Life of Pi1841 reviews Yann Martel Harvest Books, 2003 no words can describe how good this is! + engaging, imaginative, thought-provoking it breaks down all barriers of imagination and offers a breathtaking understanding of life through a story of simple transition from innocence to maturity...something each adult reader can relate to. be prepared for the more graphic details in the second and third section of the book which are a ...             The Old Man and The Sea686 reviews Ernest Hemingway Scribner, 1995 The sea giveth...and the sea taketh away + Well, he nailed the title . . . + the super old man "The Old Man and the Sea" was Ernest Hemingway's last important work. Written in Cuba in 1951 and when published, it became one of his most recognize pieces. The work won him the Pulitzer prize in 1953 and the Nobel prize in literature in 1954. *SPOILER* This is ...             Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member181 reviews Sanyika Shakur Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998 Eye-Opening Book About The Real Gang Life + Alot more people neeed to read this book + Chase von's review of Monster.... I've read this book several times over the years. Author Sanyika Shakur offers a sobering and disturbing look into the other side of Los Angeles. For anyone seeking understanding into what turns a young man into a hard-core gangster, this book is invaluable reading. The book is ...             The Kite Runner2517 reviews Khaled Hosseini Riverhead Trade, 2004 Ki + Wonderful + Fantastic + powerful and moving + Could Not Put it Down             Ham on Rye: A Novel127 reviews Charles Bukowski Ecco, 2007 "Was I the only person who was distracted by this future without a chance?" + Great work from a disciplined writer + When men were men + More genius from Bukowski.             The Gambler (Modern Library Classics)8 reviews Fyodor Dostoevsky Modern Library, 2003 Gambling On Greatness + Dostoevsky the Gambler + A Glimpse of Dostoyevsky + Modern Library edition has excellent intro + "Things have accumulated."             For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down1 review David Adams Richards Mclelland & Stewart, 2003 SO>SO. This is an alright book i suppose. I had to read it for english class so you can understand my disgust with it. I found it very confusing and hard to understand....... Give it a go though for your own. I hate reading most books. Sad to say I find manuals more interesting thatn reading ...             On the Road (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)629 reviews Jack Kerouac Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999 Kerouac's Masterpiece + A True Classic This is by far Kerouac's best work. It details his adventures with Neil Cassiday in way only Kerouac could. This book defines the beat movement and defines, for me at least how the world was long before I was born. Being only 20 years old I cannot imagine hitch hiking across the country, in the ...             Siddhartha463 reviews Hermann Hesse Bantam Classics, 1982 Samsara is nirvana + Great + Hari Om + A rambling spiritual adventure... + A must read for any spiritual seeker             Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line45 reviews Ben Hamper Grand Central Publishing, 1992 Hilarious story of a dying breed + A good-natured blue collar Hunter Thompson + If you ever wondered why factory workers drink, read this.... + riveting tale from the assembly line..             The Road (Oprah's Book Club)1607 reviews Cormac McCarthy Vintage Books, 2007 A Road To Treasure You know who they are. Those people that get upset when stories are told that aren't a sugar coated version of the world, stories that seem like they were written by authors who truly believe that ignoring cold, hard reality is the best medicine. Cormac McCarthy is not one of those authors. At ...             The Time Machine (Signet Classics)324 reviews H.G. Wells New American Library, 2002 The epic tale of all time + a great book!!!! + Excellent!! + Wells blends Genre's with ease + Early Sci-Fi Masterpiece             Great Expectations (Penguin Classics)121 reviews Charles Dickens Penguin Classics, 2002 Great + Must Read Victorian Novel + A Novel of tears as well as laughter. An enjoyable classic. + Expectations Greatly Exceeded             Things Fall Apart: A Novel533 reviews Chinua Achebe Anchor, 1994 What makes fiction important + Things Fall Apart + Terrific I know this is the classic debate of all time when it comes to literature: Is it about beautifully written prose (THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE, incidentally, is a good example of this problem) or does it tell a compelling story? (yet the prose itself is not its strong point). It seems that many ...             My Losing Season58 reviews Pat Conroy The Dial Press, 2003 A Winning Read + The Floor General + Successful Losing Season + salvation through basketball             Adventures of Huckleberry Finn511 reviews Mark Twain Prestwick House Inc., 2005 Great book! When addressing controversy think of context. + Finn & Sawyer Part 2 + Exceptional edition + Huckleberry Finn + Huck Finn             Who's Your Caddy?: Looping for the Great, Near Great, and Reprobates of Golf64 reviews Rick Reilly Broadway, 2004 The Life of Reilly + Score This One an Eagle + Who's Your Caddy - A review + for golfers             My Losing Season58 reviews Pat Conroy The Dial Press, 2003 A Winning Read + The Floor General + Successful Losing Season + salvation through basketball             Things Fall Apart: A Novel533 reviews Chinua Achebe Anchor, 1994 What makes fiction important + Things Fall Apart + Terrific I know this is the classic debate of all time when it comes to literature: Is it about beautifully written prose (THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE, incidentally, is a good example of this problem) or does it tell a compelling story? (yet the prose itself is not its strong point). It seems that many ...             On the Road (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)629 reviews Jack Kerouac Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999 Kerouac's Masterpiece + A True Classic This is by far Kerouac's best work. It details his adventures with Neil Cassiday in way only Kerouac could. This book defines the beat movement and defines, for me at least how the world was long before I was born. Being only 20 years old I cannot imagine hitch hiking across the country, in the ...