The Whole Truth103 reviews
David Baldacci

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

Great read

+ A James Bond look alike
+ Great condition
+ The Whole Truth
  
  











  



  
The Shack1858 reviews
William P. Young

Windblown Media, 2008

The Shack

+ Inspirational, thought provoking.
+ Not the best style, but good things to say

I enjoyed this book very much. It was recommended to me and I have further recommended it to friends. I probably will purchase a few copies to give as gifts. I was touched by the story, very comfortable with the way our Father, Son & Holy Spirit were portrayed, and my faith was lifted by the ...
  
  











  



  
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian98 reviews
Sherman Alexie

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2007

diary of a part time indian

+ Everyone needs to read this book
+ Fantastic!
+ Courtesy of Mother Daughter Book Club.com
+ Excellent
  
  











  



  
A Walk to Remember1300 reviews
Nicholas Sparks

Grand Central Publishing, 1999

A Walk to Remember

+ amazing!
+ Great Read
+ So incredibly sweet!
  
  











  



  
Hold Tight135 reviews
Harlan Coben

Dutton Adult, 2008

Harlan Coben is Magic

+ Good thriller that goes too many places
+ A Gripping Tale
+ Coben at his best
+ Harlan Coben Never Disappoints
  
  











  



  
The Book Thief437 reviews
Markus Zusak

Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2006

Beautiful, Poignant, Touching

+ For middle school through middle age and then some
+ Great Book for Any Season!
+ amazing
+ Haunting
  
  











  



  
In Odd We Trust56 reviews
Queenie Chan, Dean Koontz

Del Rey, 2008

IN ODD WE TRUST is not the best introduction to the characters of Pico Mundo

+ In Odd We Trust

Dean Koontz's thoroughly enjoyable and readable Odd Thomas series gets the graphic novel treatment in the paperback IN ODD WE TRUST. The series has been a bestseller for Koontz for years, and here he fills in some of the missing details of Odd's life. IN ODD WE TRUST is a prequel, an original story ...
  
  











  



  
Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher, No. 12)279 reviews
Lee Child

Delacorte Press, 2008

Messing with G?d and war... still a MASTER!

First of all let me clarify something. There's clearly a campaign in Amazon against this book. You have hundreds of dismal reviews based on one thing only: Child messed with WAR PROFETEERING creeps! and the usual fascist monkeys came out to oppose this book. Pitiful. Specially from the ones ...
  
  











  



  
Phantom Prey (Lucas Davenport Mysteries)102 reviews
John Sandford

Putnam Adult, 2008

Masterful jewel

+ Lucas is still hot as every.
+ Another hit for Sandford

Sandford has his hero, Lucas Davenport, currently of the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, musing early that life is just chaotic, happenings that save, or take, lives. Weather, his wife and a medical doctor, believes in cause-and-effect. After a bloodily murderous story, Davenport convincingly ...
  
  











  



  
People of the Book: A Novel136 reviews
Geraldine Brooks

Viking Adult, 2008

engrossing, beautiful story for all book lovers

+ A Very Interesting Story
+ A great historical mystery

The Sarajevo Haggadah of Pesach, one of the most mysterious and interesting Haggadot in the world, is at the center of Geraldine Brooks' novel "People of the Book". Haggadah, which means "telling" is a rabbinic exegesis the Jewish liberation from Egypt, as told in the Exodus book of the Torah, ...
  
  











  



  
Small Favor (The Dresden Files, Book 10)127 reviews
Jim Butcher

Roc Hardcover, 2008

Worth every penny - as usual.

+ truly great book
+ The Dresden Files 10: Small Favor
+ I miss Lash
  
  











  



  
Odd Hours171 reviews
Dean Koontz

Bantam, 2008

Has Dean Jumped the Shark?

Before anyone throws stones in my direction, I am one of those rabid fans who has read everything Dean has written. He is the one author who's books I purchase new automatically, the hardback version, the one where I have to plunk down some real bucks because I can't wait to enter Dean's world. ...
  
  











  



  
Sail140 reviews
James Patterson, Howard Roughan

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

Good mystery book

+ Great classic James Patterson
+ Pleased customer
+ James Patterson Book
  
  











  



  
Armageddon in Retrospect27 reviews
Kurt Vonnegut

Putnam Adult, 2008

Interesting Insight into Vonnegut's Mind

+ A Respectable Final Volume

Understandably, Vonnegut is highly anti-war/violence. He provides interesting points through his metaphorical stories. Vonnegut throws in several emotions, varying from humor to depression, most of which the stories are individually tailored to. Overall these were excellent stories and very thought ...
  
  











  



  
The Host: A Novel684 reviews
Stephenie Meyer

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

Beautiful Host

+ Suspense, love, and betrayal...
+ Interspecies Stockholm Syndrome

No vampires appear in Meyer's latest novel, instead an alien species invades our planet and eventually the bodies of the human population. In the end most of these host lose their personality but not all. Such is the case of the young human female Melanie. She fights to keep her own identity in ...
  
  











  



  
Unaccustomed Earth119 reviews
Jhumpa Lahiri

Knopf, 2008

A Perfect 10

+ Book of short stories - Cover to cover without a break?
+ It was so good, it made me cry
+ Rich with detail and complexity, these short stories are novels that end too soon
+ Emotions will linger long after you've finished the book
  
  











  



  
Lush Life: A Novel161 reviews
Richard Price

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008

The Price is Right

+ TOUCHING THE LOST SOULS

Richard Price is as good of a dialogue writer as exists today in my mind. "Lush Life" is his latest novel that brilliantly showcases his skills and keen knowledge and insights of city life, particularly NYC life. Other reviewers have already covered the plot so I won't spend my commentary ...
  
  











  



  
7th Heaven (The Women's Murder Club)117 reviews
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

Great Book!

+ 7th Heaven
+ 7th Heaven
+ Hot! Hot! Hot!
  
  











  



  
An Audience for Einstein (2006 EPPIE Award Winner)61 reviews
Mark Wakely

Mundania Press LLC, 2005

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

+ teacher praise
+ A finely written story that explores the biggest science question
+ Really enjoyed this book
+ Cool
  
  











  



  
Child 44143 reviews
Tom Rob Smith

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

Child 44

+ A Young Novelist Delivers a Novelistic Masterpiece--Child 44
+ Well Crafted Environment of Soviet Russia
+ Gave it a second chance
+ Makes Me Glad To Be An American