The Whistling Season55 reviews Ivan Doig Harvest Books, 2007 Fantastic. + The Whistling Season + Highly recommend this book + Read this Book! + A season of The Waltons?             The Rowing Lesson: A Novel2 reviews Anne Landsman Soho Press, 2007 The brilliance of remembrance + Flows like a river Anne Landsman shares so much in this brilliant novel. As an ex-South African of the same age, the remembrance of family - conflicted, beloved, dangerous and loving - reached deep into my soul. Landsman has the capacity to evoke pain and pleasure in just a few words. Her words paint a vivid picture ...             Away: A Novel114 reviews Amy Bloom Random House, 2007 READ THIS BOOK! + Pleasure to read + Excellent Book I LOVED this book. I picked it up at the airport before a long flight because...wait for it...I liked the cover. I was transported. It is unlike any book I have ever read, and I've read a few. It was spare and neat, and yet at the same time, beautifully and heartbreakingly descriptive. I loved ...             Desperation Moon26 reviews Ken Douglas Bootleg Press, 2003 Great find! + Non-Stop Action + A New Fan + A Book I Could Not Put Down             The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao222 reviews Junot Díaz Riverhead Hardcover, 2007 Not So Brief, But Just As Wondrous + One of the best bad novels or one of the worst good ones? + Joys, suffering, fears and passions + The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao             Them: A Novel24 reviews Nathan McCall Atria, 2007 Excellent reading + Incites hot discussion. Good first novel, Nathan. This is a true to life book. People often move into a neighborhood and try to change it.             The Abstinence Teacher106 reviews Tom Perrotta St. Martin's Press, 2007 From the frontlines of the culture wars Tom Perotta does have a knack of getting in front of the latest political wave with his novels. This one takes an entertaining look at the cultural wars. Ruth Ramsey, the health teacher in a suburban school, suddenly finds herself accosted by the religious right and their insistence on teaching ...             Divisadero74 reviews Michael Ondaatje Knopf, 2007 Superb poetic storytelling + Murky Parallels, Marvellous Prose + Misty but elegant + Enraptured by Ondaatje's style             Mister Pip54 reviews Lloyd Jones The Dial Press, 2007 Popeye + an unusual find "Everyone called him Popeye." Thus begins Mister Pip, an eloquently written story about how profoundly literature can influence lives. As Popeye evolves into Mr. Pip, the personalities and character traits of the islanders also emerge. Mother and daughter, war and resistance, husband and wife, ...             The Uncommon Reader: A Novella81 reviews Alan Bennett Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007 Charming, and very funny. + One Has An Interest + Uncommonly Good Book! + Even HRH can love books + Hilarious!             The Lost Sailors2 reviews Jean-Claude Izzo Europa Editions, 2007 More Than Just a Sea Tale + "And in the social hierarchy, it was better to command than to submit." This short book turned out to be a story I couldn't put down. Although I could find plenty of pitiful characters, they all had elements of the whole human balance sheet, good, bad and fascinating. I have no idea if the translation is a good one or not, but the story went along very smoothly, ...             They Did It with Love13 reviews Kate Morgenroth Plume, 2007 twisted couples with a murder thrown in + Simply Put + Amazing + An excellent mystery book + Grab a Martini, It's Going to be a Bumpy Ride             The Monsters of Templeton62 reviews Lauren Groff Voice, 2008 Whimsy Abounds + Take Your Time + Monsters and Ghosts and Scandal, Oh My! The Monsters of Templeton traces several weeks in the life of Willie Upton after she arrives in her small hometown unexpectedly, knocked up and disgraced. Shortly after her arrival, her mother drops a bomb on her: Willie's father is not who Willie thought it was, and her real father is closer than ...             Gods Behaving Badly: A Novel129 reviews Marie Phillips Little, Brown and Company, 2007 MAKE THIS A MOVIE....NOW !!!!! + Review + Best impulse buy ever COULDNT PUT THIS READ DOWN, A BRILLIANT FRESH FUNTAKE ON THE GODS( WHOM WE HAVE ALL FORGOTTON )BACK STABBING, ROMANCE AND FANTASY. I SEE CATHERINE ZETA-JONES AS APHRODITE AND MATTHEW MCCONAHEY AS APOLLO.             The Friday Night Knitting Club208 reviews Kate Jacobs Berkley Trade, 2008 Friday Night Knitting Club I really enjoyed this book. It was fairly predictable throughout, though there were a few unexpected twists. The message seemed to be that we can't run away from our family, and family love overcomes all other.             Water for Elephants: A Novel1502 reviews Sara Gruen Algonquin Books, 2007 wonderful and entertaining + Under the big top, under the bright light... + A SURPRISE READ + Gripping Story and Characters + great book             The Choice199 reviews Nicholas Sparks Grand Central Publishing, 2007 Very touching story + How far would you go if you truly love someone? + Great!!! + Great story!             The Ghost: A Novel62 reviews Robert Harris Simon & Schuster, 2007 A "transparent" Slam? + Enjoyable Thriller Really? You figured out that he meant Tony Blair? Good for you! Folks, it all depends on which side of the political fence you find yourself. If you are one of the irredeemable 21 percenters who think Bush and his far better spoken lapdog Tony Blair were just the best team ever, then you by ...             Bleachers442 reviews John Grisham Delta, 2007 Bad reviewers are missing its merits. + Change of pace for Grisham (a review of the audiobook) + Small Town Football + Awesome             The Double Bind (Vintage Contemporaries)231 reviews Chris Bohjalian Vintage, 2008 Double Bind + Excellent + Gatsby on the Rocks with a Twist + Whose Reality is Real?