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The Other Boleyn Girl 11 reviews Philippa Gregory
Scribner, 2001
High Five!
+ A gripping & entertaining novel + The Other Boleyn Girl + couldn't put it down + For a historical romance its not bad.
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Crow Lake (Today Show Book Club #7) 125 reviews Mary Lawson
Dial Press Trade Paperback, 2003
Quiet But Brilliant Novel About Family
+ A Troubled Family + great book! + MOST TOUCHING
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The Forever War 298 reviews Joe Haldeman
Eos, 2003
A easy and enjoyable SF read--with bonus social commentary
+ An allegory for both war and aging... + The Best + One of the best War/Sci Fi novels out there
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Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls 3 reviews Danielle Wood
MacAdam Cage, 2007
Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls gave me the giggles and the chills...
+ A smart, sassy selection + "But what precisely does an aquiline nose look like?"
I bought this book for the cover and the first chapter combined. Not being a serious reader I was a bit surprised that I couldn't put the book down. Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls initially gave me the giggles. But very quickly I found Rosie's dark side, and found myself with a case ...
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Towing Jehovah (Harvest Book) 52 reviews James Morrow
Harvest Books, 1995
Adventurous satire
+ bound to be a classic + Religious people WOULD like this book too... + Wonderful
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Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics) 903 reviews Jane Austen
Penguin Books, 2002
Boy oh boy was I ever wrong about Lady Jane!!!
+ Worth paying for on the Kindle + What a Year for the Bennets + as always, better than the movie + Pride and Prejudice
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Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics) 40 reviews Jane Austen
Penguin Classics, 2003
"Sense and Sensibility" - a must-read
+ Loving Tension and a Fine Balance + Elinor and Marianne....What great sisters! + An enduring classic + Sense and Sensibility Review- Arghavan
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A Box of Matches 55 reviews Nicholson Baker
Vintage, 2004
Hardly a page-turner, but read it for the sheer joy of reading
This is one of those books where nothing really happens, but that's not really a bad thing! It is the story of a man who get up every morning very early, while it's still dark, to light the fire with a box of matches.
The narrative takes us through the motions of each of these mornings, and the ...
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The Delinquent Virgin 1 review Laura Kalpakian
Graywolf Press, 1999
Perfect Christmas gift
Truly the perfect book to give for Christmas. Each story is a suprise -- they are smart and funny and insightful and so beautifully written you want to pull the words off the page and keep them in your pocket. A real treasure.
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Blameless in Abaddon 24 reviews James Morrow
Harvest Books, 1997
Author Puts God on Trial - Literally
+ Don't read it if you're hypochondriac + Light a Candle + Gullivers Travels & Fantastic Voyage......!!
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A Box of Matches 55 reviews Nicholson Baker
Vintage, 2004
Hardly a page-turner, but read it for the sheer joy of reading
This is one of those books where nothing really happens, but that's not really a bad thing! It is the story of a man who get up every morning very early, while it's still dark, to light the fire with a box of matches.
The narrative takes us through the motions of each of these mornings, and the ...
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Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics) 903 reviews Jane Austen
Penguin Books, 2002
Boy oh boy was I ever wrong about Lady Jane!!!
+ Worth paying for on the Kindle + What a Year for the Bennets + as always, better than the movie + Pride and Prejudice
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The Other Boleyn Girl 11 reviews Philippa Gregory
Scribner, 2001
High Five!
+ A gripping & entertaining novel + The Other Boleyn Girl + couldn't put it down + For a historical romance its not bad.
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Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls 3 reviews Danielle Wood
MacAdam Cage, 2007
Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls gave me the giggles and the chills...
+ A smart, sassy selection + "But what precisely does an aquiline nose look like?"
I bought this book for the cover and the first chapter combined. Not being a serious reader I was a bit surprised that I couldn't put the book down. Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls initially gave me the giggles. But very quickly I found Rosie's dark side, and found myself with a case ...
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Crow Lake (Today Show Book Club #7) 125 reviews Mary Lawson
Dial Press Trade Paperback, 2003
Quiet But Brilliant Novel About Family
+ A Troubled Family + great book! + MOST TOUCHING
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Towing Jehovah (Harvest Book) 52 reviews James Morrow
Harvest Books, 1995
Adventurous satire
+ bound to be a classic + Religious people WOULD like this book too... + Wonderful
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The Delinquent Virgin 1 review Laura Kalpakian
Graywolf Press, 1999
Perfect Christmas gift
Truly the perfect book to give for Christmas. Each story is a suprise -- they are smart and funny and insightful and so beautifully written you want to pull the words off the page and keep them in your pocket. A real treasure.
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Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics) 40 reviews Jane Austen
Penguin Classics, 2003
"Sense and Sensibility" - a must-read
+ Loving Tension and a Fine Balance + Elinor and Marianne....What great sisters! + An enduring classic + Sense and Sensibility Review- Arghavan
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Blameless in Abaddon 24 reviews James Morrow
Harvest Books, 1997
Author Puts God on Trial - Literally
+ Don't read it if you're hypochondriac + Light a Candle + Gullivers Travels & Fantastic Voyage......!!
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The Forever War 298 reviews Joe Haldeman
Eos, 2003
A easy and enjoyable SF read--with bonus social commentary
+ An allegory for both war and aging... + The Best + One of the best War/Sci Fi novels out there
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