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Arcadia: A Play 48 reviews Tom Stoppard
Faber & Faber, 1994
I am Septimus Hodge!
+ Entertaining, Intellectual Enjoyment + Novelization + The science of love + Make of it what you will.
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The Weight of Water 203 reviews Anita Shreve
Amazon Remainders Account, 1998
The Concept Makes This Work For Me
+ The Weight is worth the wait! + Magma
A fascinating interweaving of storylines between the past and present. In the past there were murders and in the present in a photojournalist who is doing a story of the murders.
The book weaves the past and present well as the story develops (both the past and present) and more twists and ...
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Big Stone Gap 181 reviews Adriana Trigiani
Fawcett, 2003
Accurate, Inspiring, Absolutely Lovely Read
+ From one ferriner to another... + above chick lit
Being from the Big Stone Gap area myself, I found this book to be an absolute joy. Like the author, I now live in a large city and this book really took me back home and made me realize all over again that as long as you have happiness (and yes, you can find it at 35) you can live happily in a ...
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The Secret History 536 reviews Donna Tartt
Vintage, 2004
A Very Powerful Novel
+ This is a great book - a must read for the winter. + Well written page turner + The Heart of the History + A Modern Classical Tragedy
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East of Eden 218 reviews John Steinbeck
Penguin Books, 2002
East of Eden - A beautifully written classic
+ This IS the Great American Novel + Possibly the Best Fictional Book I've Ever Read... + Good job!
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The Kite Runner Illustrated Edition 2517 reviews Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead Hardcover, 2007
Ki
+ Wonderful + Fantastic + powerful and moving + Could Not Put it Down
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel 604 reviews Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
Phenomenal Women Book Club (Houston, TX)
+ Snowflower and the Secret Fan + SNOWFLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN + chinese culture insight
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A Thousand Splendid Suns 1307 reviews Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead, 2007
Enthralling...
+ Very touching + Very good BOOK + Excellent Story
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The Shadow of the Wind 512 reviews Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), 2005
simply the best
+ Fantastic read! + A Must Read + Truly great storytelling + Utterly Amazing Book!
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America 770 reviews Erik Larson
Vintage, 2004
Time machine
+ Highly Rated for History Fans + A bit tedious at times, but worth a read - esp if you like architectural history
This book makes me wish I had a time machine to go back and see the White City in person. I work in downtown Chicago and I walk by many of the buildings described in the book every day. I find it fascinating to think of what Chicago must have been like in 1893. Of course the story of HH Holmes is ...
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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 Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure 671 reviews William Goldman
Harcourt, 2007
Romance and adventure and political documentation!
+ Great story, questionable reading. + True Love and High Adventure Indeed! + Real Fantasy
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Life of Pi 1841 reviews Yann Martel
Canongate Pub Ltd, 2004
no words can describe how good this is!
+ engaging, imaginative, thought-provoking
it breaks down all barriers of imagination and offers a breathtaking understanding of life through a story of simple transition from innocence to maturity...something each adult reader can relate to. be prepared for the more graphic details in the second and third section of the book which are a ...
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Big Stone Gap 181 reviews Adriana Trigiani
Fawcett, 2003
Accurate, Inspiring, Absolutely Lovely Read
+ From one ferriner to another... + above chick lit
Being from the Big Stone Gap area myself, I found this book to be an absolute joy. Like the author, I now live in a large city and this book really took me back home and made me realize all over again that as long as you have happiness (and yes, you can find it at 35) you can live happily in a ...
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The Kite Runner Illustrated Edition 2517 reviews Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead Hardcover, 2007
Ki
+ Wonderful + Fantastic + powerful and moving + Could Not Put it Down
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Life of Pi 1841 reviews Yann Martel
Canongate Pub Ltd, 2004
no words can describe how good this is!
+ engaging, imaginative, thought-provoking
it breaks down all barriers of imagination and offers a breathtaking understanding of life through a story of simple transition from innocence to maturity...something each adult reader can relate to. be prepared for the more graphic details in the second and third section of the book which are a ...
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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure 671 reviews William Goldman
Harcourt, 2007
Romance and adventure and political documentation!
+ Great story, questionable reading. + True Love and High Adventure Indeed! + Real Fantasy
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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 Shadow of the Wind 512 reviews Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), 2005
simply the best
+ Fantastic read! + A Must Read + Truly great storytelling + Utterly Amazing Book!
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East of Eden 218 reviews John Steinbeck
Penguin Books, 2002
East of Eden - A beautifully written classic
+ This IS the Great American Novel + Possibly the Best Fictional Book I've Ever Read... + Good job!
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