The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time1449 reviews
Mark Haddon

Vintage, 2004

Curiously Interesting

+ How to be a square peg in a round-hole world.
+ Interesting read. Short Review
+ Review
  
  











  



  
Plum Island336 reviews
Nelson DeMille

Grand Central Publishing, 2002

Plum Island

+ Another Excellent DeMille Novel
+ Part 1 of the LION'S GAME
+ Witty and Fun Mystery
  
  











  



  
Water for Elephants: A Novel1486 reviews
Sara Gruen

Algonquin Books, 2007

Great Book club Read!

+ Historical perspective of early 1900's circus life
+ Loved it
+ Characters!
+ Really Worth The Effort...
  
  











  



  
A Thousand Splendid Suns1303 reviews
Khaled Hosseini

Riverhead, 2007

Excellent Story

+ enlightened
+ Good insight into the history of Afganastan through women's eyes
+ A very powerful book
  
  











  



  
A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father120 reviews
Augusten Burroughs

St. Martin's Press, 2008

Almost to close to the soul

+ A Wolf At the Table

The saying "a perfect childhood is a waste of time" points to the lack of learning of such an unlikely upbringing: No wonder Augusten has become such an awesome writer!! Our mind suppresses bad memories, unless we dig deep. Augusten's learning and ability to dig deep (amazing recollection of ...
  
  











  



  
The Legend of Mickey Tussler22 reviews
Frank Nappi

St. Martin's Press, 2008

Fabulous Baseball Yarn

+ Mickey Tussler Will Touch Your Heart
+ Simply The Best!
+ Great Book
+ Baseball like it used to be
  
  











  



  
When Charlotte Comes Home: A Novel5 reviews
Maureen Millea Smith

Alyson Books, 2006

A true gem

+ A literary star is born!
+ Masterful!
+ When Charlotte Comes Home
+ Very Special First Novel!
  
  











  



  
The Kite Runner Illustrated Edition2515 reviews
Khaled Hosseini

Riverhead Hardcover, 2007

Could Not Put it Down

+ All that an exceptional book should be.
+ heartbreaking tale of loyalty
+ A Masterpiece
+ Heartbreaking, yet very touching story
  
  











  



  
The Glass Castle: A Memoir1126 reviews
Jeannette Walls

Scribner, 2006

You had me on page one!

+ Absolute Perfection!
+ A Truly Authentic Account!
+ This is a stunning book!
  
  











  



  
Echoes from the Infantry: A Novel29 reviews
Frank Nappi

St. Martin's Press, 2005

...'Echoes From the Infantry' will leave a lasting impression upon you...

+ Reads Like A Four Star Movie
+ Cried Like A Baby.....
+ touching
  
  











  



  
Home: A Novel36 reviews
Marilynne Robinson

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008

Coming back HOME to Gilead

+ aging children, aged father

Four years ago, I briefly inhabited Marilynne Robinson's small world of Gilead and was the better because of it. Now she returns her readers to Gilead with a new meditative novel that, I'm pleased to say, is just about every bit as good as its prequel. Set in the mid 1950s, Glory, the youngest ...
  
  











  



  
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel (Oprah Book Club #62)579 reviews
David Wroblewski

Ecco, 2008

loved it before oprah did

+ The Story of Edger Sawtelle

I have read a few of the reviews for this book and I have to say that one resonated with me though not in a good way. The reviewer had a problem with the story arcs not being tied up neatly or the characters were not completely good or bad and there was no explanation why some characters were bad. ...
  
  











  



  
The Memory Keeper's Daughter871 reviews
Kim Edwards

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006

Freeze Frame

+ What a memory!!!
+ Haunting novel filled with so many "what if's".
+ Compassionate, Revealing
  
  











  



  
The Lucky One47 reviews
Nicholas Sparks

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

Awesome!

+ The Lucky One
+ A hero, a villain, and a maiden in distress
+ The Lucky One
  
  











  



  
The Gate House11 reviews
Nelson DeMille

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

A journeyman sequel to Gold Coast

+ Long awaited sequel to The Gold Coast

DeMille resurrects nearly all of the major players from Gold Coast and crafts a reasonably good sequel to Gold Coast. But the book could have benefited from better editing. It runs at least 200 pages too long and, despite the wise cracking John Suttor, becomes tedious and boring. For the first ...
  
  











  



  
The Gate House11 reviews
Nelson DeMille

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

A journeyman sequel to Gold Coast

+ Long awaited sequel to The Gold Coast

DeMille resurrects nearly all of the major players from Gold Coast and crafts a reasonably good sequel to Gold Coast. But the book could have benefited from better editing. It runs at least 200 pages too long and, despite the wise cracking John Suttor, becomes tedious and boring. For the first ...
  
  











  



  
When Charlotte Comes Home: A Novel5 reviews
Maureen Millea Smith

Alyson Books, 2006

A true gem

+ A literary star is born!
+ Masterful!
+ When Charlotte Comes Home
+ Very Special First Novel!
  
  











  



  
The Legend of Mickey Tussler22 reviews
Frank Nappi

St. Martin's Press, 2008

Fabulous Baseball Yarn

+ Mickey Tussler Will Touch Your Heart
+ Simply The Best!
+ Great Book
+ Baseball like it used to be
  
  











  



  
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel (Oprah Book Club #62)579 reviews
David Wroblewski

Ecco, 2008

loved it before oprah did

+ The Story of Edger Sawtelle

I have read a few of the reviews for this book and I have to say that one resonated with me though not in a good way. The reviewer had a problem with the story arcs not being tied up neatly or the characters were not completely good or bad and there was no explanation why some characters were bad. ...
  
  











  



  
Echoes from the Infantry: A Novel29 reviews
Frank Nappi

St. Martin's Press, 2005

...'Echoes From the Infantry' will leave a lasting impression upon you...

+ Reads Like A Four Star Movie
+ Cried Like A Baby.....
+ touching