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Me Talk Pretty One Day 735 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 ...
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 1455 reviews Mark Haddon
Vintage, 2004
Fun and engaging
+ Not your usual read . . . + An unusual and striking first novel + Very Likeable Book
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Water for Elephants: A Novel 1503 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
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Nineteen Eighty-Four 70 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!
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1268 reviews Stephen Chbosky
MTV, 1999
Freakin' Awesome
+ Thoughtful coming-of-age story + Pretty good. + Left wanting to know more...
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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 ...
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Uglies 284 reviews Scott Westerfeld
Scholastic Trade, 2005
Grrrreat
+ Really Good Read + Post-Apocalyptica That You Just Can't Put Down + Wow!!!! + Intriguing...
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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
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The Trial 40 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
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Running with Scissors: A Memoir 821 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
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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!
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My Sister's Keeper: A Novel 1032 reviews Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2005
A Heartbreaking Page Turner
+ Heart-wrenching, but captivating + Should we be? + Wonderful read
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Brave New World 729 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
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven 1610 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!
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Go Ask Alice 1250 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 ...
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The Bell Jar 486 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."
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How the Light Gets In 29 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 ...
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The Catcher in the Rye 2785 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
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The Secret Life of Bees 1437 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
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Schindler's List 103 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
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