Arcadia: A Play48 reviews
Tom Stoppard

Faber & Faber, 1994

I am Septimus Hodge!

+ Entertaining, Intellectual Enjoyment
+ Novelization
+ The science of love
+ Make of it what you will.
  
  











  



  
The Weight of Water203 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 ...
  
  











  



  
Big Stone Gap181 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 ...
  
  











  



  
The Secret History536 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
  
  











  



  
East of Eden218 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!
  
  











  



  
The Kite Runner Illustrated Edition2517 reviews
Khaled Hosseini

Riverhead Hardcover, 2007

Ki

+ Wonderful
+ Fantastic
+ powerful and moving
+ Could Not Put it Down
  
  











  



  
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel604 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
  
  











  



  
A Thousand Splendid Suns1307 reviews
Khaled Hosseini

Riverhead, 2007

Enthralling...

+ Very touching
+ Very good BOOK
+ Excellent Story
  
  











  



  
The Shadow of the Wind512 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!
  
  











  



  
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America770 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 ...
  
  











  



  
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 Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure671 reviews
William Goldman

Harcourt, 2007

Romance and adventure and political documentation!

+ Great story, questionable reading.
+ True Love and High Adventure Indeed!
+ Real Fantasy
  
  











  



  
Life of Pi1841 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 ...
  
  











  



  
Big Stone Gap181 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 ...
  
  











  



  
The Kite Runner Illustrated Edition2517 reviews
Khaled Hosseini

Riverhead Hardcover, 2007

Ki

+ Wonderful
+ Fantastic
+ powerful and moving
+ Could Not Put it Down
  
  











  



  
Life of Pi1841 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 ...
  
  











  



  
The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure671 reviews
William Goldman

Harcourt, 2007

Romance and adventure and political documentation!

+ Great story, questionable reading.
+ True Love and High Adventure Indeed!
+ Real Fantasy
  
  











  



  
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 Shadow of the Wind512 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!
  
  











  



  
East of Eden218 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!