The Witch of Portobello45 reviews Paulo Coelho HarperCollins, 2007 Fantastic, spiritual, educational + Love these books + A Decent Read This is one of the best books I have read. I have learned alot from it and I find it easy to apply those teachings to my life.             A Spot of Bother (Vintage)100 reviews Mark Haddon Vintage, 2007 This is my favorite book!I love Mark Haddon! + One very funny book To start off the storyline did not attract me at all,but i loved The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time,(Brilliant book)and figured I'll give it shot,and i was so happy i did!At first i only liked Jamie but the more and more i read i started to fall for the rest of the Hall Family were i ...             Out Stealing Horses: A Novel101 reviews Per Petterson Picador, 2008 A beautifully crafted novel + A Book I Read Slowly This is one of the best novels I've read in years, and (in my opinion) one of the finest works of the past few decades. A story that begins (unpromisingly in my initial assessment) with a teenage boy spending his summer in the Norwegian countryside, twists and turns most unexpectedly. Like all ...             Lush Life: A Novel161 reviews Richard Price Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008 The Price is Right + TOUCHING THE LOST SOULS Richard Price is as good of a dialogue writer as exists today in my mind. "Lush Life" is his latest novel that brilliantly showcases his skills and keen knowledge and insights of city life, particularly NYC life. Other reviewers have already covered the plot so I won't spend my commentary ...             People of the Book: A Novel136 reviews Geraldine Brooks Viking Adult, 2008 engrossing, beautiful story for all book lovers + A Very Interesting Story + A great historical mystery The Sarajevo Haggadah of Pesach, one of the most mysterious and interesting Haggadot in the world, is at the center of Geraldine Brooks' novel "People of the Book". Haggadah, which means "telling" is a rabbinic exegesis the Jewish liberation from Egypt, as told in the Exodus book of the Torah, ...             Certain Girls160 reviews Jennifer Weiner Simon & Schuster Audio, 2008 LOVED IT. + Lacks the magic + Weiner Delivers a Range of Emotions and Likeable Characters - Recommended! I am surprised to see that many Good In Bed readers didn't LOVE this book. Is it because of the end? I guess I am not a happily ever after person. To me, Good in Bed is all about Mothers and Daughters and the JOY (no pun intended) that comes from that bond....even though it's a small part of the ...             No Country for Old Men431 reviews Cormac McCarthy Vintage, 2006 One hell of a book + A Great Read Despite Its Problems + No Man's Land + Well written with disturbingly unique character             Chasing Harry Winston: A Novel122 reviews Lauren Weisberger Simon & Schuster, 2008 Good Book! I'm not sure I agree with many of the other 1,2, & 3 star reviews, but it might have something to do with this being my first novel read written by Lauren Weisberger. No, I only saw the movie, "The Devil Wears Prada" - never read the book. So, I had nothing to compare "Chasing Harry Winston" to ...             In the Woods232 reviews Tana French Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008 Haunting + Strong First Showing From French I read this book about a year and a half ago and I keeping having little flashbacks to it--like sometimes fragments of a dream pop into your mind--that make me wish I was still in the middle of reading this book. I'm surprised by the reviews that describe the book as too wordy or tedious, as I have ...             The Art of Racing in the Rain262 reviews Garth Stein Harper, 2008 Confessions of a dog lover + The Art of Racing in the Rain + stein truly knows the love and devotion of man and woman's best friend. + THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN             The Shadow Catcher: A Novel19 reviews Marianne Wiggins Simon & Schuster, 2008 Syncronocity is unbelievable + Deliciously nostalgic + The Shadow Catcher Just as the our own lifes are ruled by time and chance so was the life of this most famous artist, Edward Curtis. A photographer captures art in all ways and this book certainly is believable. I was not the one driving the truck who enabled Wiggins to describe our vast western prairie but I ...             The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (P.S.)291 reviews Michael Chabon Harper Perennial, 2008 Ghetto Mentality Retrogression + Chabon's best to date + Bittersweet like woodsmoke The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon: Ghetto Mentality Retrogression Review by Arthur L. Finkle Mr. Chabon writes a masterpiece of a "what-if" portion of history. In this case, what if the Jews lost their War on Independence on 1948? The solution was one proffered at that time, ...             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             Spook Country156 reviews William Gibson Berkley Trade, 2008 so real... + Still good + Cyberpunk meets John le Carré, but not Tom Clancy. So real after these last money melting weeks. A must read to get away from it all.             The Last Summer (of You and Me)29 reviews Ann Brashares Riverhead Trade, 2008 Lovely book + Excellent page turner + loved this book. This story really touched me - the story of the friendship of the three children (two sisters and a summertime neighbor boy) and how that relationship changes as they get older and the complications that result hit a nerve with me. Who hasn't been the one left out? And how do the two in the new ...             World Without End419 reviews Ken Follett Dutton Adult, 2007 Wonderful stand-alone sequel! + world without end + Fabulous Book + Good novel + Wonderful read!             The Friday Night Knitting Club208 reviews Kate Jacobs Berkley Trade, 2008 Friday Night Knitting Club I really enjoyed this book. It was fairly predictable throughout, though there were a few unexpected twists. The message seemed to be that we can't run away from our family, and family love overcomes all other.             Consequences2 reviews Penelope Lively Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008 Romance Over Three Generations If you are in the mood for an intelligent romance that is full of interesting characters, amply emotional but seldom sappy, you will enjoy Penelope Lively's CONSEQUENCES. All the more so if (like me) you have a British connection or have overlapped the three generations that the author describes. ...             The Time Traveler's Wife1675 reviews Audrey Niffenegger Harvest Books, 2004 Best Book I've read in a LONG time + Loved it! I absolutely loved this book. I abandoned all of my responsibilities for two days so that I could read The Time Traveler's wife without stopping. I have now recommended it to everyone I know. It's a little confusing in the beginning, but a good confusing, because the author makes you want to ...             Divisadero (Vintage International)74 reviews Michael Ondaatje Vintage, 2008 Superb poetic storytelling + Murky Parallels, Marvellous Prose + Misty but elegant + Enraptured by Ondaatje's style