I'm Not Julia Roberts11 reviews Laura Ruby Grand Central Publishing, 2007 My New Best Friend Lu + Good read but confusing at times + My Opinion - "I'm Not Julia Roberts" I was hooked on "I'm Not Julia Roberts" the minute I read the jacket cover: "...the bio mom gets cancer and DIES in that idiotic movie ('Stepmom'). Who here is going to get that lucky?" Did she really write that? I want more! And Laura Ruby delivers. Her characters are funny, sarcastic, bitchy ...             The Life You Longed For: A Novel13 reviews Maribeth Fischer Touchstone, 2007 This would make a great movie! + Best novel I've read in ten years. + Maribeth Fischer is a genius I literally could not put this novel down. It grabs you on page one and never lets you go, never lets you relax. It procedes with high emotional intensity to the end. This is a novel that teaches -- about mitochondrial disease, about Munchausenn's, about the failings of the child protective ...             Thirteen Moons: A Novel175 reviews Charles Frazier Random House, 2006 A story that invites you in told in rich language. + An Immersive Historical Fiction + First book I've ever finished and immediately reread I really enjoyed this novel for both the story and for the rich prose. In Thirteen Moons, as well as in Cold Mountain, the stories of the characters are interesting and take place in front of a unique historical backdrop. However, what intrigued me in both books was the rich language. It does sound ...             Sam's Letters to Jennifer183 reviews James Patterson Grand Central Publishing, 2005 A must read!! + B+, Good, Light Reading and Romance To Boot + Couldn't put it down I loved this novel and would like to see the world read it. I think it told the well known, though not often practiced, secret of living a fulfilled life. Dream big, laugh often and never let a day go by without loving with all your heart. Life is a journey and we make of it what we will, but love ...             The Spinster Sisters10 reviews Stacey Ballis Berkley Trade, 2007 Okay! + Funny, Light, with a few mistakes + This is one smart book I enjoyed reading the book until the end. The stuff with the meetings and some long conversationg between the sisters were too much. I just wanted to get to the end already. I liked the ending though! But I think, the book "room for improvement" was better.             Helpless: A Novel9 reviews Barbara Gowdy Metropolitan Books, 2007 One of my favorite novels of all time + It'll Grow on You + Sooo creepy, and yet sooo deliciously good + Obsessive, Unhealthy Love.....             Burning Bright40 reviews Tracy Chevalier Dutton Adult, 2007 Wonderful + Not all it seems + great stuff! + What's in the middle?             The Big Love: A Novel62 reviews Sarah Dunn Back Bay Books, 2005 Read this book + One of my favorites + Very Nora Ephron-ish I loved this book. Its a fast read i didn't want to put it down. Its much like Sex and The City and there aren't many dull moments. Its hysterical and its definitely worth reading.             Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas787 reviews James Patterson Grand Central Publishing, 2002 One of my favorites + Silly Silly Ending + A Wonderful Surprise! + This Book Made Me Cry             The Five People You Meet in Heaven1605 reviews Mitch Albom Hyperion, 2003 Wonderful + Worth Thinking About + Lessons for life + Your destiny fulfilled             The Starter Wife57 reviews Gigi Levangie Grazer Simon & Schuster, 2005 Truly Enjoyable Read + Book is better than the mini series + Entertaining Read I picked up this book in the airport before a recent trip to Aruba. From the moment I picked it up, I could not put it down. Grazer writes a witty, fun, and humurous story that is the perfect beach/vacation read with characters that leave you wanting more and more. When a heard there would be a ...             The Welsh Girl24 reviews Peter Ho Davies Houghton Mifflin, 2007 One of the most Evocative Novels I have Read in Years + The Welsh Girl This story of a Welsh girl, a German POW, and the complicated social strictures of small-town life during World War II is one of the most moving stories I have read in years. In prose that is simple in the way that the best poetry often is, Peter Ho Davies delivers Wales in evocative detail, and ...             Peony in Love: A Novel100 reviews Lisa See Random House, 2007 Favorite Summer Fiction Read + Loved this book. + Wonderfully Heart Wrenching Such a wonderful love story. I wanted to be there and in the moment. It felt so real at times. I wanted to believe in the story so much....that all of it was really possible.             Dancing to "Almendra": A Novel16 reviews Mayra Montero Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007 A delightful page-turner Dancing to "Almendra" is a delightful, page-turner set in Mafia-dominated Cuba in 1957. The story is told from the viewpoint of a young journalist investigating the murder of a mob boss. The journalist's lover tells part of the story in her own enchanting voice. Montero blends fact and fiction very ...             Eating Heaven17 reviews Jennie Shortridge NAL Trade, 2005 A novel that feels real at all times. Charged and exceptionally written. + Glimpse of Heaven + Reading pleasure + Twists and Turns + Pleasantly Satisfied             Petropolis10 reviews Anya Ulinich Viking Adult, 2007 Stupendous book + A Russian Treasure + surprisingly sympathetic, developed main character + Great and brave book by Ulinich + touching             The Choice192 reviews Nicholas Sparks Grand Central Publishing, 2007 The Reality in Making Choices + 2 Choices + What a choice! + One of the toughest choices anyone can face             The Edge of Winter19 reviews Luanne Rice Bantam, 2007 Still thinking about the characters many months later + a beautifully woven tapestry of life I have chosen this book for my book club to read. It will be interesting to see if the reviews are as varied as here. I loved the story and the characters, and still think about them. I read alot of books, and this one really stuck with me.             The River Knows50 reviews Amanda Quick Putnam Adult, 2007 Excellent read + A light look at Victorian women's rights? + Had to mail to friend it was so good The River Knows was an excellent read. I enjoyed it as much as the many other Quick novels I've read. The only criticism I have is that I did not get to know Louisa Bryce or Anthony Stalbridge well enough. There was a great emphasis on the intrigue of the story which worked for me since I love ...             Tangerine Dream84 reviews Ken Douglas, Jack Stewart Bootleg Press, 2003 Shades of a Past President and his Problem + A bit of a stretch, but pretty good + Very Good Book Club Pick United States Senator Stacy Sterling is running for president. He's also running for some kind of record with young hookers that his newscaster wife doesn't know about. She's in New Zealand, he's in San Francisco. She's on vacation with her daughter Dylan. He's on vacation too, only the child he's ...