The Cure for Modern Life: A Novel15 reviews Lisa Tucker Atria, 2008 TUCKER IS THE CURE FOR MODERN LITERATURE + What if.... With each book Lisa Tucker gets better and better. She's that rare author who writes beautiful, original stories with deep and meaningful characters. This book has her trademarks - people who crave family and carve it out of thin air if that's what they have to do - people who break your heart ...             The Inheritance of Loss154 reviews Kiran Desai Grove Press, 2006 Great book This book deserves a fresh endorsement, which I wholeheartedly give. The one disgruntled reader below ("Ashok") is symptomatic of newly-disgruntled Indian rightwingers--precisely the target of books like this one and Roy's "The God of Small Things." In fact, it's no coincidence that many ...             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!             Earthly Pleasures: A Novel14 reviews Karen Neches Simon & Schuster, 2008 Light hearted - fun Read + I've Got A Spoiler Quiestion + From S. Krishna's Books + Yummy Good             My Revolutions7 reviews Hari Kunzru Dutton Adult, 2008 You can't escape your past + Fun read + "Hand out the arms and ammo + "The State installs the cop in your head"             Dream When You're Feeling Blue: A Novel112 reviews Elizabeth Berg Ballantine Books, 2008 Sweet nostalgia! + nice little sentimental journey A return to a simpilier time. . . . It does seem simple on the service: the references to movie stars of the time, hair styles, food, speech, etc., but actually...things were extremely hectic. A horrible war was going on. Boys left for the war and it was not known if they would return. The family ...             Desperation Moon26 reviews Ken Douglas Bootleg Press, 2003 Great find! + Non-Stop Action + A New Fan + A Book I Could Not Put Down             Life Class: A Novel25 reviews Pat Barker Doubleday, 2008 Interesting setting; uninspired characters + A coda to the "Regeneration" trilogy I haven't read much fiction set during WWI and I thought the juxtaposition of the war front and the art school was very interesting and promising. The setting did come alive: the isolation of the art world and the horror of the battlefield hosptial are both well drawn. Unfortunately, the ...             Dreamers of the Day: A Novel21 reviews Mary Doria Russell Random House, 2008 Delightful and creative historical novel + Dreamers of the Day + A Little Less Would Have Made This a Perfect Book + Interesting and a little odd             Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel604 reviews Lisa See Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006 Phenomenal Women Book Club (Houston, TX) + Snowflower and the Secret Fan + SNOWFLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN + chinese culture insight             The Somnambulist55 reviews Jonathan Barnes William Morrow, 2008 great characters with snark + Terrific novel! Edward Moon is a "conjurer", an entertainer struggling to preserve what little reputation and income he has left. Among polite society he is now more likely considered a laughingstock than the once promising investigator propelled by his sharpened abilities of examination. Considered past his ...             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 ...             A Summer Affair: A Novel35 reviews Elin Hilderbrand Little, Brown and Company, 2008 Real People + Life isn't easy for anyone! + An Affair to Remember + Impressive but with room for more             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 ...             Mistress of the Art of Death72 reviews Ariana Franklin Putnam Adult, 2007 A really enjoyable book + 12th Century CSI + enjoyable historical fiction + Fascinating Time Frame             Mudbound37 reviews Hillary Jordan Algonquin Books, 2008 Mudbound people and relationships + Excellent. This book will touch all your emotions! + Compelling, gripping and tragic as fierce, brave women emerge + A Bit Shy of Originality + Language and voices tell the same story             Obedience: A Novel56 reviews Will Lavender Shaye Areheart Books, 2008 Did Not Live Up To Hype! This book got mixed reviews, but I wanted to see for myself. I was lucky to find the audio version at the library and I am so happy I chose this version: the reader was terrific. Loving books in a school setting, I was excited about this book: students in a Logic & Reasoning are asked to solve a ...             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!             Resistance: A Novel14 reviews Owen Sheers Nan A. Talese, 2008 outstanding + Most interesting premise Although this one is set in Wales rather than Scotland, and after WWII rather than during WWI, this novel reminds me of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's Sunset Song in the dreamy, place-out-of-time atmosphere its author has created. I'm not a fan of historical fiction, but here, history is just the ...             Celebutantes28 reviews Amanda Goldberg, Ruthanna Khalighi Hopper St. Martin's Press, 2008 Hoping for a sequal + she's no Hilton sister.... This book is so catchy. It makes you want to sneak to the bathroom at work to see what's going to happen next. It's a very light read and can definately capture all of your attention. I would recommend this book to anyone who would love to just get consumed by a novel, but not feel like they fried ...