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Miracle 30 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 ...
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 1455 reviews Mark Haddon
Vintage, 2004
Fun and engaging
+ Not your usual read . . . + An unusual and striking first novel + Very Likeable Book
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The House on Mango Street 604 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 ...
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My Sister's Keeper: A Novel 1032 reviews Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2005
A Heartbreaking Page Turner
+ Heart-wrenching, but captivating + Should we be? + Wonderful read
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Dinner with a Perfect Stranger: An Invitation Worth Considering 140 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 ...
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The Secret Life of Bees 1436 reviews Sue Monk Kidd
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003
Good Read
+ Emotional read + Excellent Read + Nostalgically Current + the secret life of bees
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Cold Sassy Tree 219 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
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The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel 560 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 ...
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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
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The March: A Novel 161 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
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At First Sight 161 reviews Nicholas Sparks
Grand Central Publishing, 2005
Beautiful story
+ At First Sight + Pretty great + My favorite by Nicholas Sparks
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The Mermaid Chair: A Novel 564 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.
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A Wedding in December 110 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 ...
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To Kill a Mockingbird 1762 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!
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Bleachers 442 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
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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 !
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Saving Fish from Drowning 204 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!
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The Interruption of Everything 139 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 ...
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven 1610 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!
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Gilead: A Novel 303 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 ...
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