The Alchemist1289 reviews Paulo Coelho HarperCollins, 2006 Inspiring + Actually life-changing + Overall, a good read Anyone unsure of what they want to do after high school should read this book.             Willing19 reviews Scott Spencer Ecco, 2008 Yes Yes Yes + Stunning + Willing Reader + **SPOILER REVIEW**             The Other Boleyn Girl (Movie Tie-In) (Boleyn)827 reviews Philippa Gregory Touchstone, 2008 Enjoyed the book, much better than the movie + The Other Boleyn Girl + Great read!! + Wonderful Story + The Other Boleyn Girl             The Memory Keeper's Daughter873 reviews Kim Edwards Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Freeze Frame + What a memory!!! On a snowy winter night in 1964, Dr. David Henry is forced to deliver his twins and makes a split-second decision that forever alters theh lives of everyone involved. When it is apparent to him that his daughter has Down's Syndrome, he asks the nurse to take her to an institution, without telling ...             Then We Came to the End: A Novel217 reviews Joshua Ferris Back Bay Books, 2008 I Laughed, I Cried - Three Thoughts + Adperson's anomie + Funny, fantastic, tragic book (and gorgeous dust jacket design!) + Funny, and a little bit of drama + One of the best you'll ever read!             Desperation Moon26 reviews Ken Douglas Bootleg Press, 2003 Great find! + Non-Stop Action + A New Fan + A Book I Could Not Put Down             The Sorrows of an American: A Novel11 reviews Siri Hustvedt Henry Holt and Co., 2008 Just This Side of Madness + The Sorrows of an American This is a complex novel that reads like a literary mystery and at other times like a psychological drama. Everyone in the book hovers at the edge of the abyss. Even the mild-mannered, kind psychoanalyst, Erik Davidsen, who narrates the story which takes place in the year following the death of ...             The View from Castle Rock (Vintage)2 reviews Alice Munro Vintage, 2008 Alice Munro tells great short stories Alice Munro is a wonderful Canadian writer. She has won numerous awards for her work in Canada, the United States and in the United Kingdom. The View from Castle Rock is her eleventh book of short stories-and it is terrific. Castle Rock is a high rocky outcropping in Scotland, not too far north ...             March144 reviews Geraldine Brooks Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 I Loved Meeting Mr. March And Hearing His Story + LIttle Women Grows Up + What War Does to Families + Moving, Thought, Provoking, Insightful + very well written and insightful.             The House at Riverton: A Novel114 reviews Kate Morton Atria, 2008 Couldn't Put it Down!! + Same book, different name! + Enchanting Fiction + The House at Riverton             The Plague of Doves: A Novel35 reviews Louise Erdrich Harper, 2008 Erdrich has outdone even herself + The Plague of Doves + Magnificent + The Ways We Need Each Other             The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears32 reviews Dinaw Mengestu Riverhead Trade, 2008 Worthy Debut Novel About the Immigrant Experience + The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears Mengestu's debut novel brings to life the American immigrant experience in a touching way. The novel is about an Ethiopian immigrant, Sepha, and his experiences in the Washington DC area over a seven month period in the 1970s. Mengestu captures the hopes and dreams, as well as the struggles and ...             The Outlander18 reviews Gil Adamson Ecco, 2008 Read Out Loud + Superb reading -- finest kind After stopping several times to read aloud particularly powerful passages in Gil Adamson's "The Outlander," I suddenly recognized that every page had passages that I wanted to read aloud to others. Adamson's language is stunningly beautiful, and her details of ordinary and extraordinary life in ...             The Philosopher's Apprentice: A Novel15 reviews James Morrow William Morrow, 2008 A fun, amusing read, with many dashes of philosophy + Four Stars A very good read, with a setting in the science fiction present. Lots of fun playing with philosophy and how it can or cannot infuse your life. A woman clones younger versions of herself, then hires moral counsellors to fill in the gaps in their upbringing (or lack thereof). Explores how this ...             The Bastard of Istanbul27 reviews Elif Shafak Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008 Exceptional book + What a story............. + A Pleasant Book About A Different Point Of View + A pleasant surprise; engaging storyline amidst controversy             Body Surfing: A Novel89 reviews Anita Shreve Back Bay Books, 2008 A Sequel of Sorts + Surfing Into Conflict + Shreve Does It Again Can a house be a main character? It is in this book, which features the same New Hampshire beach house that appeared in The Pilot's Wife, Fortune's Rock and Sea Glass. The house remains steadfast, but the lives of the people who occupy it are as stormy and unpredictable as the Atlantic Ocean it ...             The Shadow of the Wind512 reviews Carlos Ruiz Zafón Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 simply the best + Fantastic read! + A Must Read + Truly great storytelling + Utterly Amazing Book!             The God of War: A Novel9 reviews Marisa Silver Simon & Schuster, 2008 'We are trapped by history' + Good story + The God Of War + Marisa Silver and THE GOD OF WAR...and a boy named ARES RAMIREZ             Perfect Family: A Novel12 reviews Pam Lewis Simon & Schuster, 2008 Perfect Family is a Perfect Summer Book + Enjoyable Read + An entertaining and intriguing read... + Enjoyable read, though a bit too easy + compelling reading             Chez Moi6 reviews Agnes Desarthe Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008 Make yourself at home in Chez Moi + magical Agnes Desarthe's Chez Moi is a classic novel in the style of Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies and Chocolat that revels in the sensual and emotional power of truly great food. Its narrator, Myriam, is a talented cook with a forged ...