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Life of Pi 1841 reviews
Yann Martel
Harvest Books, 2003
no words can describe how good this is!
+ engaging, imaginative, thought-provoking
it breaks down all barriers of imagination and offers a breathtaking understanding of life through a story of simple transition from innocence to maturity...something each adult reader can relate to. be prepared for the more graphic details in the second and third section of the book which are a ...
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Aftermath 9 reviews
Brian Shawver
Anchor, 2007
A superb and unique author
+ AS SEEN THROUGH SETS OF EYES
+ Proud Cousin
+ sorting out what really happened
+ "[Everything] was spelled out in the handbook...a crisis not addressed by headquarters could not be put on his shoulders."
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The Supernaturalist (Golden Duck Awards. Eleanor Cameron Award for Middle Grades (Awards))144 reviews
Eoin Colfer
Miramax, 2004
Surprising and intelligent
+ ...WOW!
+ emotive and fun
+ Pretty Good
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Goodnight Nobody: A Novel 197 reviews
Jennifer Weiner
Washington Square Press, 2006
A fun spin on mystery
+ Loved this Weiner Book!
I laughed at the antics of the main character & found her crime-solving entertaining. It kept me reading, as I liked the character's real take on loving her kids while realizing need to be someone besides a caretaker. Also found the insight into attempting to make a life in one of America's most ...
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How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got A Life: A Novel 151 reviews
Kaavya Viswanathan
Little, Brown and Company, 2006
Very Entertaining!!
+ Indian Version of 'Mean Girls'
This book was so fun to read. The author did a great job describing her characters and keeping her readers entertained. I laughed out loud so many times that I was turning heads at my son's soccer practice! Not only did I enjoy this book, but my daughter loved it as well. It was a great story ...
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Back Roads340 reviews
Tawni O'Dell
NAL Trade, 2004
The ending sucked in a good way!
+ Brilliant and insightful!
First, I'd like to say that to everyone who said this story was far from unrealistic, and so were the characters, I bet you're sitting in a nice comfortable chair right now in the comfort of your suburban home where children can safely play outside with their friends and everyone is provided for ...
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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal499 reviews
Christopher Moore
Harper Paperbacks, 2003
What did jesus do during those lost years???
+ Fantastic!
+ Hylarious and moving story of Jesus
+ Great book, would have loved to of met Biff in real life!!!
+ Biff is a Great Read!
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The Watchman: A Joe Pike Novel144 reviews
Robert Crais
Simon & Schuster, 2007
Dramatic, sucks you right in
+ The Watchman
+ Great as an audio book!
+ Great characters
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King Dork77 reviews
Frank Portman
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2006
Brilliantly subversive
+ Thoroughly enjoyable
+ Must Read!
King Dork is far superior to most of what passes for literary fiction today, and it perfectly captures the voice of a boy in early adolescence and the high school milieu. What makes it particularly satisfying, however, is the way it absolutely skewers the pieties of the baby-boom generation, albeit ...
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The Secret Life of Bees1437 reviews
Sue Monk Kidd
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003
great read, very moving and realistic for the time period
+ Good Read
+ Emotional read
+ Excellent Read
+ Nostalgically Current
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How to Be Good291 reviews
Nick Hornby
Riverhead Trade, 2002
Makes me want to be good... or at least better
Nick Hornby is quickly becoming my favorite author. I loved "A Long Way Down" and "About a Boy." I don't know which is my favorite, but "How to Be Good" is every bit as good as the others.
It's painful in its accuracy of the internal conflict every person faces when debating living comfortably ...
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory460 reviews
Roald Dahl
Puffin, 2007
Simply scrumdiddlyumptious!
+ A great book!
+ A wonderful book
+ wonderful
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Geek Love: A Novel246 reviews
Katherine Dunn
Vintage, 2002
indescribable, amazing,my favorite book of all time. no contest
+ Absolutely Stunning Masterpiece
+ It IS Different, Thank God
+ Mesmerizing yet stomach-churning
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Disobedience: A Novel 91 reviews
Jane Hamilton
Anchor, 2001
A tough read from such a great author
I absolutely loved The Book of Ruth and was very surprised to find such a difference in this book. I found the obsession the son (narrator) has with his mother's affair to be overdone at times. It was difficult to keep reading his continual questions and concerns about the affair. Without the ...
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Lullabies for Little Criminals: A Novel (P.S.)18 reviews
Heather O'neill
Harper Perennial, 2006
An amazingly beautiful book
+ 4 star review
+ incredible story, incredible writer
+ writes like i did at age 19-21
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The Dogs of Babel: A Novel361 reviews
Carolyn Parkhurst
Back Bay Books, 2004
Interspecies Communication, yes, but mostly a Work of Passion, Pleasure, Mystery, and Grief
+ Amazing
+ Great book
+ Heart-breaking love story
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All Creatures Great and Small 110 reviews
James Herriot
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1998
Good Idea?
+ Classic Books for Animal Lovers
+ Great Book but Not for YA, as advertised by Amazon
+ A Classic
+ Likely the most delightful novel I've ever read
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Coronado: Stories32 reviews
Dennis Lehane
William Morrow, 2006
Coronado: Stories
+ Nothing novel here - just short stories and a play
This is my first Dennis Lehane book, and he is a fine writer. He explores many aspects of human nature in his stories, occasionally with a subtle touch of irony. The themes of the stories are sometimes depressing, but they help one gain insight into other people, other places.
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Choke472 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk
Anchor, 2002
Great Ideas
+ Gutsy readers only--this is not for the faint-hearted
Well, I didn't this book was that funny and written so smartly, a lot of jokes not only sexual jokes, but those about death are awesome... this is a great book for people who likes jokes and are not afraid of laughing at death, addictions and oder human abilities....
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Sharp Objects: A Novel128 reviews
Gillian Flynn
Three Rivers Press, 2007
Wow -- what a debut!
+ Impressive
This is an extremely well-written and forceful book, especially for a first novel. There's nothing remotely tentative about this story of Chicago reporter Camille Preaker's return to her little southeast Missouri hometown to do a story on the murder of two local young girls less than a year apart. ...
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