Sons of Yocahu: A Saga of the Tainos' Devastation on Hispaniola3 reviews Gloria Bond S & S Press, 2007 Best Read of the Year + Sons of Yocahu + A Compelling Saga I found the story--the narrative--riveting for its own sake. I was also appropriately horrified by the metaphor. This is a "man's inhumanity to man" story based on the worst manifestation of egomania gone mad. Because the tale is a cautionary fable, it informs, once again, that brutality thrives ...             The Pillars of the Earth1281 reviews Ken Follett NAL Trade, 2002 GRIPPING SAGA OF CHURCH V STATE + Ok, so it could have used some more editing, but it was still a great epic story I picked this up on a friend's recommendation, and read it over the space of several days. I'll not try to summarise the plot, because that would be well-nigh impossible, with so many twists and turns. I sometimes have difficulty with much shorter books in remembering just who everyone is supposed ...             A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander)300 reviews Diana Gabaldon Delta, 2006 Great Ending to the Outlander Series + Fablous Series!!!!!! + Loved it! + 6th Book Does Not Disappoint             Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel599 reviews Lisa See Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006 One of the best + asian women's relationship + Memorable! + Capitavating historical fiction             The Queen's Fool: A Novel (Boleyn)201 reviews Philippa Gregory Touchstone, 2004 A MUST READ + Captivating + Almost as good as The Other Boelyn Girl! + Great book!!             World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War445 reviews Max Brooks Three Rivers Press, 2007 Great Book + FUN FUN FUN!!!!! + Easily one of the best zombie stories in the last two decades + I love the format!             Moloka'i111 reviews Alan Brennert St. Martin's Griffin, 2004 A Sweeping Saga + Amazing + Greatest historical novel ever + Moloka'i, a great read about a little known subject. + The dark side of paradise             Caine's Reckoning (Hell's Eight)37 reviews Sarah Mccarty Spice, 2007 And to think I wasn't a fan of westerns + Caine's Reckoning + This series and this author have just gone on my auto-buy list I've been trapped in paranormal romantica for months, years even. If a friend hadn't recommended Sarah McCarty to me, I would never have known about the Hell's Eight series. Finally I get to give somebody five stars without hesitation! This is pure alpha male (the stuff those shifters in the ...             The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox55 reviews Maggie O'Farrell Harcourt, 2007 Brilliantly written in a style that puts you inside Esme's character. + A HAUNTING FAMILY DRAMA + Quick Read from Heavy Subject Matter + Wonderfully written             A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire)761 reviews George R.R. Martin Spectra, 2006 Like the novels, a review with a twist..... + it's now late 2008 + Bunch of whiners! + I loved the focus on the minor characters             Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, Book 4)50 reviews Naomi Novik Del Rey, 2007 A Spellbinding Trek Through Early 19th Century South Africa from Naomi Novik + Captivating book + Great book! + An all-new direction             Scarlet (The King Raven Trilogy, Book 2)32 reviews Stephen R. Lawhead Thomas Nelson, 2007 I loved this book! + 4 1/2 Stars + Great followup to Hood + Epic + Even better than Hood             Katherine254 reviews Anya Seton Chicago Review Press, 2004 Favorite Book + one of the first, and still one of the best! + Extremely enlightening + A Romance Novel For All Time             Everlasting46 reviews Kathleen E. Woodiwiss William Morrow, 2007 Everlasting + Everlasting I enjoyed this book very much. I have most of her books and reread them. This one is definitely a keeper.             Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West306 reviews Cormac McCarthy Vintage, 1992 "Good God almighty..." + Great read, not an "easy" read, but worth the effort + McCarthy at the Peak + literary landmark + Brutal but exhilarating.             The Book Thief422 reviews Markus Zusak Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007 Death Narrates Nazi Germany + Too great to put down + Catcher in the Rye in Nazi Germany + An beautifully told story + I was only going to give this book 4 stars             Darkfever (Fever Series, Book 1)192 reviews Karen Marie Moning Dell, 2007 Superb Read + Took a sec for me to adapt... + Promising beginning, but wait! + Second time's a charm - Not a romance but still an Interesting introduction to a detailed urban fantasy world + believable heroine in a paranormal story             Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure91 reviews Michael Chabon Del Rey, 2007 Chabon Lite More in the vein of Chabon's Summerland than his more serious work, Gentlemen of the Road is, withall, a delightful read.             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.             Mine Till Midnight (The Hathaways, Book 1)104 reviews Lisa Kleypas St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2007 GREAT READ + Great start to a new series! + Wonderful + WOW!!!!!