The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Oprah's Book Club)156 reviews
Carson McCullers

Mariner, 2004

A Favorite Over 45+ Years

+ Good

I first read this book as a teenager and have read it again several times over the years. There is something so deeply revealing about the human condition in the book that it is as meaningful to me in my sixties and it was in my teens - I think that something is perhaps a window into the angst of ...
  
  











  



  
The Great Gatsby1123 reviews
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Scribner, 1999

As American as apple pie...

+ What Can I Add?
+ The Summer of '22
+ The Great Gatsby
+ An intimate, touching story that deserves its praise while still being thoroughly relevant despite its age; a solid "A"
  
  











  



  
It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy131 reviews
Greg Behrendt, Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt

Broadway, 2006

This book got me throught it!

+ Awesome!
+ A MUST-HAVE for any girl!
+ God bless this book!
  
  











  



  
A Million Little Pieces1833 reviews
James Frey

Anchor, 2005

Read it and make your own opinion.

+ Great Read!

Fiction or not, this book was beautifully written, insightful and hopeful. Do not let the controversy stray you away from giving it a chance - it is an amazing, touching story.
  
  











  



  
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) (Deluxe Edition)3238 reviews
J. K. Rowling

Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007

Great Book ,simply love it!

+ one of my favorite books
+ Big Equations!
+ Amazing, the way Rowling comes up with all of this.
+ The Magic of Harry Potter
  
  











  



  
The Perks of Being a Wallflower1268 reviews
Stephen Chbosky

MTV, 1999

Freakin' Awesome

+ Thoughtful coming-of-age story
+ Pretty good.
+ Left wanting to know more...
  
  











  



  
Something Borrowed382 reviews

St. Martin's Griffin, 2005

One of the Best Contemporary Romance I've read!!!

+ Cute adult chick-lit with more substance than fluff.
+ Don't read before your wedding!
+ such a page turner
  
  











  



  
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3)2602 reviews
J. K. Rowling

Scholastic, 2004

Brilliant Sequel

+ The magic of Harry Potter
+ Harry Potter
+ Pesky Prisoner, Potions Professor Plus Puzzling Ploys Plague Potter
+ One of the best!
  
  











  



  
Something Blue247 reviews
Emily Giffin

St. Martin's Griffin, 2006

by far my favorite book!!

+ An exciting book that you own't want to put down!
+ Loved It!
+ Excellent Creativity
  
  











  



  
The Memory Keeper's Daughter873 reviews
Kim Edwards

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006

Freeze Frame

+ What a memory!!!

On a snowy winter night in 1964, Dr. David Henry is forced to deliver his twins and makes a split-second decision that forever alters theh lives of everyone involved. When it is apparent to him that his daughter has Down's Syndrome, he asks the nurse to take her to an institution, without telling ...
  
  











  



  
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)5433 reviews
J. K. Rowling

Arthur A. Levine Books, 2003

Anniversary Ed

+ Woven together well
+ Merry, Wary Harry and His Very Scary Adversary
+ Quality Book
+ beautiful book
  
  











  



  
The Kitchen God's Wife163 reviews
Amy Tan

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006

A Story of a Woman's Relationship With Her Daughter

+ Great Service!
+ Riveting, inspiring and educational
+ Savory!
  
  











  



  
Great Expectations (Penguin Classics)121 reviews
Charles Dickens

Penguin Classics, 2002

Great

+ Must Read Victorian Novel
+ A Novel of tears as well as laughter. An enjoyable classic.
+ Expectations Greatly Exceeded
  
  











  



  
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2)2657 reviews
J. K. Rowling

Arthur A. Levine Books, 2003

Second favourite in the series!

+ Step 2 in a 7 step program
+ Thrills, Chills, Ill Wills & The Wiz Kids' Sleuthing Skills
+ Excellent 2nd book
  
  











  



  
The Bell Jar7 reviews
Sylvia Plath

Bantam Books, 1972

The Bell Jar, Reviewed by Phoebe Young

+ intriguing, amazing
+ The Descent of Eve
+ Locked in her own head
+ I loved it!
  
  











  



  
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)3595 reviews
J.K. Rowling

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2006

Pleasantly surprised!

+ Gotta love HP!
+ A little bit of a dissapointment compared to Order
+ gift
  
  











  



  
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)5870 reviews
J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2004

excellent audio books!!!!!!!!!

+ I reread all the books this summer
+ The best
+ Literature!
+ Excellent audio-book!
  
  











  



  
Baby Proof255 reviews
Emily Giffin

St. Martin's Griffin, 2007

my favorite so far

+ Insightful and Fun - Addresses an Often Untalked about Topic
+ Ok book

i thought this was emily giffin's "smartest" book yet. while i really liked something borrowed and something blue, the characters felt a little too conventional at times (rachel the "good girl" and darcy the "selfish girl"). i thought claudia was a more real, human character, a smart and ...
  
  











  



  
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)5177 reviews
J. K. Rowling

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2002

Goblet Gives Gryffindor Gang Great Gobs of Guesswork, Goosebumps

+ you should read this book because....
+ Enjoyable but over hyped
+ Glorious
+ GREAT BOOK
  
  











  



  
Saving Fish from Drowning: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)204 reviews
Amy Tan

Ballantine Books, 2006

I just can't put it down

+ A Wonderful Adventure!
+ Brilliant! Amy Tan does it again!
+ Lighten up, naysayers!