Me Talk Pretty One Day735 reviews
David Sedaris

Back Bay Books, 2001

Do Not Read While Eating Because It's So Funny You Might Choke

+ David Sedaris does it again!
+ Not heartwarming... in a good way.

When I opened this book I had limited time so I decided to look for the shortest essay in the book so I could sneak in a quick read. I selected "Big Boy" which started on page 97 and ended before the next essay that started on page 100. By the end of the first paragraph I was already laughing and ...
  
  











  



  
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time1455 reviews
Mark Haddon

Vintage, 2004

Fun and engaging

+ Not your usual read . . .
+ An unusual and striking first novel
+ Very Likeable Book
  
  











  



  
Water for Elephants: A Novel1503 reviews
Sara Gruen

Algonquin Books, 2007

wonderful and entertaining

+ Great book!
+ Under the big top, under the bright light...
+ A SURPRISE READ
+ Gripping Story and Characters
  
  











  



  
Nineteen Eighty-Four70 reviews
George Orwell

Plume, 2003

May be coming to pass soon

+ Timeless story, wonderful presentation. Doubleplusgood!
+ So Possible it's scary
+ Still Relative Today
+ Forget WE, The Iron Heel and every other dystopian novel. Read this book!
  
  











  



  
The Perks of Being a Wallflower1268 reviews
Stephen Chbosky

MTV, 1999

Freakin' Awesome

+ Thoughtful coming-of-age story
+ Pretty good.
+ Left wanting to know more...
  
  











  



  
The Patron Saint of Liars: A Novel (P.S.)56 reviews
Ann Patchett

Harper Perennial, 2007

....as compelling as her other work!

+ Another author to add to the list
+ A treat...

I still have a couple of disks to go, but am as entralled as ever with Ann Patchett's writing. Her descriptive powers are amazing and I have almost instant empathy with her characters. The only piece of hers I have not yet read or listened to is "What Now?" and I have purchased that, too. I can't ...
  
  











  



  
Uglies284 reviews
Scott Westerfeld

Scholastic Trade, 2005

Grrrreat

+ Really Good Read
+ Post-Apocalyptica That You Just Can't Put Down
+ Wow!!!!
+ Intriguing...
  
  











  



  
The Crucible (Penguin Classics)48 reviews
Arthur Miller

Penguin Classics, 2003

The Devil is Precise

+ .
+ Courtesy of Mother Daughter Book Club.com
+ Prompt service
+ moving and thought-provoking
  
  











  



  
The Trial40 reviews
Franz Kafka

Schocken, 1999

Was it really an unfinished business????

+ One of the most important writers of the 20th century
+ What a wonderful nightmare!
+ great thinker, creative writer
  
  











  



  
Running with Scissors: A Memoir821 reviews
Augusten Burroughs

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2006

Wonderful read for good laughs

+ A Childhood Undesired: A Review of Running with Scissors
+ A humorous romp through an unusual childhood
+ Liked the Movie Better
  
  











  



  
I Am the Wallpaper (Readers Circle)12 reviews
Mark Peter Hughes

Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2007

If Floey is wallpaper, it's one eclectic pattern

+ Great read for a 13 year old.
+ floey parker.
+ Love, love, loved it!
  
  











  



  
My Sister's Keeper: A Novel1032 reviews
Jodi Picoult

Washington Square Press, 2005

A Heartbreaking Page Turner

+ Heart-wrenching, but captivating
+ Should we be?
+ Wonderful read
  
  











  



  
Brave New World729 reviews
Aldous Huxley

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006

Open the book and open your eyes

+ This book is more enjoyable with some soma!
+ Frighteningly Prophetic
+ Dystopia, i long for thee
+ Good Book
  
  











  



  
The Five People You Meet in Heaven1610 reviews
Mitch Albom

Hyperion, 2003

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

+ The Five People you will meet in Heaven

Another great book by Mitch Albom! Thought provoking! Which five people from my past will be waiting for me? We all need to do more sacrifice! Loved it!
  
  











  



  
Go Ask Alice1250 reviews
Anonymous

Simon Pulse, 2005

we get it already...

+ Everyone should read this book
+ Go Ask Alice

There seem to be a lot of reviews written for this book bashing it. We get it...you're angry that this is a work of fiction and isn't, in all actuality, a true, bona fide account. Unfortunately for you, you will find that most books contain fiction. Yes the book says that teenagers shouldn't do ...
  
  











  



  
The Bell Jar486 reviews
Sylvia Plath

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006

The most famous book you've never read

+ how did I miss this one??
+ Believe the Hype
+ "To the person in the bell jar, blank and stopped as a dead baby, the world itself is the bad dream."
  
  











  



  
How the Light Gets In29 reviews
M. J. Hyland

Canongate U.S., 2004

Human interaction and how it makes you look at yourself

+ You will love this, if this type of genre/writing is your thing

I read this book just picked it up off the shelf and poured into it. I wasn't expecting anything great or fantastic. What I got was a real gem/treat from reading this book, though the book has no great follow-through as many have noted it does have some very intriguing interactions between ...
  
  











  



  
The Catcher in the Rye2785 reviews
J.D. Salinger

Back Bay Books, 2001

review

+ If You Really Want to Hear About It...
+ Disillusion
+ Make a little time for a classic
  
  











  



  
The Secret Life of Bees1437 reviews
Sue Monk Kidd

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008

great read, very moving and realistic for the time period

+ Good Read
+ Emotional read
+ Excellent Read
+ Nostalgically Current
  
  











  



  
Schindler's List103 reviews
Thomas Keneally

Simon & Schuster, 1994

"He who saves a single life saves the whole world."

+ Phenomenal!
+ Even More Compelling & Incredible Than The Movie
+ Vivid, detailed and important. One of my most favorite book... ever...
+ an amazing record