The Brothers Karamazov111 reviews Fyodor Dostoevsky Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002 Perhaps the best novel ever written in the history of mankind + The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky + A Literary Masterpiece + Bothers Karamazov + Dark and Beautiful             PLPR6:Snow Falling on Cedars RLA699 reviews unforgettable + "Let Fate, Coincidence and Accident Conspire; Human Beings Must Act on Reason..." + A Beautiful Story For years I almost picked this book up, and finally did this year. I had just completed a dud of a thriller, Joe Hill's Heart-Shaped Box and was looking for something intelligent with a good reputation. I bought Snow and I couldnt put it down. A story so well thought out and developed, I wished I ...             Presumed Innocent86 reviews Scott Turow Grand Central Publishing, 2000 Twenty Years Later, this Book Can Still Pack a Punch + Great Book - Thoroughly Enjoyed It + Better than your average beach/airport novel I first read PRESUMED INNOCENT when it first came out in 1987, back when I was in my mid-teens. Having recently re-read it as an adult, I wonder how much of it I actually understood as a teenager. This is a book meant for mature adults. This book is also quite good, a finely crafted legal ...             The Secret History536 reviews Donna Tartt Vintage, 2004 A Very Powerful Novel + This is a great book - a must read for the winter. + Well written page turner + The Heart of the History + A Modern Classical Tragedy             Crime and Punishment (Enriched Classics)464 reviews Fyodor Dostoyevsky Pocket, 2004 A towering work of criminal psychology + Good, but overrated + A masterpiece from cover to cover + Crime and Punishment + Crime and Punishment ~ Kindle eBook             The Kite Runner (Riverhead Essential Editions)2517 reviews Khaled Hosseini Riverhead Trade, 2005 Ki + Wonderful + Fantastic + powerful and moving + Could Not Put it Down             A Thousand Splendid Suns1307 reviews Khaled Hosseini Riverhead, 2007 Enthralling... + Very touching + Very good BOOK + Excellent Story             Gorky Park: A Novel (Mortalis.)70 reviews Martin Cruz Smith Ballantine Books, 2007 Best Martin Cruz Smith Work Ever + Arkady Renko is a Born Investigator + Quite simply + A Splendid Russian Protagonist: Arkady Renko             Atonement762 reviews Ian McEwan Anchor, 2007 Beautifully written and engrossing. + Atonement is a work of art! + Not a quick read. + Reconciliation...Really?             Possession: A Romance213 reviews A.S. Byatt Random House, 1991 An instant classic + Great Book -- Maybe Too Detailed for Us Average Readers [48][T] + A bold conception in a literally dense narrative + stunning             The Piano Tuner1 review Daniel Mason Picador, 2004 Beautiful Storytelling Mason tells the story of Edgar Drake, a piano tuner from London who is asked to journey deep into the jungles of Burma to tune the piano of an eccentric officer. This is a story evocative of Conrads "Heart of Darkness" and the spin off movie "Apocalypse Now". However, in Conrad the journey up ...             The Name of the Rose (Everyman's Library (Cloth))276 reviews Umberto Eco Everyman's Library, 2006 Gripping mystery telling a story of religious life in another century + one of my top 5 books of all time + Excellent It's a fabulous WHODUNIT!! The characters come alive with the author's fascinating description of physical characteristics, his telling from whence each person came to this abbey, and through personality traits. The reader feels like he is meeting each of them in real life. The book starts out ...             Intuition61 reviews Allegra Goodman Dial Press Trade Paperback, 2007 Wonderful insight into character motivation and quirkiness + original and truthful novel about the world of science This is a terrific book that deserves a higher rating than it currently has. Goodman's understanding of what makes people tick and how their strengths are also their weakness are amazing. In a delicious way the author illustrates how and why characters feed off each other to get their own emotional ...             Madapple29 reviews Christina Meldrum Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2008 Not for teens, but I loved it. + YA or adult fiction + Interesting reading + fascinating story of one girl's struggle to find her history             Atonement762 reviews Ian McEwan Anchor, 2007 Beautifully written and engrossing. + Atonement is a work of art! + Not a quick read. + Reconciliation...Really?             Madapple29 reviews Christina Meldrum Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2008 Not for teens, but I loved it. + YA or adult fiction + Interesting reading + fascinating story of one girl's struggle to find her history             Presumed Innocent86 reviews Scott Turow Grand Central Publishing, 2000 Twenty Years Later, this Book Can Still Pack a Punch + Great Book - Thoroughly Enjoyed It + Better than your average beach/airport novel I first read PRESUMED INNOCENT when it first came out in 1987, back when I was in my mid-teens. Having recently re-read it as an adult, I wonder how much of it I actually understood as a teenager. This is a book meant for mature adults. This book is also quite good, a finely crafted legal ...             Gorky Park: A Novel (Mortalis.)70 reviews Martin Cruz Smith Ballantine Books, 2007 Best Martin Cruz Smith Work Ever + Arkady Renko is a Born Investigator + Quite simply + A Splendid Russian Protagonist: Arkady Renko             Possession: A Romance213 reviews A.S. Byatt Random House, 1991 An instant classic + Great Book -- Maybe Too Detailed for Us Average Readers [48][T] + A bold conception in a literally dense narrative + stunning             The Piano Tuner1 review Daniel Mason Picador, 2004 Beautiful Storytelling Mason tells the story of Edgar Drake, a piano tuner from London who is asked to journey deep into the jungles of Burma to tune the piano of an eccentric officer. This is a story evocative of Conrads "Heart of Darkness" and the spin off movie "Apocalypse Now". However, in Conrad the journey up ...