Miracle30 reviews
Danielle Steel

Delacorte Press, 2005

Great for Mom's on the GO...

+ Something to Believe in

Danielle brought it to us this time ladies. As a mother of two young children who only has time to read in waiting rooms and at night before bed, this book is written in such a way that you can jump right back into the page exactly where you left off. She draws you into the soul of each ...
  
  











  



  
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time1455 reviews
Mark Haddon

Vintage, 2004

Fun and engaging

+ Not your usual read . . .
+ An unusual and striking first novel
+ Very Likeable Book
  
  











  



  
The House on Mango Street604 reviews
Sandra Cisneros

Vintage, 1991

poetry to my ears

+ gorgeous

This is a beautifully written book about a girls who lives in a house on Mango street, a house that is far blow her expectations and a neighborhood she does not want to belong to. This book reads more like a poetic form in a novel. There's a lot of wonderful details about how some people in the ...
  
  











  



  
My Sister's Keeper: A Novel1032 reviews
Jodi Picoult

Washington Square Press, 2005

A Heartbreaking Page Turner

+ Heart-wrenching, but captivating
+ Should we be?
+ Wonderful read
  
  











  



  
Dinner with a Perfect Stranger: An Invitation Worth Considering140 reviews
David Gregory

WaterBrook Press, 2005

a thoughtful interaction with Jesus

+ EXCELLENT book - answers a lot of questions
+ Dinner With a Perfect Stranger

I just finished this book and I must say I was surprised. It was very good. My initial worry was that it would be fluffy, but the portrait of Jesus struck the right balance between his being compassionate and winsome on the one hand, but far from passive or a push-over on the other. It was ...
  
  











  



  
The Secret Life of Bees1436 reviews
Sue Monk Kidd

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003

Good Read

+ Emotional read
+ Excellent Read
+ Nostalgically Current
+ the secret life of bees
  
  











  



  
Cold Sassy Tree219 reviews
Olive Ann Burns

Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1986

good service, good condition

+ A Great Place to Re-Visit
+ Great book
+ Wonderful depiction of a small southern town in the early 1900's
+ Perspectives on death
  
  











  



  
The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel560 reviews
Margaret Atwood

Anchor, 1998

I wasn't expecting this!!!!

+ A 21st century 1984 by George Orwell
+ Great Review

This book was written very well. I had the creeps while I was reading it. It reminded me of the movie "Children of Men" and the book "The Giver". The entire time I was reading this book, I kept thinking of a certain female vice presidential candidate. I am afraid that she would love the form of ...
  
  











  



  
Light from Heaven (The Mitford Years, Book 9)109 reviews
Jan Karon

Viking Adult, 2005

These books are not required reading!

+ Jan Karon
+ Light from Heaven
+ Reading Addict
  
  











  



  
The March: A Novel161 reviews
E.L. Doctorow

Random House, 2005

Near the end

+ As good as any of Doctorow's great works
+ History Illuminated
+ A Good Snap Shot of the Civil War
+ An enjoyable read
  
  











  



  
At First Sight161 reviews
Nicholas Sparks

Grand Central Publishing, 2005

Beautiful story

+ At First Sight
+ Pretty great
+ My favorite by Nicholas Sparks
  
  











  



  
The Mermaid Chair: A Novel564 reviews
Sue Monk Kidd

Viking Adult, 2005

Great read that makes you think

+ Beautiful language and emotion even if a bit unbelievable plot

This is a great book. 5 stars. It makes you look inside yourself and think about your life's goals, destiny, the destination where your life's flow is taking you, are you on a right track, are you in charge of your own life, what makes you happy and unhappy, mother-daughter relationship, etc. ...
  
  











  



  
A Wedding in December110 reviews
Anita Shreve

Back Bay Books, 2006

Reinventing history, and the future, at a class reunion

I've been reading several class-reunion novels lately, and this one stands out. The delicacy, the unerring accuracy, of the portrayals of old friends who are changed yet unchanged, by a couple of decades apart is compelling. Successes and tragedies, trauma shared and unshared, personal definitions ...
  
  











  



  
To Kill a Mockingbird1762 reviews
Harper Lee

Grand Central Publishing, 1988

Excelent Book!

+ There is a reason this book will be read for centuries and centuries...
+ Tequila Mockingbird
+ Great!!Love this book
+ LOVE THIS BOOK!
  
  











  



  
Bleachers442 reviews
John Grisham

Dell, 2004

Bad reviewers are missing its merits.

+ Change of pace for Grisham (a review of the audiobook)
+ Small Town Football
+ Awesome
  
  











  



  
The Pact: A Love Story (P.S.)403 reviews
Jodi Picoult

Harper Perennial, 2006

2nd best Picoult novel, in my opinion

+ Impressed
+ Expect the Unexpected
+ It was her father !
  
  











  



  
Saving Fish from Drowning204 reviews
Amy Tan

GP Putnam's Sons & Random House Publishing Group, 2005

I just can't put it down

+ A Wonderful Adventure!
+ Brilliant! Amy Tan does it again!
+ Lighten up, naysayers!
  
  











  



  
The Interruption of Everything139 reviews
Terry McMillan

Viking Adult, 2005

Very good read

Terry McMillan is a master storyteller. Some may not be familiar with her name, but, believe me, many people have at least heard of her, if not seen movies based on her books, or have heard about her because her husband left her, stating that he was homosexual. Like all of her works that I have ...
  
  











  



  
The Five People You Meet in Heaven1610 reviews
Mitch Albom

Hyperion, 2003

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

+ The Five People you will meet in Heaven

Another great book by Mitch Albom! Thought provoking! Which five people from my past will be waiting for me? We all need to do more sacrifice! Loved it!
  
  











  



  
Gilead: A Novel303 reviews
Marilynne Robinson

Picador, 2006

This is a nearly perfect book

+ A Hill of Testimony
+ beautifully written novel of reflection

Gilead is a nearly perfect book. It is quiet, multi-layered, and deeply spiritual. Composed in the form of a letter from the elderly protagonist, John Ames, to his young son, the work is a meditative near-monologue about faith, anger, love, and forgiveness; emotional patrimony, isolation, and ...