The Best American Mystery Stories 2005 (The Best American Series)7 reviews

Houghton Mifflin, 2005

Great for lovers of dark literary fiction.

+ Intricate mysteries
+ Good collection of dark mysteries

This book is not for sissies! It's a collection of fantastic, dark & edgy crime stories of fine quality for those who love this type of thing. Who better than Joyce Carol Oates and Otto Penzler to deliver the most unique and provocative yarns for your consumption. If you're a fan of real writing ...
  
  











  



  
Collected Stories11 reviews
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1999

Stories by a Master

+ Incredible, as always!
+ Highly Recommend This Short Story Collection: Good Reading.
+ Enchantingly Surreal
  
  











  



  
A Season of the Heart: Rocky Mountain Christmas/The Christmas Gifts/The Christmas Charm (Harlequin Historical ...1 review
Jillian Hart, Kate Bridges, ...

Harlequin, 2005

FROM BACK COVER

Three Rugged Western Men Three Courageous ladies Three Festive Tales to warm the heart this Christmas! Rocky Mountain Christmas - by Jillian Hart Summoned on a dangerous snowy night to deal with two stowaways, Sheriff Mac McKaslin discovers they are non other than a homeless you widow - ...
  
  











  



  
Borges: Collected Fictions67 reviews
Jorge Luis Borges

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999

A book you and your doppelganger will both enjoy

+ Intelligent fiction - makes you think
+ The path you are to take is endless...
+ The Greatest Collection
+ Amazing deal
  
  











  



  
Tempted: Little Miss Innocent?\Annie, Get Your Guy\Messing Around With Max (Sawyer Family)6 reviews
Lori Foster

Harlequin, 2005

Three Terrific Full Length ReIssues!!!

+ Fun and light
+ Cute stories
+ a must have for every Lori Foster fan
  
  











  



  
A Dixie Christmas: Holiday Stories from the South's Best Writers

Algonquin Books, 2005

An Algonquin tradition continues with this third stellar collection of holiday stories by some of the South's most distinguished writers. This year's volume, with a preface by the acclaimed Fred Chappell, includes stories of families, couples, children, and those on their own, illustrating the many ways that Christmas can manifest itself: from the teacher who shows one boy how to manage the world ...
  
  











  



  
The Best American Mystery Stories 2003 (The Best American Series)6 reviews

Houghton Mifflin, 2003

Nearly Noir but Nice

+ Variety pack
+ pretty solid
+ Kudos to Penzler and Connelly
  
  











  



  
More Than Words, Volume 22 reviews
Debbie Macomber, Sharon Sala, ...

Harlequin, 2005

five terrific inspirational tales

+ heartwarming anthology

"What Amanda wants" by Debbie Macomber. The cancer was back, but though she will miss much of her high school socialization, all Amanda wants is her peers to understand that in spite of her illness she is still Amanda who needs their friendship. She finds solace with the Melissa's Living Legacy ...
  
  











  



  
Flannery O'Connor : Collected Works : Wise Blood / A Good Man Is Hard to Find / The Violent Bear It Away / ...13 reviews
Flannery O'Connor

Library of America, 1988

Just Read It All

+ Classic
+ Great literature in great binding
+ Amazing Grace
+ a lovely book
  
  











  



  
Scenes From A Holiday: The Eight Dates Of Hanukkah\Carrie Pilby's New Year's Resolution\Emma Townsend Saves ...12 reviews
Laurie Graff, Caren Lissner, ...

Red Dress Ink, 2005

A great read

+ A cute way to start off your holiday!
+ I enjoyed the holiday
+ Two of the stories are good
  
  











  



  
Case Histories: A Novel145 reviews
Kate Atkinson

Back Bay Books, 2005

A great story filled with interesting characters

+ Much easier to read than I thought
+ A read-again book

Read all the reviews you like, but a better use of your time is to get and read this book. Now in paperback, it is affordable, cleverly written contemporary fiction. I bought this book on a bargain table as a present and it turned out to be a steal. Atkinson's prose is definitely a cut above ...
  
  











  



  
Just Our Best Short Stories 20055 reviews
Janet Sue Terry

Just My Best, 2005

THESE SHORT STORIES ARE REALLY GOOD!

+ Simply Beautiful
+ A GOOD MIX OF STYLES & GENRES IN THIS COLLECTION! GREAT READS!
+ MY AUNT LIKES THESE STORIES
+ A VERSATILE COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES BY TALENTED WRITERS
  
  











  



  
The Dunwich Horror And Others21 reviews
H. P. Lovecraft

Arkham House Publishers, 1984

About this edition . . . .

+ Great collection
+ The ultimate HP Lovecraft volume
+ Buy this book !
+ Preponderant Lovecraft has no comparison in the horror genre
  
  











  



  
Tales of Ordinary Madness33 reviews
Charles Bukowski

City Lights Publishers, 2001

Tales of Ordinary Madness

+ Bits and Pieces.

Charles Bukowski, brutally honest, as usual. This book was pretty good but not as good as his poetry.
  
  











  



  
Christmas in My Heart, Vol. 13 (Christmas in My Heart, 13)1 review
Joe Wheeler

Tyndale House Publishers, 2004

Christmas in My Heart, Vol.13

Great book to read at the holidays. It is good to regain a giving perspective.
  
  











  



  
The Greatest Horse Stories Ever Told: Thirty Unforgettable Horse Tales (Greatest)4 reviews

The Lyons Press, 2004

I laughed at first

+ Some of the Greatest

My non-horsey boyfriend bought this book for me for my birthday. The book name is kind of generic, but I figured he at least got an E for effort. However, once I got started I have been savoring each story. This is definitely a book for horse lovers....real horse lovers. A story taken from "My ...
  
  











  



  
Herman Melville : Typee, Omoo, Mardi (Library of America)2 reviews
Herman Melville

Library of America, 1982

The Growth of a Seeker

+ Praise and lament: unlucky compromise

Among the early products of the wonderful Library of America Series were three volumes devoted to the novels of Herman Melville. This volume consists of Melville's first three novels, Typee(1846), Omoo(1847) and Mardi (1849) Melville's novels are based, more or less loosely, on his life at sea. ...
  
  











  



  
A Redbird Christmas: A Novel105 reviews
Fannie Flagg

Fawcett, 2005

Book Review

+ redbird family christmas
+ Fannie Flagg Fan
+ Very touching
+ Uplifting
  
  











  



  
A Very Southern Christmas6 reviews

Algonquin Books, 2003

A Delightful Book

+ Southern fiction at its best
+ At Last!

As a recently misplaced Southerner here in the great Northwest, a kind friend gave me a copy of this delightful book of short stories for Christmas. To begin with, it is just beautiful, a gift-size book with a lovely watercolor adorning the cover. Perfect, I thought, to curl up in front of the ...
  
  











  



  
The Kite Runner2517 reviews
Khaled Hosseini

Riverhead Trade, 2004

Ki

+ Wonderful
+ Fantastic
+ powerful and moving
+ Could Not Put it Down