Peace12 reviews Richard Bausch Knopf, 2008 Man's (In)Humanity to Man + Nearly like Hemingway and a good summer read. + A fine piece of writing + A Perfect Novel About War + Well worth your reading time             Chez Moi6 reviews Agnes Desarthe Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008 Make yourself at home in Chez Moi + magical Agnes Desarthe's Chez Moi is a classic novel in the style of Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies and Chocolat that revels in the sensual and emotional power of truly great food. Its narrator, Myriam, is a talented cook with a forged ...             Tangerine Dream84 reviews Ken Douglas, Jack Stewart Bootleg Press, 2003 Shades of a Past President and his Problem + A bit of a stretch, but pretty good + Very Good Book Club Pick United States Senator Stacy Sterling is running for president. He's also running for some kind of record with young hookers that his newscaster wife doesn't know about. She's in New Zealand, he's in San Francisco. She's on vacation with her daughter Dylan. He's on vacation too, only the child he's ...             The Pillars of the Earth (Deluxe Edition) (Oprah's Book Club)1296 reviews Ken Follett NAL Trade, 2007 Engrossing and fast read - fantastic! + Excellent Long Read + The Pillars of the Earth I read this for book club and wondered whether I would get through it at all. After the first couple of chapters, I was hooked. It is fun reading and hard to put down.             The Plague of Doves: A Novel35 reviews Louise Erdrich Harper, 2008 Erdrich has outdone even herself + The Plague of Doves + Magnificent + The Ways We Need Each Other             The Enchantress of Florence: A Novel55 reviews Salman Rushdie Random House, 2008 a little hard to follow, but beautiful poetic writing + India and Italy in the 16th Century + Decameron & Arabian Tales rolled into one + Couping a set of flippant short stories to a serious novel does not work             The Condition: A Novel78 reviews Jennifer Haigh Harper, 2008 A deeply moving book + The Condition (of Life) + Great Book + Well written,             The Forgery of Venus: A Novel18 reviews Michael Gruber William Morrow, 2008 I didn't want to put it down! + Classic Gruber + Fascinating + A Novel with Sprezzatura             Things I Want My Daughters to Know: A Novel10 reviews Elizabeth Noble William Morrow, 2008 Touching book! + things i want my daughters to know + A book about love: between mothers and daughters, sisters, and others This is a great book. I could not put it down. As a mother, I was moved by Barbara's need to leave something for her girls. The characters are very complicated and the author gives great insight to each of them.             The Girl with No Shadow (published in the UK as The Lollipop Shoes)24 reviews Joanne Harris William Morrow, 2008 Relevant Magic + tri-perspective treat + More Witchy than Chocolat + Dark Chocolate for second helpings             The Philosopher's Apprentice: A Novel15 reviews James Morrow William Morrow, 2008 A fun, amusing read, with many dashes of philosophy + Four Stars A very good read, with a setting in the science fiction present. Lots of fun playing with philosophy and how it can or cannot infuse your life. A woman clones younger versions of herself, then hires moral counsellors to fill in the gaps in their upbringing (or lack thereof). Explores how this ...             World Without End417 reviews Ken Follett Dutton Adult, 2007 Love It + Fabulous Book + Good novel + Wonderful read!             The House at Riverton: A Novel114 reviews Kate Morton Atria, 2008 Couldn't Put it Down!! + Same book, different name! + Enchanting Fiction + The House at Riverton             Wit's End17 reviews Karen Joy Fowler Putnam Adult, 2008 Family, fiction, Internet Fiction, family, loss, recovery and the Internet intersect in this novel in a fascinating mix. The Santa Cruz setting is wonderful and the political asides are great. I highly recommend it.             The Sorrows of an American: A Novel11 reviews Siri Hustvedt Henry Holt and Co., 2008 Just This Side of Madness + The Sorrows of an American This is a complex novel that reads like a literary mystery and at other times like a psychological drama. Everyone in the book hovers at the edge of the abyss. Even the mild-mannered, kind psychoanalyst, Erik Davidsen, who narrates the story which takes place in the year following the death of ...             The Gift of Rain: A Novel13 reviews Tan Twan Eng Weinstein Books, 2008 Packs a Huge Emotional Punch + A triad of cultures + A True Gift + Magnificent, Masterful, Mesmerizing!             The Story of a Marriage: A Novel33 reviews Andrew Sean Greer Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008 A multi-layered shimmer that bedazzles + Intimate and surprising Andrew Sean Greer is a riot of talent. He carves his words with such precision that one can have no choice but to be surrender to his writing. His works, including Story of a Marriage, always deal with the subtle underplay of the human mind, and ultimately reveal the fragility of our existence. I ...             River of Heaven: A Novel13 reviews Lee Martin Shaye Areheart Books, 2008 Another great read from a gifted storyteller + "It was a long time ago and we were different people" + My Midwest + A sweet and tragic story, well-told             The Sugar Queen51 reviews Sarah Addison Allen Bantam, 2008 Captivating! + Sugar Queen + The Sugar Queen is SWEET. + Fairy-tale sweet             The Senator's Wife87 reviews Sue Miller Knopf, 2008 The Senator's Wife + The Price of Love I loved the book, it held my interest the whole time and had a shocking twist near the end. Very Good