Water for Elephants: A Novel1482 reviews Sara Gruen Algonquin Books, 2007 Really Worth The Effort... + Water for Elephants + Simply Excellent!! Ok, well after reading the other reviews published mere hours ago i just couldn't help but put in my two cents worth! Firstly i would like to recommend this book, because i really enjoyed it! It has been a little while since i have read it, but it is a favourite of mine (and i would like to add ...             Here If You Need Me: A True Story77 reviews Kate Braestrup Little, Brown and Company, 2007 Gifts of service + thoughtful and engaging story + Trying to See the Forest for the Trees + Dealing With Loss Through a Unique Occupation + This book stayed with me for days...very powerful.             The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World ...139 reviews Freedom Writers, Zlata Filipovic Main Street Books, 1999 Freedom Writers a must read for all students and adults + The Freedom Writers Diary + The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them + books             Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)2625 reviews Stephenie Meyer Little, Brown Young Readers, 2006 Absolutely Love it! + THE BEST BOOK IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! + Worth the hype! + Twilight + Excellent!!!!             Middlesex: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club)850 reviews Jeffrey Eugenides Picador, 2002 FANTASTIC!! + From a pediatric Urology Nurse's view point, well done + Must Read After hearing the mention of this book on Oprah's show, I decided to purchase it. I'm not a big book reader, but I couldn't put it down. I took it everywhere with me for two weeks. I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end. Now, I'm trying to decide who I will pass it along too.             The Piano Tuner: A Novel149 reviews Daniel Mason Vintage, 2003 The Piano Tuner + A Good Read In October 1886, Edgar Drake receives an odd telegram from the British War Offices. The telegram contains a request that he leave his wife in London to travel the jungles of Burma, where he'd find an Erard grand piano that is in need of repairing. The piano belongs to an army surgeon major by the ...             Keeping Faith: A Novel (P.S.)145 reviews Jodi Picoult Harper Perennial, 2006 This book is amazing, + Great story, weak ending. + Great read + My first Picoult - and wonderful             The Year of My Miraculous Reappearance6 reviews Catherine Ryan Hyde Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007 Serves as a warning that the old dangers are still very much around. + Read this book NOW + An excellent story of recovery evolves. + You Owe Yourself This Book + Uncannily accurate and a terrific read             Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Book 7)102 reviews Alexander Mccall Smith Anchor, 2007 Why hasn't Alexander Mccall Smith won awards for these books? + "To feel happiness and then to remember it" + Warm, witty, and wise + No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency             The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less122 reviews Terry Ryan Simon & Schuster, 2005 An absolute joy of a read! + the prizewinner of defiance ohio + The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio + Interesting to think what could have been + As good as I thought it would be             Seduction of Water (Ballantine Reader's Circle)37 reviews Carol Goodman Ballantine Books, 2003 A lyrical telling of one woman's search for truth + Seduced by the title + Not my Favorite of Goodman's Novels Several years ago, I read Goodman's wonderful novel The Lake of the Dead Languages and it was one of those books that just stuck with me. I gave it to my husband to read and, shortly thereafter, stumbled upon this book and wondered why I hadn't yet read anything more by Goodman. While I found ...             These is My Words214 reviews Nancy Turner Harper Perennial, 1999 Loved it! + Woman's issues + I LAUGHED AND I CRIED + Great! Wish I Could Give It 6 Stars!! + Awesome Book             Pope John Paul II: His Essential Wisdom Barnes & Noble, 2005 His Essential Wisdom gathers together hundreds of resonant quotations from Pope John Paul II. The selections are taken from his homilies, encyclicals, speeches, books, and other statements made both formal and spontaneous during the course of his papacy. In these excerpts, he speaks passionately about the need for social justice, the importance of family, the value of prayer, the meaning of ...             Fifty Acres and a Poodle: A Story of Love, Livestock, and Finding Myself on a Farm61 reviews Jeanne Marie Laskas Bantam, 2002 Heartwarming, comical and hard to put down! + I want a mule named Sassafras. + Funny, Funny, and Funny! + Fifty Acres and a Poodle             The Post-Birthday World54 reviews Lionel Shriver HarperCollins, 2007 Alot To Provoke Discussions + Great story that you just keep thinking about + If you are over 30 married and female you must read + Love it, hate it, or both - it'll still make you think!             The Double Bind: A Novel229 reviews Chris Bohjalian Shaye Areheart Books, 2007 Literary Suspense Plays Games with Your Mind + Excellent + Gatsby on the Rocks with a Twist + Whose Reality is Real? + Fabulous Read!             The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel573 reviews Diane Setterfield Washington Square Press, 2007 A perfect read...get your tea cup and plate of cookies on the table by your side and curl up for a great read! + Took me 3 times to finally get into it + Brilliant I have recommended this book to all of my friends, and to random strangers as well! This is one of the most original plots - grabs you from the start and holds on for a wild ride. You will not want this book to end. It's one of those that calls to you from wherever you are..."read me, read me...". ...             Memoirs of a Geisha2475 reviews Arthur Golden Vintage, 2005 Awesome writing style..my absolutely favorite book + Memoirs of a Geisha + Wonderful book. + One of my favorite novels!             Nineteen Minutes: A Novel449 reviews Jodi Picoult Atria, 2007 wow + Very good book! + absolutely rivieted + Brilliant Book + Love it!             The Sunday Philosophy Club (Isabel Dalhousie Mysteries)141 reviews Alexander Mccall Smith Anchor, 2005 A solid start + Prose for the soul. Life is good. This book is very weak as a mystery, but as you'll see if you follow the series, the mystery is not the point. While the first two books are billed as "Isabel Dalhousie mysteries," the last two are labelled as "Isabel Dalhousie novels," which is more accurate. Alexander McCall Smith does an ...