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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years 96 reviews Sarah Delany, A. Elizabeth Delany, ..., 1993
The delightful Delany sisters
+ What amazing women! + Inspiring and entertaining + A Candid Piece of American History + The Delany Sisters: Trailblazers
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) 10 reviews William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
The dream of romance is lighthearted laughter
+ Midsummer Night's Dream (New Folger Library Shakespeare) + The Bard's Best + What we needed + "The course of true love never did run smooth."
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When Bad Things Happen to Good People 123 reviews Harold S. Kushner
Anchor, 2004
Fantastic read!
+ A very ecumenical view... + why human suffering?
I chose to read this book because my Dad was diagnosed with Brain cancer and i found it to be extremely helpful, without being too 'religious'. I am not a church person, but i do believe in God. This book just seemed to wrap it's arm around me and let me think and feel exactly as i needed to, ...
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The Joy Luck Club 12 reviews Amy Tan
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
magnificent
+ Beautifully written, insightful + Very Good
Amy Tan is a magnificent writer, telling us stories that translate across cultures, nationalities and even ages. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.
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Oedipus Rex - Literary Touchstone Edition 4 reviews Sophocles
Prestwick House, Inc., 2005
A student friendly edition of the paradigmatic Greek tragedy
+ Great story, great edition + GREAT EDITION + Satisfaction
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The Catcher in the Rye 2773 reviews J.D. Salinger
Back Bay Books, 2001
Will stick with you
+ Best Banned Books Required Reading List
This is the kind of book that people of all ages remember their whole lives. It's indescribable how the story can sweep you off into Holden's life, the angst he feels, and the time in which he lived. Truly a great work that is worth reading if you have not and worth reading again if you have.
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A Separate Peace 767 reviews John Knowles
Scribner, 2003
Great Buy
+ A Different time, a Different Place + Schoolbook + A great seller
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The Importance of Being Earnest 12 reviews Oscar Wilde
Prestwick House Inc., 2005
Oscar Wilde was a genius
+ Quick, clean, and to the point! + The constraints of morality; does absolute confidence really exist??? + a really good novel + Farce for the ages
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) 21 reviews Harper Lee
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
Everyone's Favorite . . .
+ Awesome + A sublime Masterpiece of 20 th Century American Literature + In Jim Crow Times
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Our Town : A Play in Three Acts (Perennial Classics) 110 reviews Thornton Wilder, 2003
The Face of Eternity and the Mind of God
+ Our Town + Our Town Script + Very Wonderful Play + Our Town, a short yet entertaining read that captures the several stages of life.
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The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.) 1418 reviews Barbara Kingsolver
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005
A Gem of Postcolonial Literature
+ The Poisonwood bible + A Retrospective + I loved it. + Fabulous Read
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Night (Oprah's Book Club) 625 reviews Elie Wiesel
Hill and Wang, 2006
Elie, a brave boy and a survivor
+ Night, a real tragedy, from a young boy. + A Horrific Account of the Nightmare of the Holocaust + Eye opener + A new day for Night
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Things Fall Apart: A Novel 533 reviews Chinua Achebe
Anchor, 1994
What makes fiction important
+ Things Fall Apart + Terrific
I know this is the classic debate of all time when it comes to literature: Is it about beautifully written prose (THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE, incidentally, is a good example of this problem) or does it tell a compelling story? (yet the prose itself is not its strong point).
It seems that many ...
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Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library) 28 reviews William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
Can Love Conquer All?
+ Shakespeare is forever + The supporting actors shine... + A Student's Review + too good
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Fahrenheit 451 (Ave Fenix) 1267 reviews Ray Bradbury
Plaza y Janes, 2004
Ominous reading
+ a very good book + Timely, thought-provoking, and still hopeful + A must experience + Had To Read For School
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The Jungle (Enriched Classics) 9 reviews Upton Sinclair
Pocket, 2004
A beautiful literary classic
+ "The Jungle" Review: + The Jungle
Using the word "beautiful" to describe Sinclair's "The Jungle" is a bit tedious, and something of an oxymoron. I mean, let's face it: it's a down-and-dirty book, a brutally honest portrayal of Chicago's turn-of-the-century Packingtown. The novel traces Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus and his ...
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Childhood's End (Del Rey Impact) 286 reviews Arthur C. Clarke
Del Rey, 2001
Wow
+ Moving Sci-Fi work + A feel-good doomsday scenario
This is an amazing, shocking book. Like 2001 the movie(and it's inspiration-Clarke's story "The Sentinel"), man encounters alien civilization in a way that is far more fascinating and original than the typical invasion story. I don't won't to say too much. That could ruin the story. This might ...
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The Good Earth (Oprah's Book Club) 459 reviews Pearl S. Buck
Amazon Remainders Account, 2004
If You Are Going to Read This Book . . .
+ Mentally Challenged Character + It's all here, in The Good Earth + Classic required HS book + The Good Earth - Compare and Contrast
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A Christmas Carol 7 reviews Charles Dickens
Prestwick House Inc., 2005
Even the Blind Mans Dog avoided Scrooge!
+ God bless us, every one. + A Story for Everyone's Christmas + The Hobo Philosopher + Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...
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Anthem 8 reviews Ayn Rand
Boomer Books, 2007
Loved it
+ classic dystopian novel + It blew me away! + Easy read, great for travel or when you've got just a little time.
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