March144 reviews Geraldine Brooks Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 I Loved Meeting Mr. March And Hearing His Story + LIttle Women Grows Up + What War Does to Families + Moving, Thought, Provoking, Insightful + very well written and insightful.             Willing19 reviews Scott Spencer Ecco, 2008 Yes Yes Yes + Stunning + Willing Reader + **SPOILER REVIEW**             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 ...             Perfect Family: A Novel12 reviews Pam Lewis Simon & Schuster, 2008 Perfect Family is a Perfect Summer Book + Enjoyable Read + An entertaining and intriguing read... + Enjoyable read, though a bit too easy + compelling reading             The White Tiger: A Novel58 reviews Aravind Adiga Free Press, 2008 An amazing book, and an entertaining read! + "The WhiteTIger" + Harsh but I think it is very representative This book was simply amazing. Adiga put together a fascinating portrait of a city, some beautiful dark comedy, but what absolutely made me unable to put down this book was the voice of the main character. This is a "told" story. In a letter to a Chinese official coming to visit Bangalore, Balram ...             The Shadow Year: A Novel8 reviews Jeffrey Ford William Morrow, 2008 Riveting and Character Driven + Terrific Story Telling + History I'm Old Enough To Remember + Wonderful Portrayal of Childhood             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             Unaccustomed Earth119 reviews Jhumpa Lahiri Knopf, 2008 A Perfect 10 + Book of short stories - Cover to cover without a break? + It was so good, it made me cry + Rich with detail and complexity, these short stories are novels that end too soon + Emotions will linger long after you've finished the book             The Bastard of Istanbul27 reviews Elif Shafak Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008 Exceptional book + What a story............. + A Pleasant Book About A Different Point Of View + A pleasant surprise; engaging storyline amidst controversy             Grotesque (Vintage International)44 reviews Natsuo Kirino Vintage, 2008 Spoiled by last section A long book, written in several autobiographical sections narrating the action from contradictory points of view. It's an innovative and engaging structure. For me, this novel had three distinct parts. (1) commentary on Japanese treatment of women as students and professionals, with a focus ...             The View from Castle Rock (Vintage)2 reviews Alice Munro Vintage, 2008 Alice Munro tells great short stories Alice Munro is a wonderful Canadian writer. She has won numerous awards for her work in Canada, the United States and in the United Kingdom. The View from Castle Rock is her eleventh book of short stories-and it is terrific. Castle Rock is a high rocky outcropping in Scotland, not too far north ...             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!             Middlesex: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club)854 reviews Jeffrey Eugenides Picador, 2002 You Are Such a Flirt + One of my favorites! + A Wonderfuf Read + From a pediatric Urology Nurse's view point, well done             The Fiction Class24 reviews Susan Breen Plume, 2008 Short and sweet + Great for Book Groups, Daughters Everywhere + would make a great flick + Wow! + Not A How To Book For Writers!             World Without End419 reviews Ken Follett Dutton Adult, 2007 Wonderful stand-alone sequel! + world without end + Fabulous Book + Good novel + Wonderful read!             The Memory Keeper's Daughter873 reviews Kim Edwards Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Freeze Frame + What a memory!!! On a snowy winter night in 1964, Dr. David Henry is forced to deliver his twins and makes a split-second decision that forever alters theh lives of everyone involved. When it is apparent to him that his daughter has Down's Syndrome, he asks the nurse to take her to an institution, without telling ...             Off Season61 reviews Anne Rivers Siddons Grand Central Publishing, 2008 off season + Off Season is a good read! + Like Old Times . . . + Great author             The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears32 reviews Dinaw Mengestu Riverhead Trade, 2008 Worthy Debut Novel About the Immigrant Experience + The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears Mengestu's debut novel brings to life the American immigrant experience in a touching way. The novel is about an Ethiopian immigrant, Sepha, and his experiences in the Washington DC area over a seven month period in the 1970s. Mengestu captures the hopes and dreams, as well as the struggles and ...             After Hours at the Almost Home6 reviews Tara Yellen Unbridled Books, 2008 A Rising Star at the "Almost Home" + This book will be a movie one day + Great read Tara Yellen has a way with words that describes places, people and their lives in a way that compels you to keep turning the page. The setting is a bar in Denver on Super Bowl Sunday, not a locale that I know - or didn't - until I read Ms. Yellens first novel. She breathed life into her characters ...             The Knitting Circle: A Novel50 reviews Ann Hood W. W. Norton, 2008 On Loss and Redemption + Not just for the knitting crowd + A heartwarming book + Beautifully written + The Knitting Circle