 1998 Magical writing that brings to life characters in search of love and personal identity. Very highly recommend to all readers + Amazing + The one Weetzie to have if you're having only one! + LOVE!             The Things They Carried Tim O'Brien Houghton Mifflin, 1990             American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America158 reviews The Free Press, 2007 My Candidate for the 2006 Book of the Year Award + Look in the mirror and at your friends + Frightening Fascism This book is a devastating critique of how the Christian right continues to gain influence over American social policy and the American political process by exploiting America's growing social vulnerabilities, and doing so in "the name of the Lord." It shows how, in the process "dishonest ...             Tipping the Sacred Cow: The Best of LiP: Informed Revolt, 199620072 reviews AK Press, 2007 A joyful celebration of left libertarian discourse! + Refreshing Smart, funny, deeply imaginative, and highly informative, "Tipping the Sacred Cow" is a brilliant anthology of radical essays exploring a broad range of political topics like queer liberation, Native American rights, feminism, ecology, hip hop, the Zapatistas, and much, much more. While I loved all ...             Possible Side Effects94 reviews Augusten Burroughs St. Martin's Press, 2006 Another laugh-fest from Augusten + I love this book! + Good, but... + Excellent             Tomcat in Love93 reviews Tim O'Brien Broadway, 1999 Satire at its finest... + Underrated The many recent negative reviews for this amazing work of literature sadden me greatly. Granted, I may be a bit biased as a huge fan of O'Brien's other books; but, this is certainly not a typical piece of Tim O'Brien fiction. The main character, Thomas Chippering is self-centered to the ...             We're All in This Together: A Novella and Stories24 reviews Owen King Bloomsbury USA, 2005 Clever look at a modern American boy + Good future for Owen + Enjoyable read The novella is a compelling family story of a modern American teenager sandwiched between his aging, nostalgiac, Al Gore loving grandfather and his young, activist single mother. The novella left me sad at its conclusion only because it had ended. Satisfying ending? It depends upon the reader. Mr. ...             The Shining610 reviews Stephen King Pocket, 2001 Redrum and ha loo sin nations in the ultimate mountain resort + Intense and frightening + The most evil book that is on the market + Brilliant haunted house story + most scary             White Oleander998 reviews Janet Fitch Back Bay Books, 2000 Excellent novel + No words to describe this book! + Beautiful + What doesn't kill us..... + an intense, highly personal yet uneven memoir...             The God of Animals: A Novel89 reviews Aryn Kyle Scribner, 2008 Well worth the time + One of the best books I've ever read + Living in a Difficult World A wonderful story of a girl and her father, the relationships with the people around them and the horses in their care. Whether you are an animal lover or not, this is a great read but be warned you will shed some tears if you are an animal lover. You will also love or hate each character, there ...             Run With the Hunted: Charles Bukowski Reader, A22 reviews Charles Bukowski Ecco, 1994 Just what I expected ... only better! + a book you can be proud to own + a piece of history + A ragged edge through the consciousness + This book is mind-blowing and raw with emotion...just amazing             Nothing That Meets the Eye: The Uncollected Stories of Patricia Highsmith3 reviews Patricia Highsmith W. W. Norton & Company, 2003 Really high on Highsmith + A fortunate whim + Magnificent! She's baaack! A second anthology of Patricia Highsmith's short fiction, this time featuring stories that have not been published until now. Unlike the first collection of her short fiction (where many of the stories struck me as mere character sketches) the contents of "Nothing That Meets the Eye" ...             Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales & Poems29 reviews Edgar Allan Poe Castle Books, 2003 Masterful works + Great book! + Berenice: Poe at his grimmest + Awesome Edgar Allen Poe Book! + Excellent condition             The Great Gatsby (Scribner Classics)1116 reviews F. Scott Fitzgerald, Matthew Joseph Bruccoli Scribner, 1996 Fantastic! One of my Favorite Books! + Does money matter? + An American tragedy from the Jazz Age + Parallels to today             Possible Side Effects94 reviews Augusten Burroughs St. Martin's Press, 2006 Another laugh-fest from Augusten + I love this book! + Good, but... + Excellent             Like the Red Panda (Harvest Book)52 reviews Andrea Seigel Harvest / Harcourt, Inc., 2004 So good I think I have a crush on the author. + She's not Holden-- She's better! + Haunting and scary.... + Lingers in your mind + andrea rules