An American Tragedy (Signet Classics)102 reviews Theodore Dreiser Signet Classics, 2000 great book + Welcome To The Machine + classic American epic, tragic and compelling + American Society, Dissected             A Severed Head22 reviews Iris Murdoch Penguin (Non-Classics), 1976 Depth, Wit, and Language + Will definitely check out Murdoch's other books + Understanding this book After completing this read, I retrospectively notice three primary functions that make it worthy of five stars. First, the language flows together to construct a cohesive work that captures the reader and doesn't let go. Second, a sprinkling of wit can be found throughout the book, enlivening it ...             In the Woods211 reviews Tana French Viking Adult, 2007 From S. Krishna's Books + A good debut Detective Robert Ryan thought he left his past behind him. He changed his name, and it's been years since he's seen anyone from "back then." There's no one to associate him with Adam Ryan, the boy who was a witness to a crime in the woods of Knocknaree, a Dublin suburb. There were three of them ...             Crow Lake (Today Show Book Club #7)123 reviews Mary Lawson Dial Press Trade Paperback, 2003 Quiet But Brilliant Novel About Family + great book! + MOST TOUCHING + book review + Rich & Subtle Journey into Childhood             Beloved83 reviews Toni Morrison Vintage, 2004 Brilliant novel + Hard to ignore Beloved is a riveting story, a page-turner. It reminds me of The Turn of the Screw in that you are never certain what was real and what wasn't. Do you believe in the supernatural or is it mental distress? Awesome review of slavery every white American should read. But the story is the thing - ...             A Prayer for Owen Meany (Modern Library)1071 reviews John Irving Modern Library, 2002 Hold onto your hats, this is a wild ride + Great book, beautiful edition! + AWESOME + Read This Book! + Mystical Hope             Mating: A Novel77 reviews Norman Rush Vintage, 1992 A compulsive talker writes and writes Original, insufferable, grandstanding, unbearable, relentless, and (in its evocations of Africa) often stunning and memorable. I so much prefer Norman Rush's astounding short stories in WHITES. In a more disciplined form he is able to contain his stories and contain himself, but the liberating ...             The Blind Assassin: A Novel375 reviews Margaret Atwood Anchor, 2001 Atwood Astounds Me + "Blind but sure-footed, we step forward as if into a remembered dance." + Absolutely loved it! + Great read + One of Atwood's best             Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West303 reviews Cormac McCarthy Vintage, 1992 America's God + literary landmark + Brutal but exhilarating. + Wow. This One Has Stuck With Me For Years + How the West Was Won: Behind the Blow             Suttree59 reviews Cormac Mccarthy Vintage, 1992 Great! + Fantastic. This is an amazing book. I finished it in 4 days and started all over again. Not for children though.             The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.)1415 reviews Barbara Kingsolver Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005 poisonwood bible versus my missionary kid experience + I loved it. + Fabulous Read + How could I have missed this one for so long? + Longish, could have been tightened some, but very smart and engrossing.             The Echo Maker: A Novel100 reviews Richard Powers Picador, 2007 Intelligent and entertaining + Who's Who Anyway This novel, the winner of the 2006 National Book Award, addresses the question of how we know who we really are. This novel is extremely well-crafted and a worthwhile read. Intelligent and entertaining.             One Hundred Years of Solitude (P.S.)51 reviews Gabriel Garcia Marquez Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006 I saw a man with four hands on the street + Excellent, but not typical of Marquez. + Well-written but very graphic + Marquez at its best!             Possession: A Romance212 reviews A.S. Byatt Random House, 1991 A beautiful work + An instant classic + A bold conception in a literally dense narrative + stunning             Native Son (Perennial Classics)183 reviews Richard Wright Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005 Unnerving + A Predestined Path of Life + Wright is right + "Native Son": A Polemic On the Poverty of the Poor + A jarring cautionary tale             The Likeness: A Novel30 reviews Tana French Viking Adult, 2008 Seductively safe atmosphere and delicately suspenseful plot. This is an intelligent, enjoyable mystery. Highly recommended + From S. Krishna's Books + preposterous but engaging + An extraordinary book from a superb contemporary crime writer + Filmmakers, take note.             Sabbath's Theater55 reviews Philip Roth Vintage, 1996 Forget Palahniuk + Roth para todas las estaciones + Roth at his best This is how it's done. This book and Portnoy's Complaint should be issued in one omnibus edition. Sabbath's Theater is also a landmark for beginning Roth's extraordinary production of amazing novels. Each year after this publication, he's out with gems of novels in varying, brave themes. There ...             The Crossing81 reviews Cormac Mccarthy Vintage, 1995 A Haunting and Beautiful Book + Highly recommend!! + A Western Sorrow. I'm really not sure how to describe this book, or that it is necessary to do so. It is an adventure story that has many different sections which, in ways, don't even seem to fit together. Certainly, it is mainly about two brothers and their journey into Mexico to retrieve horses stolen from their ...             History22 reviews Elsa Morante Penguin, 2002 this is special! + If you don't like literature then you should try this book... + If you don't like literature then you should try this book... + History: A Novel + Most memorable book             Gravity's Rainbow (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)14 reviews Thomas Pynchon Penguin Classics, 2006 The Mother of All War Novels + It Depends + Ambivalent on This One + Huh?