River of Heaven: A Novel13 reviews Lee Martin Shaye Areheart Books, 2008 Another great read from a gifted storyteller + "It was a long time ago and we were different people" + My Midwest + A sweet and tragic story, well-told             Off Season61 reviews Anne Rivers Siddons Grand Central Publishing, 2008 off season + Off Season is a good read! + Like Old Times . . . + Great author             Five Days in Autumn2 reviews Langston Keane White Elk Press, 2007 A beautiful story with a moving message + Beautiful & Moving This was an amazing book and I could not put it down. It touched on so many emotions and often brought a tear to my eye. Keane is a captivating storyteller and I felt I was right there with the richly-developed characters throughout the book. This story will stay with you long after you finish ...             The Shadow Year: A Novel8 reviews Jeffrey Ford William Morrow, 2008 Riveting and Character Driven + Terrific Story Telling + History I'm Old Enough To Remember + Wonderful Portrayal of Childhood             Wit's End17 reviews Karen Joy Fowler Putnam Adult, 2008 Family, fiction, Internet Fiction, family, loss, recovery and the Internet intersect in this novel in a fascinating mix. The Santa Cruz setting is wonderful and the political asides are great. I highly recommend it.             The Invention of Everything Else12 reviews Samantha Hunt Houghton Mifflin, 2008 absolutely wondrous! + Dreamy historical fiction + fantastic!!!!!!!! + The fine line between fact and fiction + "Quite honestly, radio is a nuisance. I know. I'm its father."             The Outlander18 reviews Gil Adamson Ecco, 2008 Read Out Loud + Superb reading -- finest kind After stopping several times to read aloud particularly powerful passages in Gil Adamson's "The Outlander," I suddenly recognized that every page had passages that I wanted to read aloud to others. Adamson's language is stunningly beautiful, and her details of ordinary and extraordinary life in ...             The Ten-Year Nap57 reviews Meg Wolitzer Riverhead Hardcover, 2008 Profound look at the state of affairs for women and men today + Thank-you. I'm sorry to see this gem of a book is not getting better reviews. As a women in her 50s, I was interested in it only because I heard that the protagonists' mothers, who were the original 2nd wave feminists of the 60s and 70s (my generation), would also be represented. However, in reading about ...             Bridge of Sighs130 reviews Richard Russo Knopf, 2007 I loved this book + Haunting + With a wry smile + Great selection for a book discussion group             Unaccustomed Earth119 reviews Jhumpa Lahiri Knopf, 2008 A Perfect 10 + Book of short stories - Cover to cover without a break? + It was so good, it made me cry + Rich with detail and complexity, these short stories are novels that end too soon + Emotions will linger long after you've finished the book             After Hours at the Almost Home6 reviews Tara Yellen Unbridled Books, 2008 A Rising Star at the "Almost Home" + This book will be a movie one day + Great read Tara Yellen has a way with words that describes places, people and their lives in a way that compels you to keep turning the page. The setting is a bar in Denver on Super Bowl Sunday, not a locale that I know - or didn't - until I read Ms. Yellens first novel. She breathed life into her characters ...             The Somnambulist55 reviews Jonathan Barnes William Morrow, 2008 great characters with snark + Terrific novel! Edward Moon is a "conjurer", an entertainer struggling to preserve what little reputation and income he has left. Among polite society he is now more likely considered a laughingstock than the once promising investigator propelled by his sharpened abilities of examination. Considered past his ...             Belong to Me: A Novel52 reviews Marisa De Los Santos William Morrow, 2008 From S. Krishna's Books + Smarter than most ChickLit ... but not as good as "Love Walked In" + Complex personal relationships + Always fun to reconnect with a favorite character             Charity Girl19 reviews Michael Lowenthal Mariner Books, 2008 Loved IT! I absolutely LOVED this book. I thought it was fabulously written and interesting also. It was something I completely did not expect. I would recommend it to anyone who likes the Oprah book club-type books.             A Person of Interest: A Novel15 reviews Susan Choi Viking Adult, 2008 Would give it 10 stars... + Very good premise, disappointing ending I found this book entirely engaging and wonderfully well-written, true literature and at the same time suspenseful. The author moved smoothly back and forth in time, revealing characters slowly and fascinatingly. Yes, it was a bit hard going at times to make out all of her meanings, but that ...             Mudbound37 reviews Hillary Jordan Algonquin Books, 2008 Mudbound people and relationships + Excellent. This book will touch all your emotions! + Compelling, gripping and tragic as fierce, brave women emerge + A Bit Shy of Originality + Language and voices tell the same story             Curse of the Spellmans: A Novel39 reviews Lisa Lutz Simon & Schuster, 2008 A unique mystery! + Too many "footnotes" + A MUST READ + Love, love, love it! + Great fun and decidedly different storyline             River1 review Lowen Clausen Silo Press, 2008 Travels with Lowen Lowen Clausen's fourth novel, River, flows like the Loup, Platte, Missouri, and Mississippi rivers on which its protagonist, John, kayaks. He's searching for himself and grieving the premature death of his son, Amleth. Although River is a novel, the author's description and historical storytelling ...             A Baker's Odyssey, includes DVD: Celebrating Time-Honored Recipes from America's Rich Immigrant Heritage5 reviews Greg Patent Wiley, 2007 The Gold Standard + More sweet than savory + Baking up a storm + Great Reference for Classic Immigrant Recipes + Amazing variety from all over the world             Playing For Pizza: A Novel317 reviews John Grisham Doubleday, 2007 Fluffy Entertainment + Great Book to Read While on Vacation + Change of Pace + Pizza Hangs Half a Hundred!