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Talk Before Sleep 106 reviews Elizabeth Berg
Delta, 1997
Beautiful
+ Beautiful... + Lovely + Not sappy but sad
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Nineteen Minutes: A Novel 427 reviews Jodi Picoult
Atria, 2007
Nineteen Minutes
+ Haunting In Its Subject And Brings Back Memories + exceptional read + Nineteen Minutes
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Lost in the Forest: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) 54 reviews Sue Miller
Ballantine Books, 2006
Daisy and Duncan
+ Pulled in two different directions
Regarding Mark's discovery of his 15 yr. old daughter's relationship with a 53 year old man:
Yes, the relationship is repulsive and hard to read about. We are forced to open our eyes to something that we know as a society does happen: many atrractive young girls do become the objects of older ...
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Mirror Mirror: A Novel 113 reviews Gregory Maguire
Harper Paperbacks, 2004
Mirror Mirror A Novel
After having read Gregory Maquire's "Wicked", "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister", and "Lost", his book "Mirror, Mirror" was quite the follow up. Gregory Maguire is a visionary in the art of reinvention of the lost art of story telling.
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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister: A Novel 268 reviews Gregory Maguire
Harper Paperbacks, 2000
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister Novel
+ wonderful read + fun read + The book was good + i love it even after the third time reading it
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Kiss My Tiara: How to Rule the World as a SmartMouth Goddess 145 reviews Susan Jane Gilman
Grand Central Publishing, 2001
Feminist lit with better shoes
+ Laugh out loud hysterical + I am shocked by the negative reviews of this book. + Great Book
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Joy School (Ballantine Reader's Circle) 73 reviews Elizabeth Berg
Ballantine Books, 1998
Wonderful
+ sweet story + A beautiful story about growing up + A Complete Joy! + Katie's growing up
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking 944 reviews Malcolm Gladwell
Back Bay Books, 2007
Very good book
+ A must read... + Great book + Two seconds make all the difference
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Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress: Tales of Growing Up Groovy and Clueless 59 reviews Susan Jane Gilman
Warner Books, 2005
great comming of age book for women
+ Excellent! + Funny, but it's no Kiss my Tiara
This book is a laugh every page. It will remind you of times in your life you thought you forgot. No matter how old you are, or where you grew up this book will speak to you.
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The Rock Orchard: A Novel 28 reviews Paula Wall
Washington Square Press, 2006
The Rock Orchard: A Novel
+ Fast, Funny, and Fascinating + A most enjoyable read + Entrancing
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Girls in Trouble: A Novel 90 reviews Caroline Leavitt
St. Martin's Griffin, 2005
A Veteran and Seasoned Author
+ great book...unable to put it down + Couldn't put it down! + Another Great Book by Leavitt
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Vanishing Acts: A Novel 181 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.
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The Double Bind: A Novel 221 reviews Chris Bohjalian
Shaye Areheart Books, 2007
Highly Recommended!
+ An interesting twist!
I discovered this novel by browsing the shelves one afternoon---I was attracted to the old black & white photos and the author's idea to build a story around them. The layers of this novel will take hold of you and you will be drawn into this well crafted story. You should know the novel or the ...
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My Sister's Keeper: A Novel 1007 reviews Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2005
WOW!
+ Great first Picoult Read + I like the story... + TOUGH DECISIONS + One of my favorites
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The Ice Queen: A Novel 76 reviews Alice Hoffman, 2006
A Wonderous Book!
+ Sobering, but a very memorable story! + It's about living + "HOW CAN I BE EXPECTED TO BE TRAPPED FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE BY A MAN FROZEN IN TIME"
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Shopgirl: A Novella 15 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 ...
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Wicked: Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, The Gregory Maguire
HarperAudio, 2003
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A Thousand Splendid Suns 1280 reviews Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead, 2007
A Wonderful Reading Experience!
+ Deep, but easy read + Unforgettable + Inspirational + splendid story!!
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We're Just Like You, Only Prettier: Confessions of a Tarnished Southern Belle 40 reviews Celia Rivenbark
St. Martin's Griffin, 2005
SOOOOOO Funny!!!!
+ Stranded at an airport, laughed out loud + We're Just Like You Only Prettier + We're just like you, only prettier!
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Lost: A Novel 179 reviews Gregory Maguire
Harper Paperbacks, 2002
Good book
+ Interesting
Came right on time, excellent condition (new).
The only thing I suggest is wrapping better the books, just a cardboard piece and plastic doesn't do it as expected.
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