Atonement762 reviews
Ian Mcewan

Anchor, 2007

Beautifully written and engrossing.

+ Atonement is a work of art!
+ Not a quick read.
+ Reconciliation...Really?
  
  











  



  
A Thousand Acres: A Novel195 reviews
Jane Smiley

Anchor, 2003

Midwestern Drama and Dysfunction...

+ Engrossing and thought provoking read
+ After reading this, I feel better about my own family: )
+ inside the whitewashed farmhouse
  
  











  



  
Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics)2 reviews
Jane Austen

Penguin Audio, 2005

Joanna David brings each character to life

+ Great text but the reader struggles with male voices. They sound "fake"

While this is an abridged version, very little of the story is really lost. This reader gives each character his/her own distinctive voice. The reading is lively with excellent pacing. I have had this on cassettes for a few years and have worn out the tapes from listening to them so much. I am ...
  
  











  



  
Nine Stories158 reviews
J.D. Salinger

Back Bay Books, 2001

Salinger Hits Nine Home Runs.

+ Salinger's Little Worlds
+ Nine Stories More Than Just Bananafish

Published after The Catcher in the Rye (1951), Nine Stories is quintessential Salinger. Having first read Salinger's collection of Nine Stories as a college student, these short stories have remained in my thoughts for years. "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" (first published in the The New ...
  
  











  



  
Wuthering Heights (Norton Critical Editions)10 reviews
Emily Bronte

W. W. Norton, 2002

"Why did you betray your heart, Cathy?"

+ Book Review
+ A classic
+ Beautiful gothic romance
  
  











  



  
Howards End (Barnes & Noble Classics)6 reviews
E.M. Forster

Barnes & Noble Classics, 2003

Homecomings.

+ One of my favorites
+ A+ Novel
+ Who Will Inherit England?
+ "Only connect....."
  
  











  



  
The Little White Horse83 reviews
Elizabeth Goudge

CreateSpace, 2008

A lovely , beautifully written fantasy

+ I loved the book! But the women bashing was horrible...
+ Delightful, magical little story - won the Carnegie Medal for children's literature in 1946
+ You missed a couple, Elizabeth Goudge!
  
  











  



  
Sleeping Murder (Miss Marple Mysteries)29 reviews
Agatha Christie

Signet, 2000

WILL SOMEONE LET THE WOMAN SPEAK?

+ One of my personal favorites
+ Miss Marple is ALWAYS a pleasure!
+ Better than most Marples
+ Good mystery, but didn't stick in my memory for long...
  
  











  



  
The Sparrow458 reviews
Mary Doria Russell

Ballantine Books, 1997

wonderful

+ The Sparrow
+ brillliant introspection in outer space

I have read thousands of books... This is THE best books I have ever read. I am not a religious person, I have no God, I have read the bible, the Koran and alot of other religious texts. This being said and stated above. This is a story of love, discovery, and the search for faith in the most ...
  
  











  



  
The Bell Jar7 reviews
Sylvia Plath

Bantam Books, 1972

The Bell Jar, Reviewed by Phoebe Young

+ intriguing, amazing
+ The Descent of Eve
+ Locked in her own head
+ I loved it!
  
  











  



  
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader89 reviews
Anne Fadiman

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000

Celebrating bibliophilia

+ An uncommon book
+ a chronicle of a love affair with books
+ The Joy of Book Fondling Beautifully Expressed
  
  











  



  
One Hundred Years of Solitude445 reviews
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

HarperCollins, 2003

The Greatest Ending

+ Excellent Book
+ Not for everyone, but if it's for you .... Hold On!!
+ what a unique work of art
  
  











  



  
The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.)1419 reviews
Barbara Kingsolver

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005

A Gem of Postcolonial Literature

+ An Eye Opener
+ A book for the Colonialists, not the colonised: for Westerners, not Africans
+ The Poisonwood bible
+ A Retrospective
  
  











  



  
The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate: Two Novels30 reviews
Nancy Mitford

Vintage, 2001

These books are a must-read

+ The Pursuit of Love
+ Hilariously funny books!
+ Renewing an old acquaintance
+ Interesting Read.
  
  











  



  
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories31 reviews
Alice Munro

Knopf, 2001

Yes, All of Those Things

+ Deja Lu?
+ Another Great Collection from Munro
+ Obligatory - but Good - Book Club Read
+ More Than Short
  
  











  



  
The Time Traveler's Wife1675 reviews
Audrey Niffenegger

Harvest Books, 2004

Best Book I've read in a LONG time

+ Loved it!

I absolutely loved this book. I abandoned all of my responsibilities for two days so that I could read The Time Traveler's wife without stopping. I have now recommended it to everyone I know. It's a little confusing in the beginning, but a good confusing, because the author makes you want to ...
  
  











  



  
Emma (Penguin Classics)208 reviews
Jane Austen

Penguin Classics, 2003

Emma Woodhouse

+ Romantic Mystery
+ A Good Start To My Austen Book Craze
+ Comedy of Errors on a Georgian Stage
  
  











  



  
Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library)29 reviews
William Shakespeare

Washington Square Press, 2004

Can Love Conquer All?

+ Loved It
+ Shakespeare is forever
+ The supporting actors shine...
+ A Student's Review
  
  











  



  
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Discworld)523 reviews
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

Harper Paperbacks, 2007

I Drove My Roommate Crazy

+ Good Omens is Just Plain Good Fun
+ Like reading a Monty Python movie... fantastic literary satire
+ Good Omens
+ B+
  
  











  



  
Harry Potter Boxset Books 1-7287 reviews
J. K. Rowling

Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007

i love amazon.com

+ Harry Potter Boxset

i'm very glad that i pushed through with my order from amazon,being a resident in Asia.i received the product in a very good condition,without a dent on the box!i recommend amazon.com to all of u who reads this review.amazon really takes care not only of your orders but of your satisfaction as ...