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Naked 414 reviews David Sedaris
Back Bay Books, 1998
Absolutely fantastic
+ Painful to read, mostly plotless, but entertaining + FRANCINE!!!
This has become a very famous book and it deserves to be. It is certainly the type that has you lending it to all your friends and telling them about which pieces are your favorites. I love reading about his family and am a big fan of sister Amy so whenever there's a mention of her I get ...
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The Kindness of Strangers 43 reviews Katrina Kittle
Harper Perennial, 2007
Amazing
+ moving, unforgettable story + loved this book + Kindness and streetcars + Can't Put This One Down
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Hissy Fit: A Novel 92 reviews Mary Kay Andrews
Harper Paperbacks, 2005
Audio 6cds abridged Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant
+ Hissy Fit + Pleasant surprise
This story has the quickest most gripping start to a story ever. Your jaw will fit the floor in shock and you will think "oh no!!!!" so thankful that this never happened to you the week before your wedding.
I wish more authors would take note, read the beginning, talk about getting the reader ...
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Girlfriend in a Coma Douglas Coupland, 1999
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter Kim Edwards
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
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The Time Traveler's Wife 1675 reviews Audrey Niffenegger
Wheeler Publishing, 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 ...
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The Liars Club 143 reviews Mary Karr
Picador, 1995
This Book is Brilliant
+ Wonderful example of the genre - well written, entertaining, and meaningful + Is it any wonder?
Mary Karr's writing is beautifully poetic, simple, yet amazingly eloquent. This book is a treasure. Not only because it's so well-written, but because of the personal nature of it.
Karr doesn't allow me to feel like I'm imposing on her private memories. She is only being open and true to those ...
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Hissy Fit: A Novel 92 reviews Mary Kay Andrews
Harper Paperbacks, 2005
Audio 6cds abridged Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant
+ Hissy Fit + Pleasant surprise
This story has the quickest most gripping start to a story ever. Your jaw will fit the floor in shock and you will think "oh no!!!!" so thankful that this never happened to you the week before your wedding.
I wish more authors would take note, read the beginning, talk about getting the reader ...
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Girlfriend in a Coma Douglas Coupland, 1999
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter Kim Edwards
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
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Naked 414 reviews David Sedaris
Back Bay Books, 1998
Absolutely fantastic
+ Painful to read, mostly plotless, but entertaining + FRANCINE!!!
This has become a very famous book and it deserves to be. It is certainly the type that has you lending it to all your friends and telling them about which pieces are your favorites. I love reading about his family and am a big fan of sister Amy so whenever there's a mention of her I get ...
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The Kindness of Strangers 43 reviews Katrina Kittle
Harper Perennial, 2007
Amazing
+ moving, unforgettable story + loved this book + Kindness and streetcars + Can't Put This One Down
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The Time Traveler's Wife 1675 reviews Audrey Niffenegger
Wheeler Publishing, 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 ...
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The Liars Club 143 reviews Mary Karr
Picador, 1995
This Book is Brilliant
+ Wonderful example of the genre - well written, entertaining, and meaningful + Is it any wonder?
Mary Karr's writing is beautifully poetic, simple, yet amazingly eloquent. This book is a treasure. Not only because it's so well-written, but because of the personal nature of it.
Karr doesn't allow me to feel like I'm imposing on her private memories. She is only being open and true to those ...
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