Acts of Faith33 reviews Philip Caputo Knopf, 2005 The best novel I've read in years + Fantastic...except for a bad habit of simile... "Do you suppose war to be here what wars are elsewhere?"... "Do you suppose that it is an event, with a discrete beginning that will proceed to a discrete middle und so weiter on to a discrete end? No! It is a condition of life, like drought. There is war in Sudan because there is war." "Like ...             The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 8)133 reviews Alexander Mccall Smith Pantheon, 2007 Another great book by Alexander McCall Smith + Another delightful book + Coincidence? + The series             Twin Study: Stories5 reviews Stacey Richter Counterpoint, 2007 Overcome with glee. + These stories are like creamy biscuits + Another great collection from Stacey Richter + Stunning, exuberant, funny + Imaginative and Moving             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 ...             Pretty Birds: A Novel23 reviews Scott Simon Random House, 2005 I wouldn't change a word! + A difficult story to read, but well worth it + Pretty Birds + Riveting story that unravels a bit at the end             The Fortune Quilt10 reviews Lani Diane Rich NAL Trade, 2007 REALLY LIKED THIS BOOK ALOT!! + From S. Krishna's Books + Another gem by a great author + A nice surprise             Skylight Confessions: A Novel47 reviews Alice Hoffman Little, Brown and Company, 2007 hoffman never dissapoints! + Fascinating! + Praise for Skylight Confessions and Alice Hoffman :) + Completely Enjoyable!             Angel's Rest15 reviews Charles Davis Mira, 2006 A gem of a book + Outstanding! Can't wait for the film, which I'm sure will follow! + best book I've read in a long time - looking forward to Charles Davis' next release! + GREAT BOOK             Peony in Love: A Novel103 reviews Lisa See Random House, 2007 Favorite Summer Fiction Read + Loved this book. Such a wonderful love story. I wanted to be there and in the moment. It felt so real at times. I wanted to believe in the story so much....that all of it was really possible.             The Grace That Keeps This World: A Novel14 reviews Tom Bailey Shaye Areheart Books, 2005 Wow! Completely Engrossing. + Great American Story + A self-reliant Adirondack family's crucible + Wadd: The Life and Times of John C. Holmes             A Thousand Splendid Suns1307 reviews Khaled Hosseini Riverhead, 2007 Enthralling... + Very touching + Very good BOOK + Excellent Story             Heyday: A Novel46 reviews Kurt Andersen Random House, 2007 A "Forest Gump" Novel + A good look at America a decade & a half before the Civil War The movie Forrest Gump was a huge success, even though Forrest ends up in the White House for Congressional Medal of Honor award, Ping Pong Master, etc. Talk about unbelievable coincidence(s)! What made the movie "work" is it was enjoyable to watch with plenty of historical stuff, and great ...             The Kite Runner2517 reviews Khaled Hosseini Riverhead Trade, 2004 Ki + Wonderful + Fantastic + powerful and moving + Could Not Put it Down             The English Teacher14 reviews Lily King Grove/Atlantic, 2005 an extraordinarily talented writer + Well Written + "This was the nameless emotion she felt most in life, this abrasion of love meeting anger" + Great character development + well-crafted and gripping             The Inheritance of Loss154 reviews Kiran Desai Grove Press, 2006 Great book This book deserves a fresh endorsement, which I wholeheartedly give. The one disgruntled reader below ("Ashok") is symptomatic of newly-disgruntled Indian rightwingers--precisely the target of books like this one and Roy's "The God of Small Things." In fact, it's no coincidence that many ...             Heir to the Glimmering World33 reviews Cynthia Ozick Mariner Books, 2005 For serious readers... + Living off the legacy of Pooh + Disquieting mix of tragedy, irony, and satire, brilliant if ultimately unemotional + Of Heirs and Orphans             Still Summer65 reviews Jacquelyn Mitchard Grand Central Publishing, 2007 starts slow, picks up speed and intensity I listened to the book over a three week period. At first, it was a bit dull in the set-up of the main characters. Once however, the women go on their boat trip, the pace picks ups significantly. I couldn't wait to listen each day on my commute to and from work. Some elements were predictable while ...             At First Sight161 reviews Nicholas Sparks Grand Central Publishing, 2005 Beautiful story + At First Sight + Pretty great + My favorite by Nicholas Sparks             Water for Elephants: A Novel1503 reviews Sara Gruen Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2006 wonderful and entertaining + Great book! + Under the big top, under the bright light... + A SURPRISE READ + Gripping Story and Characters             Nineteen Minutes: A Novel452 reviews Jodi Picoult Atria, 2007 WOW + Very good book! + wow I may be young but let me tell you that this book was probably the best book I have ever read in my life. It is written SO well and I love the little pieces of information that show what leads up to Peter doing what he did. I cried and cried SO much when I read because this book is so emotional and ...