The Birth of Venus: A Novel273 reviews Sarah Dunant Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004 OFF TO ITALY WE GO + A rich novel Sarah Dunant's "The Birth of Venus" was gift as I prepared for my solo trip to Italy. The gift giver knew I enjoyed books of historical fiction. This story told in a colorfully real way the streets and lives of Italian life in another time that I almost read it entirely before ending my plane ...             All Creatures Great and Small108 reviews James Herriot St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1998 Absolutely delightful, sorry when I had finished all three... + one of the greatest things i've ever read + A Classic + Likely the most delightful novel I've ever read + wonderful book             Girl with a Pearl Earring786 reviews Tracy Chevalier Plume, 2001 A Powerful Haunting Story + Loved it + One of the best books I've ever read + mysterious story, great taste + Great painting, good book.             Angle of Repose (Contemporary American Fiction)148 reviews Wallace Stegner Penguin (Non-Classics), 1992 "For lack of a keystone... + Intriguing, but not maybe not for every reader + It's difficult but worth it + Wallace Stegner's Perfect 'Angle' on Marriage.             Atonement: A Novel750 reviews Ian McEwan Anchor, 2003 A Writer Learns About Life + Delicious + A truly admirable novel There are so many reviews of this book already that I am loathe to add more redundant verbiage to the pile. So I'll just say that this is my third Ian McEwan novel (having read "On Chesil Beach" and "Saturday" before I read this one), and I must say that he is now one of my favorite writers. This ...             The Good Earth (Enriched Classics)458 reviews Pearl S. Buck Pocket Books, 2005 Classic required HS book + The Good Earth - Compare and Contrast + Excellent! + Still true in many ways ...             Middlesex: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club)835 reviews Jeffrey Eugenides Picador, 2002 An astonishing novel. + very interesting story + Original and Compelling + it opened my eyes             The Known World285 reviews Edward P. Jones Amistad, 2006 Simply Wonderful + Difficult to read but well worth it + marvelous journey into lives of blacks in antebellum South + Incredible             The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.)1406 reviews Barbara Kingsolver Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005 Eye-opening, heart wrenching. + or how not to do missions! + One of the best... + Laughed out loud             The Known World285 reviews Edward P. Jones Amistad, 2006 Simply Wonderful + Difficult to read but well worth it + marvelous journey into lives of blacks in antebellum South + Incredible             Atonement: A Novel750 reviews Ian McEwan Anchor, 2003 A Writer Learns About Life + Delicious + A truly admirable novel There are so many reviews of this book already that I am loathe to add more redundant verbiage to the pile. So I'll just say that this is my third Ian McEwan novel (having read "On Chesil Beach" and "Saturday" before I read this one), and I must say that he is now one of my favorite writers. This ...             All Creatures Great and Small108 reviews James Herriot St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1998 Absolutely delightful, sorry when I had finished all three... + one of the greatest things i've ever read + A Classic + Likely the most delightful novel I've ever read + wonderful book             Angle of Repose (Contemporary American Fiction)148 reviews Wallace Stegner Penguin (Non-Classics), 1992 "For lack of a keystone... + Intriguing, but not maybe not for every reader + It's difficult but worth it + Wallace Stegner's Perfect 'Angle' on Marriage.             The Good Earth (Enriched Classics)458 reviews Pearl S. Buck Pocket Books, 2005 Classic required HS book + The Good Earth - Compare and Contrast + Excellent! + Still true in many ways ...             Middlesex: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club)835 reviews Jeffrey Eugenides Picador, 2002 An astonishing novel. + very interesting story + Original and Compelling + it opened my eyes             The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.)1406 reviews Barbara Kingsolver Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005 Eye-opening, heart wrenching. + or how not to do missions! + One of the best... + Laughed out loud             Girl with a Pearl Earring786 reviews Tracy Chevalier Plume, 2001 A Powerful Haunting Story + Loved it + One of the best books I've ever read + mysterious story, great taste + Great painting, good book.             The Birth of Venus: A Novel273 reviews Sarah Dunant Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004 OFF TO ITALY WE GO + A rich novel Sarah Dunant's "The Birth of Venus" was gift as I prepared for my solo trip to Italy. The gift giver knew I enjoyed books of historical fiction. This story told in a colorfully real way the streets and lives of Italian life in another time that I almost read it entirely before ending my plane ...