Suite Francaise374 reviews Irene Nemirovsky Vintage, 2007 One of the best, by far. + Unfinished masterpiece + Wanted more and more!! .such a tragedy she is gone... + Subtle, Powerful, Unfinished - An Astonishing Survival             A Density of Souls348 reviews Christopher Rice Miramax, 2001 Creative, Interesting, and Soulful + Great. + Stunning debut This book was a great coming of age story regarding adolescents and young adults at the turn of the twenty-first century New Orleans. This book kept my interest because it was unpredictable and the character development was realistic and mesmerizing. If you are looking for a mystery that explores ...             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 ...             The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition44 reviews Lewis Carroll W. W. Norton & Company, 1999 Review of The Annotated Alice + Finally a âaetranslationâ of Alice for the masses + Alice In Wonderland - Special Book + a gift purchase + Genius takes on genius             The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel241 reviews Milan Kundera Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1999 great + I lived in this book those days + Mystical Love + great but not the best             The Photograph57 reviews Penelope Lively Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004 An Archaeology of Regret + Great read, annoying protagonist + What Is Time? + A Ghost Story - Perhaps!             The Snow Garden115 reviews Christopher Rice Pocket Star, 2004 Great read! Love Christopher Rice books and wish he would write another. All of his books are worth reading.             The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley296 reviews Ballantine Books, 1992 Should be Required Reading! + A revelation. + anglo-saxon reader + Important book of self discovery, resemption, and vindication + I know something Malcolm didn't             Light Before Day69 reviews Christopher Rice Miramax, 2006 Is gay bashing still a sport of sorts? + simply amazing I discovered Christopher Rice because, having read all Anne Rice's books as soon as they came out, I couldn't ignore his birth and existence and I did read his first book out of curiosity and I have not regretted it at all. I just got this third book when I checked the section of new crime stories ...             The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America770 reviews Erik Larson Vintage, 2004 Time machine + Highly Rated for History Fans + A bit tedious at times, but worth a read - esp if you like architectural history This book makes me wish I had a time machine to go back and see the White City in person. I work in downtown Chicago and I walk by many of the buildings described in the book every day. I find it fascinating to think of what Chicago must have been like in 1893. Of course the story of HH Holmes is ...             Oh the Glory of It All86 reviews Sean Wilsey Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Cream of the Crop + really engrossing read + Good book about a bad childhood + A mixed bag. + Wonderful But Sad Story             The Mammoth Cheese: A Novel26 reviews Sheri Holman Atlantic Monthly Press, 2003 A delightful character study There are so many interwoven stories in this book its hard to know where to begin. At its heart, this book is about life in small town America, and the people who live there. Margaret Pricketts is a struggling farmer/cheesemaker who has hung her hopes for saving her farm on the election promises ...             A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (P.S.)553 reviews Betty Smith Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006 One of the best that I have ever read + Kimberly B. + Could relate well + an endless classic + Masterpiece             Never Let Me Go193 reviews Kazuo Ishiguro Vintage, 2006 Won't ever fade + Will stay with you for days + Sensitive, ultimately credible "...complaining about how memories, even your most precious ones, fade surprisingly quickly. But I don't go along with that. The memories I value most, I don't see them ever fading. I lost Ruth, and I lost Tommy, but I won't lose my memories of them." For a novel that packs so much broiling ...             Black Like Me155 reviews John Howard Griffin NAL Trade, 2003 oh wow this is unforgettable! + proof that something relatively minor can pack a punch + Constructing Race, the artifice of being Other + Black like me: One of the best books I have ever read + Black Like Me             The God Delusion1283 reviews Richard Dawkins Houghton Mifflin, 2006 An Atheist Handbook + A Waving Banner of Human Thought + Not for a light reading + Must read!             Suite Francaise374 reviews Irene Nemirovsky Vintage, 2007 One of the best, by far. + Unfinished masterpiece + Wanted more and more!! .such a tragedy she is gone... + Subtle, Powerful, Unfinished - An Astonishing Survival             The Mammoth Cheese: A Novel26 reviews Sheri Holman Atlantic Monthly Press, 2003 A delightful character study There are so many interwoven stories in this book its hard to know where to begin. At its heart, this book is about life in small town America, and the people who live there. Margaret Pricketts is a struggling farmer/cheesemaker who has hung her hopes for saving her farm on the election promises ...             Black Like Me155 reviews John Howard Griffin NAL Trade, 2003 oh wow this is unforgettable! + proof that something relatively minor can pack a punch + Constructing Race, the artifice of being Other + Black like me: One of the best books I have ever read + Black Like Me             Oh the Glory of It All86 reviews Sean Wilsey Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Cream of the Crop + really engrossing read + Good book about a bad childhood + A mixed bag. + Wonderful But Sad Story