The Tenth Circle: A Novel229 reviews
Jodi Picoult

Washington Square Press, 2006

A Thoughtprovoking Novel...

I recently discovered this gem of a Picoult book and I'm surprised at some of the negative reviews I see written by others. I found this novel refreshing in it's combination of the written story and the parallel graphic novel elements. After I read the book, I actually went back and studied the ...
  
  











  



  
Vanishing Acts: A Novel182 reviews
Jodi Picoult

Washington Square Press, 2005

Amazing

+ What we've come to expect from Jodi
+ Wow!

This is a great book, it is the kind of book you don't want to put down. I like how there are several turns in the book, just when you have made up your mind about a character something new comes along to give you a new perspectve.
  
  











  



  
Once Upon a Day: A Novel54 reviews
Lisa Tucker

Washington Square Press, 2007

Sweet, Sad, Thought Provoking

+ A good story...
+ Hard to put down
+ Somewhere Between a Great Book and a Less-Than-Satisfying One
  
  











  



  
Naked404 reviews
David Sedaris

Back Bay Books, 1998

SUBLIME

+ A hilarious Book!
+ The God of Essays

Unbelievably, pant-wettingly funny. His take on apple-picking is one of the most beautifully structured comic essays in history, and his experiences in a nudist colony are brilliant. Sedaris is a god. A god!
  
  











  



  
My Sister's Keeper: A Novel995 reviews
Jodi Picoult

Washington Square Press, 2005

Great Book! A must read

+ captivating, beautiful read
+ Thoroughly Enjoyed

I could not put the book down. I had to find out what was going to happen next. It really makes you stop and think about your own feelings on life and death. When do you consider the moment of life? Conception? After it is an embryo? If you had to choose between harming one child to save ...
  
  











  



  
The Double Bind: A Novel216 reviews
Chris Bohjalian

Shaye Areheart Books, 2007

The Double Bind

+ Gripping
+ Will keep you guessing until the last chapter

The Double Bind, is an amazing novel. I don't want to say too much about the great plot line because i think the reader should just let the story lead them along. i could not stop reading this great novel. The story is quite unique and inventive. The plot revolves around a female college student ...
  
  











  



  
Mount Misery25 reviews
Samuel Md Shem

Ballantine Books, 2003

Intriguing, Amusing, philosophical and thought provoking

+ funny and subversive

In sharp contrast to this books older and more famous brother "The house of God" this one is much less hilarious and much more thought provoking and disturbing. Dr Baschs catastrophic and nearly fatal first year of residency in a prestigious psychiatric institute is depicted in all its gloomy ...
  
  











  



  
Forever: A Novel166 reviews
Pete Hamill

Back Bay Books, 2003

Whatever comes around...

+ Forever - worth reading
+ Masterful writing
+ A lesser Winter's Tale...
  
  











  



  
Message in a Bottle874 reviews
Nicholas Sparks

Vision, 1999

AGONY

+ Far better than the movie!
+ All about Tragic
+ Message in a bottle
  
  











  



  
How to Be Lost: A Novel88 reviews
Amanda Eyre Ward

Ballantine Books, 2005

...then found!

+ FANTASTIC READ!
+ Different, but engaging
+ Excellant Book
  
  











  



  
The Namesake: A Novel461 reviews
Jhumpa Lahiri

Mariner Books, 2004

A simply beautiful book

+ a good read
+ Self-Acceptance Is The Key (4.5 stars)
+ I will read all of her books now
+ Excellent
  
  











  



  
A Walk to Remember1295 reviews
Nicholas Sparks

Grand Central Publishing, 2004

A Beautiful, and Poignant Novel!

+ So incredibly sweet!

A WALK TO REMEMBER was a novel I checked out from the library because I was tired of fast-paced action novels by John Grisham and Tom Clancy (don't get me wrong; I love Grisham and Clancy). I like dramas and romances, so I checked this one out. It's the first Sparks novel I've read. I was ...
  
  











  



  
Dear John211 reviews
Nicholas Sparks

Warner Books, 2006

I love this Author!

+ A Different Relationship Stands Out...
+ Bittersweet and Pretty Predictable
+ A truly great love story
+ Amazingly Raw and Sentimental
  
  











  



  
Me Talk Pretty One Day724 reviews
David Sedaris

Back Bay Books, 2001

Great send-up of the French

+ ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY
+ An amusing memoir
+ It's so funny I nearly peed my pants
+ loved it
  
  











  



  
Rest Area : Stories9 reviews
Clay McLeod Chapman, 2002

The caviar of the sick and twisted short story genre

+ Rest Area

Clay has such an active imagination, and his use of language and imagery is truly masterful. There is no other in my opinion who can create metaphors as palpable and alive as this young gentleman. That being said, as much as I love to slowly drink from the elegant cup of this man's mind, the only ...
  
  











  



  
The House of God: The Classic Novel of Life and Death in an American Hospital137 reviews
Samuel Shem

Dell, 2003

Scatological. Searing. Hilarious.....Brilliant

+ fantastic
+ Classic hospital satire
+ Indeed, a classic...
  
  











  



  
Mercy71 reviews
Jodi Picoult

Washington Square Press, 2001

Talk about a tear-jerker

+ Love and betrayal...
+ Good, quick, read!

My husband got me this book for my birthday last year. I loved it!! It's one of the few books I actually cried while reading. I passed it onto a few other people who also loved the book. If you like Piccoult, give it a try.
  
  











  



  
True Believer209 reviews
Nicholas Sparks

Grand Central Publishing, 2007

Sparks does it again.

+ A good read, if you are a Sparks Fan
+ Romance and faith come to life in this gripping story.

My first Sparks book was "Three Weeks With My Brother" and after that I was hooked he a great author and this book just proves it. He keeps you and the edge of your seat the whole time wanting to flip to the next page or to the next chapter. I highly recommend this book to anyone. I am a man and I ...
  
  











  



  
Nineteen Minutes: A Novel410 reviews
Jodi Picoult

Atria, 2007

Fantastic Book!

+ Bookstore Purchase
+ Nineteen Minutes
+ Loved it!
  
  











  



  
The Pact: A Love Story48 reviews
Jodi Picoult

Avon, 2006

Amazing story of love

+ Great Story

This is the second book I have read from Picoult and have to say that she is an amazing author who has the ability to make a reader feel like they are directly involved with the story line. The ending was quite surprising and not what I had expected at all. A very touching tale of teenage love, ...