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Love Walked In 98 reviews Marisa de los Santos, 2005
Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos
+ Enjoyable literary novel
I thought this was an excellent first novel by de los Santos. The characters were well defined and I cared about them. The book was very well written and a good story. I would definitely recommend this book. it's fast to read and very interesting.
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Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional Institution (Testimonies from our ... 58 reviews Wally Lamb
Harper Perennial, 2004
We all live in Glass Houses
+ Best I have ever read in my life. He is great. I could not put it down. + Interesting Read + Deeply moving and memorable + Never stereotype
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But Enough About Me: How a Small-Town Girl Went from Shag Carpet to the Red Carpet 5 reviews Jancee Dunn
Harper Paperbacks, 2007
'But Enough About Me' was certainly not enough for me - I want more Jancee!
+ Revisiting the 1980s + A Lot of Fun + A great little book + Great book
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Indelible: A Novel 56 reviews Karin Slaughter
William Morrow, 2004
A Look into Jeffrey and Sara's Past
+ More thrills and chills! + Great series addition + Grant Co Series is a wonderful series
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Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why it Often Sucks in the City, ... 68 reviews Jen Lancaster
NAL Trade, 2007
oops, she did it again :)
+ Awesome book! + Laughed my #$% off!
As always Jen had me laughing out loud! So much so, the tears from laughing cause me to not be able to continue reading!! I look forward to reading more from her ............ I can totallt relate to her on a million levels!!!
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The Last Juror 528 reviews John Grisham
Delta, 2006
Warm novel of the changing times
+ A Great Small Town Story of truth and justice + Enjoyed it very much, but... + Excellent Read
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The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific 93 reviews J. Maarten Troost
Broadway, 2004
Will add sunshine to your day...without all the heat
+ Disillusioning experiences in paradise + Bad Title, Wonderful Book + An Enjoyable read with an edgy title!
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Dry : A Memoir 248 reviews Augusten Burroughs
Picador, 2004
Sharp, candid, and surprisingly poignant...
+ Simultaneously hilarious and poignant + the book that made me a Reader again. + Super Read + Amazing Book
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir 1048 reviews Jeannette Walls
Scribner, 2006
A memoir based on eccentric love
+ Mainly, a Rebuttal Against Unfair Criticisms. + Fantastic Book + And they lived happily ever after
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Possible Side Effects 94 reviews Augusten Burroughs
St. Martin's Press, 2006
Another laugh-fest from Augusten
+ I love this book! + Good, but... + Excellent
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Double Take: FBI Thriller 55 reviews Catherine Coulter
Putnam's Sons, 2007
Perfection.
+ Catching up with old friends + Coulter's FBI series are truly enjoyable.
It boggles the mind that those who trash this book are so clueless of the sheer artistry and perfection of writing skill that Catherine Coulter has achieved. The way this author creates a flow and unfolding of the story is incomparable and a master work for other authors to study and try to ...
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A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland Indiana (Today Show Book Club #3) 194 reviews Haven Kimmel
Broadway, 2002
Sweet, thoughtful memoir
+ Really well written + I love Zippy! + Three cheers for Zippy
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Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass,Or, Why You ... 301 reviews Jen Lancaster
NAL Trade, 2006
A review from someone freshly unemployed
+ I want to be Jen Lancaster when I grow up + Does not disappoint + Uncanny resemblance to MY CURRENT LIFE!
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Ex and the Single Girl 9 reviews Lani Diane Rich
5 Spot, 2005
Engaging Book with Quirky Characters - Fun & Enjoyable
+ Comically Fun and Heart Warming + Hysterical romantic comedy + Another winner from Lani!
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Candy Girl : A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper 79 reviews Diablo Cody, 2005
Phenomenal book written from an aberrant point of view
+ Fun Fast read
Fabulous work that I could physically not put down. This book is to stripping what The Naked Ape is to humans. The author does not go for the easy kill of a tell all recollection of crazy times, rather she approaches the subject more from an anthropologists point of view but in a hysterical way. ...
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Her Last Death: A Memoir 49 reviews Susanna Sonnenberg
Scribner, 2008
A Literary Memoir
+ Her last death + Not sure why this got such mixed reviews + Pretty good
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Her Last Death: A Memoir 49 reviews Susanna Sonnenberg
Scribner, 2008
A Literary Memoir
+ Her last death + Not sure why this got such mixed reviews + Pretty good
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A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland Indiana (Today Show Book Club #3) 194 reviews Haven Kimmel
Broadway, 2002
Sweet, thoughtful memoir
+ Really well written + I love Zippy! + Three cheers for Zippy
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Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional Institution (Testimonies from our ... 58 reviews Wally Lamb
Harper Perennial, 2004
We all live in Glass Houses
+ Best I have ever read in my life. He is great. I could not put it down. + Interesting Read + Deeply moving and memorable + Never stereotype
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But Enough About Me: How a Small-Town Girl Went from Shag Carpet to the Red Carpet 5 reviews Jancee Dunn
Harper Paperbacks, 2007
'But Enough About Me' was certainly not enough for me - I want more Jancee!
+ Revisiting the 1980s + A Lot of Fun + A great little book + Great book
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