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Atonement 762 reviews Ian Mcewan
Anchor, 2007
Beautifully written and engrossing.
+ Atonement is a work of art! + Not a quick read. + Reconciliation...Really?
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A Thousand Acres: A Novel 195 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
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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 ...
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Nine Stories 158 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 ...
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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
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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....."
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The Little White Horse 83 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!
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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...
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The Sparrow 458 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 ...
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The Bell Jar 7 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!
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Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader 89 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
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One Hundred Years of Solitude 445 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
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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
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The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate: Two Novels 30 reviews Nancy Mitford
Vintage, 2001
These books are a must-read
+ The Pursuit of Love + Hilariously funny books! + Renewing an old acquaintance + Interesting Read.
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Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories 31 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
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The Time Traveler's Wife 1675 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 ...
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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
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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
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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+
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Harry Potter Boxset Books 1-7 287 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 ...
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