The Last Summer (of You and Me)26 reviews Ann Brashares Riverhead Trade, 2008 loved this book. + Sweet Summer Story + Brashare's Grows Up I loved this book. It was extremely interesting and definitely caught my interest, as I couldn't put the book down once I started reading it. I loved the story and it kept me on edge throughout the book and I had to keep reading it to find out what happened at the end. It was very moving and I ...             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             Love the One You're With266 reviews Emily Giffin St. Martin's Press, 2008 pretty good. + read it in a week! + Couldn't put it down not my favorite by her, but pretty good. the story can be slow at points, and the main character overanalyzes a lot, but it's still worth reading.             In the Woods226 reviews Tana French Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008 Absolutely brilliant + Very well done, not perfect Please disregard the detractors. Once you start reading, you will not be able to put this book down. The complaints about the ending are by folks who expect that life will turn out with a nice, neat ending, finished in a big bow. Some mysteries are never solved, those we love the most ultimately ...             Finding Nouf: A Novel22 reviews Zoë Ferraris Houghton Mifflin, 2008 A current favorite + a Woman's Life + An Excellent View of Another Culture + A frighting look at our "friends" in the Middle East             The Third Angel: A Novel44 reviews Alice Hoffman Shaye Areheart Books, 2008 Wow Excellent Book + Lovely + Wistful and sad This is the first book I have ever read by Alice Hoffman and it will not be the last. I am on my way to my local library today. I LOVED this book. I actually cried while reading through parts of the stories. She has so much emotion in her writing.This book is a MUST read.             The Plague of Doves: A Novel34 reviews Louise Erdrich Harper, 2008 Erdrich has outdone even herself + Magnificent + The Ways We Need Each Other + Disjointed, but still Pretty Good             Desperation Moon26 reviews Ken Douglas Bootleg Press, 2003 Great find! + Non-Stop Action + A New Fan + A Book I Could Not Put Down             Then We Came to the End: A Novel216 reviews Joshua Ferris Back Bay Books, 2008 Funny, fantastic, tragic book (and gorgeous dust jacket design!) + Funny, and a little bit of drama + One of the best you'll ever read! + better in retrospect             The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao217 reviews Junot Díaz Riverhead Hardcover, 2007 Great Story - but requires Multi-Lingual ability + The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao The most important thing to know about The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz is that it is a MULTI language book. Large portions of it are written in Spanish. There are also numerous other phrases and situations lifted from a number of sci-fi books, anime, manga, which form a language ...             The Garden of Last Days: A Novel80 reviews Andre Dubus III W. W. Norton, 2008 WORTH THE WAIT!!!! + A gripping, tense story evolves with many unexpected twists and turns After reading the House of the Sand and Fog, I was worried that the author could not possibly live up to this masterpiece. And he absolutely has. As with Sand and Fog, I simply could not stop reading this book. The characters were, in equal measures, likeable and contemptible and completely ...             No Country for Old Men429 reviews Cormac McCarthy Vintage, 2006 No Man's Land + Well written with disturbingly unique character It wasn't a country for old men or anybody else, for that matter, if you happened to be in the wrong place at the right time and saw too much - or dared to take that which seemed up for grabs in unique opportunity. Cormac McCarthy has done a superb job in taking us inside the bloody, ruthless and ...             The Last Chinese Chef: A Novel37 reviews Nicole Mones Mariner Books, 2008 Monese works soars + The Last Chinese Chef Nicole Monese has published 3 books, all superb. She spends years doing meticulous research on her subjects: food, porcelain and archeology all located in China. The books are rich in characterizations, history and poltics. She weaves an intricate tapestry of the past and present-day Chinese life. ...             People of the Book: A Novel130 reviews Geraldine Brooks Viking Adult, 2008 A wonderful story + I love a book that teaches you something + A brillant and memorable book + a most worthwile book to read             The Things They Carried703 reviews Tim O'Brien Broadway, 1998 "Some dumb thing happens a long time ago and you can't ever forget it..." + Great read - Not what I expected + The ThingsThey Carried + Come and check out this FANTASTIC EVENT for THE THINGS THEY CARRIED             The Story of a Marriage: A Novel33 reviews Andrew Sean Greer Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008 A multi-layered shimmer that bedazzles + Intimate and surprising Andrew Sean Greer is a riot of talent. He carves his words with such precision that one can have no choice but to be surrender to his writing. His works, including Story of a Marriage, always deal with the subtle underplay of the human mind, and ultimately reveal the fragility of our existence. I ...             So Brave, Young and Handsome: A Novel81 reviews Leif Enger Atlantic Monthly Press, 2008 another hit for Enger + Intriguing Novel from Talented Author + A great modern western + Good historical novel about writer's block, personal relationships and redemption. + On the road with the last of the Old West             The Friday Night Knitting Club205 reviews Kate Jacobs Berkley Trade, 2008 Kate Jacobs Knows the Heart + The Friday Night Knitting Club On the face of it, this is a story about a group of woman who, after meeting every Friday to study the tools of their knitting craft, form a solid sisterhood. This bond is the catalyst that enables the protagonist to deal with conflicts in her life. Happy ending. Beneath this simple premise, ...             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             Loving Frank: A Novel181 reviews Nancy Horan Ballantine Books, 2008 Loving Frank + Excellent! + Great service! + Loving Frank, Nancy Horan + Loving Frank