The Glass Castle: A Memoir1091 reviews Jeannette Walls Scribner, 2006 Five stars: An inspirational true story + Incredible story + The best memoir I've ever written! + -----An Unforgettable and True Story-----             Water for Elephants: A Novel1417 reviews Sara Gruen Algonquin Books, 2007 wonderfully entertaining + Wonderful Read! + Great Book + More than I expected             East of Eden267 reviews John Steinbeck Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002 Knocked For A Loop + East Of Eden Work Of Genius + Very Interesting + Fantastic! + A parallel to Genesis 4:             Night (Oprah's Book Club)622 reviews Elie Wiesel Hill and Wang, 2006 Haunting and Unforgettable + I RECOMMEND IT. + Very moving, impactful, horrific...... Should be required reading for . . . for everyone who can read. Puts a face, a voice, a mind, a spirit to something that is so hard to comprehend that it often can feel more like an idea than a reality. A truly moving book. Also, I would recommend the PBS documentary made about Wiesel that was ...             No Country For Old Men8 reviews Cormac McCarthy Knopf, 2005 Morality Thriller (generic spoiler) + On Par With The Film + The book is better than the movie + Possibly better on tape?             Life of Pi1823 reviews Yann Martel Harvest Books, 2003 A satirist equal to Jonathan Swift + One of my fav fiction reads + Engaging + Enjoyable and Refreshing + Magnificent story             The Kite Runner2453 reviews Khaled Hosseini Riverhead Trade, 2004 Deeply moving + Do not watch the movie. + A story of a man who never stood up for anything all his life, tries to find the courage to make things right. A tear came down when I finished this book. And, btw, I like to movie too (for different reasons).             Shopgirl: A Novella15 reviews Steve Martin Hyperion, 2006 Think twice when you walk past the glove counter.... + A slim book for an evening + A lesson in love, a lesson for life I can recall seeing the preview for this movie and thought it looked pretty interesting, I have always liked Steve Martin and it seemed like a different role for him. Yet, time and life went by and I never saw the film. However, this past September I was in a bookstore in Chicago and found the ...             The Tender Bar: A Memoir150 reviews J.R. Moehringer Hyperion, 2006 Wonderful! + Good, fun read... especially if you're a "local" at some bar + "What's your story?" + Raised On Alcohol + This book is great!             The History of Love: A Novel272 reviews Nicole Krauss W. W. Norton, 2006 equal parts of good and sad + A Wonderful novel about a novel about love + Loved this, very bittersweet Just want to share that this is the best fiction I've read in as long as I can remember. Enjoy it.             My Sister's Keeper: A Novel1007 reviews Jodi Picoult Washington Square Press, 2005 WOW! + Great first Picoult Read + I like the story... + TOUGH DECISIONS + One of my favorites             The Memory Keeper's Daughter849 reviews Kim Edwards Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 A book written by a woman to women (and maybe guys too) It was based on a similar concept of "Namesake", another contemporary book written by a woman, ie, that men has something terrible to hide from their spouses. :-) For guys it may be hard to relate to the characters, but even so I recommend it. Mainly because the book is fairly well written. I ...             Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia1615 reviews Elizabeth Gilbert Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 Personal Journey not Book Review: Read with an Open Heart + A Triune Triumph... and Clever too! + If you didn't like it, you didn't get it. I, too, agree that the previous reviews of this book have been about just that: the book instead of the journey of Ms. Gilbert through the lenses of an open mind and open heart. Elizabeth takes a risk and puts herself out there by exposing to us all her struggles with food, spirituality and ...             Love in the Time of Cholera (Vintage International)448 reviews Gabriel Garcia Marquez Vintage Books, 2007 Worth the time + Depressingly beautiful... + Love in the Time of Cholera Several people have indicated that this is a difficult read. It is. Perhaps it's the translation, perhaps it's the abundance of imagery. But whatever it is, it's worth the effort. Having read One Thousand Years and The Handsomest Drowned Man, I'm familiar with his use of prose and magical ...             A Thousand Splendid Suns1280 reviews Khaled Hosseini Riverhead, 2007 A Wonderful Reading Experience! + Deep, but easy read + Unforgettable + Inspirational + splendid story!!             Atonement752 reviews Ian McEwan Anchor, 2007 A Writer Learns About Life + My favorite book... ever. There are so many reviews of this book already that I am loathe to add more redundant verbiage to the pile. So I'll just say that this is my third Ian McEwan novel (having read "On Chesil Beach" and "Saturday" before I read this one), and I must say that he is now one of my favorite writers. This ...             What Is the What (Vintage)158 reviews Dave Eggers Vintage, 2007 I laughed until I cried... + WONDERFUL + Thoroughly enjoyable, beautifully written book + A MUST for everybody!             Suite Francaise365 reviews Irene Nemirovsky Vintage, 2007 Put this at the top of your "To Read" list + left me hungry to read more "Suite Française" is one of the most amazing books I've read this year. The first part of the book, "Storm in June," depicts the lives of various characters as they struggle with the beginning of the Great War and the German invasion/occupation of Paris. All of the characters are equally ...             The Lovely Bones98 reviews Alice Sebold Little, Brown and Company, 2006 Quit whining + Try and understand + Surprising + I loved this book!             Truth & Beauty: A Friendship126 reviews Ann Patchett Harper Perennial, 2005 No Ordinary Friendship + Couldn't put it down... + Favorite author, favorite book Readers will likely recognize the author's name from her previous novels, including Bel Canto, which won the PEN/Faulkner Award, and The Patron Saint of Liars, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Readers also may recognize Ann Patchett from her articles that appear in such publications as ...