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The Return of the Native (Modern Library Classics) 13 reviews Thomas Hardy
Modern Library, 2001
The Return of the Native is a reader's return to the joys found in Hardy's Wessex
+ Why Read It + Great service! + Return of the Native + An opera of a book
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East of Eden 268 reviews John Steinbeck
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
An Epic Family Classic
+ A book that stays with you + East Of Eden Work Of Genius + Knocked For A Loop + Very Interesting
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The Killer Angels 517 reviews Michael Shaara
Ballantine Books, 1987
Beautifully written and a joy to read
+ There is a Reason This Won a Pulitzer Prize + The Killer Angels + history class
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Don Quixote 85 reviews Miguel de Cervantes, Harold Bloom
Ecco, 2003
Without discretion there can be no humor
+ One of the best books ever written + The grandeur of madness + GREAT!
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Anna Karenina (Oprah's Book Club) 173 reviews Leo Tolstoy
Penguin Classics, 2004
Indifference? NOT HERE!
+ A classic worth reading + Masterful
I haven't had/made time to read other translations of this Great work, but IMHO, Anna Karenina 'Must Be' in the top five list of all-time Greatest Romances...
(trying NOT to be selfish): Reading Anna Karenina has enriched my life; It has INCREASED my love, devotion, & respect for-to my wife, my ...
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Cien anos de soledad (Contemporanea) 6 reviews Gabriel Garcia Marquez
DeBolsillo, 2003
One of the best books you'll ever read
+ great + PRESIDENT CLINTON PLACES IT ON HIS ESSENTIAL READING LIST + Most magical and amazing read ever... + One of the best books ever written.
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Santa Evita 29 reviews Tomas Eloy Martinez
Vintage, 1996
A great historical novel
+ Purchase of Santa Evita + Even in death that woman still haunts us... + Eva's death wish come true
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Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics) 32 reviews Charlotte Brontë
Penguin Classics, 2006
One of the Greatest Books in all of English Literature!!
+ True Romance + Great book!
Jane Eyre is one of my favorite books! It is not at all like other great novels -- it is great in it's own way. I was introduced to Jane Eyre by my best friend. I had read the adapted version first, and then my best friend gave me the unadapted Jane Eyre for a birthday present.
The book is about ...
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Suite Francaise 374 reviews Irene Nemirovsky
Vintage, 2007
One of the best, by far.
+ Unfinished masterpiece + Wanted more and more!! .such a tragedy she is gone... + Subtle, Powerful, Unfinished - An Astonishing Survival
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Fortunata y Jacinta (Grandes clasicos series) Benito Perez Galdos
Edimat Libros, 2004
The well-known works of literature in this series constitute the most valuable treasures of universal literature. The affordably priced imitation leather bound books enhance any library, putting the works of Dante, Dumas, Hugo, and Tolstoy within everyone's reach.
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The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition) 592 reviews John Steinbeck
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
Get ready to relive these times soon!
+ Take in the magic of Steinbeck's writing + A handsome edition + A master storyteller + [Good] required reading
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For Whom the Bell Tolls 269 reviews Ernest Hemingway
Scribner, 1995
The best of Hemingway
+ A Must-Read + Heminway is a GOD ! + For Whom the Bell Tolls
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La casa de los espíritus 272 reviews Isabel Allende
Rayo, 1995
Better than 100 Years of Solitude
+ Wonderful historical fiction + review of house of the spirits + wow
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To Kill a Mockingbird 1762 reviews Harper Lee
Harper Collins, 1999
Excelent Book!
+ There is a reason this book will be read for centuries and centuries... + Tequila Mockingbird + Great!!Love this book + LOVE THIS BOOK!
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Absalom, Absalom! 122 reviews William Faulkner
Vintage, 1991
Absalom! Absalom!
+ William Faulkner at his best + Classic Faulkner + Difficult, dense writing style, but plot of great complexity and depth makes it wonderful & meaningful. Very highly recommended + Absolutely incredible!
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My Antonia 267 reviews Willa Cather
Mariner Books, 1995
Lovely to revisit this classic on audio
+ Beautiful writing, but the lack of plot means it's not for everyone + Enduring Story + Beautiful new edition
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Crossing to Safety (Modern Library Classics) 110 reviews Wallace Earle Stegner
Modern Library, 2002
Fabulous!
+ A Keeper + A story that touched me + One of the best books I have ever read
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In Cold Blood 429 reviews Truman Capote
Vintage, 1994
Anarachy in the heartland : an American story
+ Brutal Event in Journalistic Focus + The first true crime book is still the best + In Cold Blood in a new edition + A Commentary on our 21st Century Culture
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Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All: A Novel 39 reviews Allan Gurganus
Vintage, 2001
Stunning achievement
+ I Love This Book! + Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All + This, in my opinion, could just be the Great American Novel
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Los pasos perdidos 4 reviews Alejo Carpentier
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998
Un texto clave para la novelística latinoamericana
+ Los pasos perdidos + No se puede dejar de leer! + una obra muy musical acerca del reencuentro con sus raices
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