In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower: In Search of Lost Time, Vol. 2 (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)5 reviews Marcel Proust Penguin Classics, 2005 In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower + Proust's elemental volume + Another fine translation... + the new translation is a joy to read + In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower             We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda215 reviews Philip Gourevitch Picador, 1999 Never Again - Again and Again + "The Idea is the Crime" + One of the best books I have read in a long time + The best, most educational and most gripping account of the genocide             A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius916 reviews Dave Eggers Vintage, 2001 A dizzying book + I really liked it, but it's not for everyone - 4 1/2 + A.H.B.W.O.S.G. Review + The Work of A Staggering Genius             Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation543 reviews Lynne Truss Gotham, 2004 An ode to an endangered species: Punctuation + It gets folks fired up, doesn't it? This book is not a grammar or style guide. This is rather a book by someone who is passionate about language, in general, and punctuation, in particular. If you see a signboard of a shop advertising "CD's, Video's, DVD's, and Book's", and if you see another one declaring "No Dogs Please" and both ...             The Picture of Dorian Gray (Modern Library Classics)260 reviews Oscar Wilde Modern Library, 1998 The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame + "Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter"-Oscar Wilde + Further reading Wilde sees the world more clearly than any writer of fiction in the last century. It is for that reason that his work is so filled with countless paradoxes and contradictions that challenge the mind and titillate the senses. Wilde lived in an infinitely ironic age, when society had grown so ...             Our Dumb Century: The Onion Presents 100 Years of Headlines from America's Finest News Source209 reviews The Onion, Scott Dikkers, ... Three Rivers Press, 1999 The Best of The Onion Books + Insightful and Hilarious + Tiny little book, fairly large price + Need to know some history             Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto127 reviews Chuck Klosterman Scribner, 2004 brilliant, poignant and deliciously clever. + Sometimes a book speaks to you + No flow but the essays individually are thought-provoking and halarious! A fond reflection and provocative portrait of the culture in which you were raised. Right on and an extremely entertaining read.             We112 reviews Yevgeny Zamyatin Penguin Twentieth Century Classics, 1993 Forget 1984 or Brave New World + "We" is "1984"-lite (another reader's thoughts) + The square root of negative one + Minimalist masterpiece of real genius + We All Live in a Glasshouse             Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel319 reviews Jonathan Safran Foer Mariner Books, 2006 Incredible + Good book for a book club discussion + Beautiful + A heartbreaking work of staggering genius + Flawed but still very good.             The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction627 reviews Jon Stewart, The Writers of The Daily Show Grand Central Publishing, 2004 I couldn't stop laughing + Good stuff from Jon Stewart and The Daily Show! + Reminds me of why I used to like the Daily Show + You will not regret it.             The Rainbow (Modern Library Classics)32 reviews D.H. Lawrence Modern Library, 2002 Man Alive Blood Alive is the key + I lost my virginity to this book + Utterly Gorgeous Writing!!! + The Rainbow is one of D.H. Lawrence's finest achievements + emotion             You Are Worthless: Depressing Nuggets of Wisdom Sure to Ruin Your Day41 reviews Scott Dikkers Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1999 The best bathroom book ever. + Get the point? + The only self help book ever to make me smile + Irreverent Humor + I love this book.             The Areas of My Expertise127 reviews John Hodgman Dutton Adult, 2005 Brilliant from start to finish + Don't read in public + The more education you have, the funnier this book gets ! + The Areas of My Expertise             Lewis Carroll: The Complete, Fully Illustrated Works, Deluxe Edition31 reviews Lewis Carroll Gramercy, 1995 ...down the rabbit hole + Beautiful! + What a crazy author! This book is really for the person who is really into Carroll and will read through all of his works. It's a thick volume and is useful to me, but this is because i am writing a book so i'm probably not the best judge since i have to read all of the collected works. Another astute reviewer ...             Everything I Ate: A Year in the Life of My Mouth10 reviews Tucker Shaw, 2005 Tucker Gnaw + Wonderful reflection! + what a hog! + tasty             Yiddish with Dick and Jane32 reviews Ellis Weiner, Barbara Davilman Little, Brown and Company, 2004 oy vey very funny + Fun with Yiddush + Great book! + Learn Jewish while laughing your Tusch off + OY             The Rock Snob's Dictionary: An Essential Lexicon of Rockological Knowledge11 reviews David Kamp, Steven Daly Broadway, 2005 File on shelf between "Psychotic Reactions..." and "Shakey" + Fun but inessential! + Not essential but a lot of fun indeed + Snobs and Snarks             Anna Karenina (Modern Library Classics)238 reviews Leo Tolstoy Modern Library, 2000 both timeless and of its era + Sometimes it's great to be a putz ... + I really like this book, but... + Anna's tale + Please enter a title for your review             Cat on a Hot Tin Roof29 reviews Tennessee Williams Signet, 1958 "Skipper Is Dead But I'm Alive! Maggie The Cat Is Alive!" + Guilt, Frustration, and Greed + Genius! + The Usual Obligatory Hysteria From Tennessee Williams!!! + I love this play             American Psycho1078 reviews Bret Easton Ellis Vintage, 1991 Not for those with a weak stomach! + important, but...be warned I had been meaning to read this book for a long time, and I must say that I am glad to have finally read it. There is horror and gore in this book, but the only purpose is not to make you sick. Pat Bateman exists in a society that most of us will never understand. His ability to keep up appearances ...