Diary: A Novel194 reviews Chuck Palahniuk Anchor, 2004 Brilliant and visceral + Deceptively philosophical Palahniuk's brutally honest look at the suffering of his creative protagonist is haunting and grips you right away. If you've grown up in a small beach town, you understand the love-hate relationship between locals and tourists. If you're an artist, you'll understand it even more. Palahniuk uses ...             An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness327 reviews Kay Redfield Jamison Vintage, 1996 An Unquiet Mind + An Unquiet Mind + Very Interesting Educative + bi polar illness             Prozac Nation344 reviews Elizabeth Wurtzel Riverhead Trade, 1995 Very Helpful In Understanding Depression + On The Mark + Helpful In Many Ways I've gone through my share of depression, as many others have before me. As bad as I thought I had it, after reading this book I realize just how lucky I was. Wurtzel's book was gripping, using very raw and blunt language, which I connected with easily. And such a quick, easy read. Made me want ...             Go Ask Alice1250 reviews Anonymous Simon Pulse, 2005 Go Ask Alice + we get it already... + Thumbs up. I loved this book. The emotion that the protagonist conveys throughout the book is clearly relatable from generation to generation. I recommend this book for every teenager out there.             False Memory496 reviews Dean Koontz Bantam, 2000 LOVED THIS BOOK! I listened to the audio book version of this - it was one of the best books I've listened to! I absolutely LOVED it! When the book was over, I felt a sad loss for my characters I've grown to know and love - especially Dr. Mark Ahriman. Yes, he was the bad guy, but he was so well written that it ...             The Awakening349 reviews Kate Chopin Avon, 1982 How long have I been asleep? + not so simple, not so obvious + Great book + Where Have You Been All My Life?             The Keep112 reviews Jennifer Egan Anchor, 2007 Beautifully written, mysterious, and compelling + Hard to put down This is one of those books it's near impossible to describe. Not because there isn't a plot--there is, and a compelling one--but because there's so much more going on than what's explicitly happening. It's a novel in nested circles, ripples that spread from a single inciting incident in the ...             Kiss Me, Judas44 reviews Will Christopher Baer MacAdam/Cage, 2006 re: typos + An urban legend brought into novel form + Very good... For everyone wondering about the typos. This is a reprint from the original Viking release and as a consequence MacAdam/Cage had to retype the books in full. After that, someone was paid to read the book and thoroughly check/fix typos. This man didn't do his job and the book suffered. Don't ...             The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind Is Designed to Kill21 reviews David M. Buss Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Book Review + 4 stars because 3.5 wasn't an option + The Murderer Next Door The Murderer Next Door by David Buss not only opens a new way to look at evolutionary psychology, but also explains with reasonable details, how the human mind branches out in different categories through its evolutionary state. He explains the modules that suppress us to kill and to not kill and ...             In the Woods191 reviews Tana French Viking Adult, 2007 A good first book + Well-Written, Good Story + Surprisingly good and intriguing + Interesting and frustrating read             Madapple25 reviews Christina Meldrum Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2008 Courtesy of Teens Read Too + A unique novel which is brilliantly complex and thought-provoking, though the ending falters. Highly recommended + A Challenging Debut Novel + Exquisite, thought-provoking, and hauntingly beautiful + Couldn't put it down             The Echo Maker: A Novel100 reviews Richard Powers Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006 Intelligent and entertaining + Who's Who Anyway This novel, the winner of the 2006 National Book Award, addresses the question of how we know who we really are. This novel is extremely well-crafted and a worthwhile read. Intelligent and entertaining.             Brave New World (P.S.)727 reviews Aldous Huxley Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006 Dystopia, i long for thee + Good Book + Satire at its best I purchased Brave New World after reading 1984, and while I must confess that I enjoyed Orwell's book just a little bit more, Huxley's work was still an immediately compelling read. I think what I liked best was just how "british" this future was, by which I mean, everything seemed so very posh and ...             The Abortionist's Daughter42 reviews Elisabeth Hyde Knopf, 2006 The Abortionist's Daughter + A unique mystery-thriller-family saga combo + A good novel to occupy your day D.A. Frank Thompson comes home to find his wife dead in their lap pool. It is obviously a murder. Of course, he is on the list of suspects. But there are others too, considering the controversial job his wife has as an abortionist. Mix in this mystery with a promiscuous daughter who's coming of ...             The Bell Jar (P.S.)479 reviews Sylvia Plath Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005 I was moved + This isn't a book about depression I was hesitant to pick this up, but I am so glad I did. Plath beautifully wrote her story about a woman's undefinable mental battles combined with the demands of instant perfection from others (academically, socially, career-wise, and talent-wise), her own insecurities, and her own desires to be ...             The Liar's Diary48 reviews Patry Francis Plume, 2008 Turn the page, turn the page, turn the page + Suspenseful + You will love this book! I am not a mystery reader. I chose "The Liar's Diary" with the encouragement of a fellow bibliophile. What a raging, scary, creepy, yet tantalizing, engrossing read this is!!!!! Jeanne Cross, a rather plain appearing school secretary meets Ali, a beautiful engaging virtuoso violinist who has ...             Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital30 reviews Heidi Squier Kraft Little, Brown and Company, 2007 Great medical memoir! + Rule #2 + Excellent read + EMT's Perspective             The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time1436 reviews Mark Haddon Vintage, 2004 Inventive and Enjoyable + The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time + Bigger than just a story about autism + What a great read             A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash282 reviews Sylvia Nasar Touchstone, 2001 POWER OF THE HUMAN MIND + An Opinion of "A Beautiful Mind" from a fellow schizophrenic + A Beautiful Mind + Accurate, well-written and readable + A mad genius             Aberrations17 reviews Penelope Przekop Emerald Book Co, 2008 A Beautiful and Touching Story! + Aberrations + Aberrations + Review + Not so sleepy novel