The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank: A Novel22 reviews Ellen Feldman W. W. Norton, 2006 What if Peter had Survived? + excellent alternate history + Great Book! + Survivor guilt             Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog1358 reviews John Grogan William Morrow, 2005 One crazy canine + Laughed, cried, laughed and cried some more + Marley and Me + Marley and Me + IGNORE THE IGNORANCE OF OTHER REVIEWS             Finding George Orwell in Burma34 reviews Emma Larkin Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Homage to Burma?... + The Time of the Green Spectacles + Orwell the Prophet: biographical footnotes + Eric Blair in Burma + A side of Burma that visitors can't see             A Stranger Is Watching42 reviews Mary Higgins Clark Pocket, 1991 A great Mary Higgins Clark book!!! + Old but enjoyable + She keeps you guessing I read this book this year and I couldn't put it down! I'm in seventh grade. This book isn't a good book for people that get nervous or scared easily. But it's great for people that love Scary Mysteries! This book is a true Scary Mystery classic. This book has romance, which leads to a huge ...             We Were the Mulvaneys (Oprah's Book Club)477 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Plume, 1996 Not to be missed - a quintessentially American story + Elegant & Heartbreaking Prose + An Intense Novel That Kept Me Reading We Were the Mulvaneys tells the story of the Mulvaney family: handsome, successful patriarch Michael Mulvaney Sr., who owns a thriving roofing business and enjoys the friendship and contacts of many of the movers and shakers in small Mt. Ephraim, New York; blue-eyed, lithe, religious Corinne, ...             The Position: A Novel29 reviews Meg Wolitzer Scribner, 2006 The Kind of Book I Love, but Rarely Find + Good book! + She "gets" big families + Life... + Just like a new position, this one had some awkward moments             What We Believe but Cannot Prove: Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty23 reviews John Brockman Harper Perennial, 2006 Proof! Belief! + Sex For The Brain What we believe but cannot prove once again hits the nail on the head for the many issues that we think we know the answer to, but can't quite put it all together. Along with its companion piece, Dangerous Ideas, this makes for very stimulating reading. Nice to know what puzzles some of the top ...             East of the Mountains203 reviews David Guterson Harcourt Brace & Company, 1999 subtly captivating + One man's melancholy autumn - in life + Not done with life yet.... With the first sentence I was captivated; "On the night he had appointed his last among the living, Dr. Ben Givens did not dream, for his sleep was restless and visited by phantoms who guarded the portal to the world of dreams by speaking relentlessly of this world." I read this book because I ...             Citizen Girl213 reviews Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus Atria, 2004 Fairly perceptive satire I picked up this book with no expectations, not having read The Nanny Diaries, and not having an idea it was supposed to fit a "chick lit" category. It took me a while to get the hang of it, but the writing is good and I found myself "getting" it, and recognizing a whole lot of sad truth in it. The ...             No Place Like Home: A Novel97 reviews Mary Higgins Clark Pocket, 2006 Audio Book is EXCELLENT! + No Place Like Home - Wow + A little predictable I admit this is my first audio book with Mary Higgins Clark. But it was amazing. I listen to it in the car on my hour drive to and from work. I found myself over the weekend making excuses to get in the car just to keep up with the story. It is very well written and the woman reading the story does ...             Goodnight Nobody: A Novel197 reviews Jennifer Weiner Atria, 2005 A fun spin on mystery + Loved this Weiner Book! I laughed at the antics of the main character & found her crime-solving entertaining. It kept me reading, as I liked the character's real take on loving her kids while realizing need to be someone besides a caretaker. Also found the insight into attempting to make a life in one of America's most ...             Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress: A Novel220 reviews Dai Sijie Anchor, 2002 entertaining + Worth the reading! + Re-education for dummies fast, easy read. Liked the characters, made you think, laugh, and smile. Overall an enjoyable read.             The Good Life70 reviews Jay Mcinerney Knopf, 2006 What makes life good? Jay McInerney's title is an germinal answer seeking the roots of a mystical question: what makes life good? New Yorkers tend to become immersed in lifestyles meant to accumulate maximum wealth in pursuit of their visions of the good life. They measure their worth by their clothes, cars, homes, ...             Intensity479 reviews Dean Koontz Bantam, 2000 Best Dean Koontz book ever! + Horrifically Pleased! + The Title Says It All I am a big fan of Dean Koontz, but this book is by far my favorite. When I was at work all I could think about was getting home so I could read. He grabs you immediately and doesn't let go until you've reached the end. Sheer genius!             The Book Borrower: A Novel36 reviews Alice Mattison Harper Perennial, 2000 Alice Mattison has written a masterpiece! + Beautiful narrative-within-narrative novel Alice Mattison is an exceptional, critically acclaimed author of both short stories and novels. With "The Book Borrower," Mattison has reached a new artistic peak. This novel is engrossing, stimulating, and artistically satisfying. Toby Ruben is the book borrower. Toby borrows the book from her ...             The Mercy of Thin Air: A Novel74 reviews Ronlyn Domingue Washington Square Press, 2006 An enchanting read + Lovely ending + in my top 3 of the year + WONDERFUL READ!!! + A Story of Love             The History of Love: A Novel278 reviews Nicole Krauss W. W. Norton, 2006 My Highest Recommendation + Life, death, and the meaning in between This tale is woven together so masterfully it's nearly impossible to put down. The characters and their distinct voices are rich, unique, and memorable in a way that has worked into my own personal history of the love of reading. We begin by getting to know "the oldest man in the world," Leopold ...             Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World: A Novel (Vintage International)135 reviews Haruki Murakami Vintage, 1993 Patience is a virtue + another catching Murakami adventure + Another trip down the rabbit hole + A wonderful novel about the mind and the desire for immortality             Gorgeous Lies4 reviews Martha McPhee Harvest Books, 2003 Well written novel of interesting characters I had no idea that this book was a sequel and I thought it held together very well. I'll probably go back and read the first book but I didn't feel I'd missed anything. Anton is dying of pancreatic cancer and his life flashes before him and before his wives and children. The various voices in ...             Broken for You86 reviews Stephanie Kallos Grove Press, 2004 Beautiful. Memorable. + One of the loveliest stories I have ever read. + Not at all what I expected + Worth trying to 'get into'