Mistress of the Art of Death72 reviews Ariana Franklin Putnam Adult, 2007 A really enjoyable book + 12th Century CSI + enjoyable historical fiction + Fascinating Time Frame             Firefly Lane72 reviews Kristin Hannah St. Martin's Press, 2008 wow + Firefly Lane + I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this novel + This book will hit home             Souvenir: A Novel24 reviews Therese Fowler Ballantine Books, 2008 Amazing...I couldn't put it down! + Coping with tragedy + Souvenir + unforgettable debut novel + Courtesy of Teens Read Too             The Delivery Man: A Novel22 reviews Joe McGinniss Jr. Grove/Atlantic, Black Cat, 2008 Great Story + "You are not loved by anyone." + An Impressive Debut This is a great novel. I found out about it on Urban Outfitters.com and was not disappointed. The characters were great and I could totally imagine what life is like for them living in Las Vegas as a teenager. I can't wait until his next book comes out.             Love the One You're With269 reviews Emily Giffin St. Martin's Press, 2008 Fabulous! + Nothing Tougher than the "Sexy Ex" + Beyond Chick Lit + pretty good.             They Did It with Love13 reviews Kate Morgenroth Plume, 2007 twisted couples with a murder thrown in + Simply Put + Amazing + An excellent mystery book + Grab a Martini, It's Going to be a Bumpy Ride             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 ...             Curse of the Spellmans: A Novel39 reviews Lisa Lutz Simon & Schuster, 2008 A unique mystery! + Too many "footnotes" + A MUST READ + Love, love, love it! + Great fun and decidedly different storyline             We Disappear: A Novel (P.S.)16 reviews Scott Heim Harper Perennial, 2008 A Commentary for We Disappear + haunting + A gem! + Heim's best book yet             Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure94 reviews Michael Chabon Del Rey, 2007 Short, but sweet... + Chabon Lite ...just like this review. If you love language...if you love adventure-writ-economical...if you believe that 'less is more'...then this novel is for you. It's not for everyone. It is a sortakinda set-piece of muscular language; imagine if you will, Shakespeare writing a novella, and doing ...             The Boys in the Trees: A Novel4 reviews Mary Swan Holt Paperbacks, 2008 fascinating crime tale + Memory, loss, and responsibility + Haunting... William Heath was badly abused as a child. The scars on his body remind him never to hit a child, a vow he made to himself. He kept his personal pledge, but was a distant man, unable to display affection towards his wife and children. His employer in England caught William embezzling, but ...             Mudbound37 reviews Hillary Jordan Algonquin Books, 2008 Mudbound people and relationships + Excellent. This book will touch all your emotions! + Compelling, gripping and tragic as fierce, brave women emerge + A Bit Shy of Originality + Language and voices tell the same story             Mermaids in the Basement20 reviews Michael Lee West Harper, 2008 Southern writing at its best! + Couldn't Put It Down Ms. West never fails to make the South come alive. As other reviewers have already said, you can smell the gradenias & taste the mint juleps. Soutern stories are my favorite & Mrs. West is one of the best. I loved all the characters, even Isabella, and thought her tricks very creative. Only the ...             Beginner's Greek: A Novel130 reviews James Collins Little, Brown and Company, 2008 A comedy of manners, a dramady of errors + Highly recommended! This spirited novel gets off to a questionable start. I believe it is intended that way, until you fall into its rhythm. At about page 60 I was hooked. By that time, I really grokked the narrator's flow and the prose became so natural that it was like I was living the story. The low-star ...             Bleachers443 reviews John Grisham Delta, 2007 Bad reviewers are missing its merits. + Change of pace for Grisham (a review of the audiobook) + Small Town Football + Awesome             The Invention of Everything Else12 reviews Samantha Hunt Houghton Mifflin, 2008 absolutely wondrous! + Dreamy historical fiction + fantastic!!!!!!!! + The fine line between fact and fiction + "Quite honestly, radio is a nuisance. I know. I'm its father."             The Reluctant Fundamentalist116 reviews Mohsin Hamid Harcourt, 2007 East and West - never the twain shall meet + Gave Much To Think About + The Reluctant admirer of this novel Mohsin Hamid's "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" seeks to elucidate the complex emotions successful immigrants into Western society feel about their own ethnicity, culture. identity and place in a superficially welcoming foreign culture. The unnamed tourist Changez addresses himself to in his ...             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             Fear and Yoga in New Jersey15 reviews Debra Galant St. Martin's Press, 2008 fast paced and fun from start to finish -- don't meditate on it - buy it + Read this book! + A gem of a read + Screwy comic farce with a sardonic wit + Classic screwball comedy             Playing For Pizza: A Novel317 reviews John Grisham Doubleday, 2007 Fluffy Entertainment + Great Book to Read While on Vacation + Change of Pace + Pizza Hangs Half a Hundred!