Middlesex: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club)854 reviews Jeffrey Eugenides Picador, 2002 You Are Such a Flirt + One of my favorites! + A Wonderfuf Read + From a pediatric Urology Nurse's view point, well done             Saturday294 reviews Ian McEwan Anchor, 2006 Excellent + Pretty good. Suspenseful, descriptive. + Well worth the effort. + Fantastic!             The Da Vinci Code3866 reviews Dan Brown Anchor, 2006 Calm down people! + Women beyond belief I haven't read this book in a long time, but I feel obligated to write a review due to the vast amount of controversy over it. First, let me just tell you my impressions of the book. I found it riveting to read. It is definitely a page-turner which keeps you hooked until the very end. 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Lewis, 2005 It can be a wonderful thing to shut oneself inside this Wardrobe. + Fantasy classic + Great book, but the author is an annoying b***h + All creatures big and small + Wonderfully Written Book             The Red Tent (Bestselling Backlist)1437 reviews Anita Diamant Picador, 1998 Literary Bread and Water- Will Make You Feel Alive + A must read. + The Red Tent + wonderfully engrossing + Pagan women in an early Jewish world             Man and Boy: A Novel94 reviews Tony Parsons Touchstone, 2001 Thought Provoking Read... + Living inside a man's head + Brilliant Tony Parson's writing is so eloquent and descriptive, that to read his one of his books is like walking in the charachter's shoes. I could totally envision his surroundings, the people in his life, as if being in the room with him watching the events firsthand. Tony has the gift of ...             A Wind in the Door Dell Laurel Leaf, 1980             The World According to Garp A Novel John Irving E.P. Dutton, 1978             White Teeth353 reviews Zadie Smith Penguin Books Ltd, 2001 A difficult read, but at times engaging I almost dropped this book half way through, but forced myself to go on and found that the second half was much better. It is at times engaging and witty, but at other times difficult to follow and even depressing in the description of some of the shabby lives of these people. I did not like the ...             Chocolat10 reviews Joanne Harris Black Swan, 2000 Magically Delicious! + Charming and sweet + Brimming with passion for life Years after seeing Chocolat the movie, I have finally read Chocolat the book. As usual, the book was way better than the movie. While Chocolat the movie implies that Vianne is a witch, the book makes it abundantly clear that Vianne has magical powers. 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The characters have complex personalities and the plot twists, as with all of Coben's books that I've read, continue to surprise the reader.             The Time Traveler's Wife1675 reviews Audrey Niffenegger MacAdam/Cage, 2005 Best Book I've read in a LONG time + Loved it! I absolutely loved this book. I abandoned all of my responsibilities for two days so that I could read The Time Traveler's wife without stopping. I have now recommended it to everyone I know. It's a little confusing in the beginning, but a good confusing, because the author makes you want to ...