Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim313 reviews
David Sedaris

Back Bay Books, 2005

Sedaris knows how to show you a great time.

+ Dress Your Family in Cords or enim
+ This book is a truly enjoyable read.

I've loved every one of Sedaris' books, and just fininshed re-reading this one. I felt like some good laughs, and his books really deliver. Sometimes a "yikes" rather than a laugh, but always an impact. I have yet to find anyone than has the wit and style and ability to fascinate as well as ...
  
  











  



  
Until I Find You: A Novel254 reviews
John Irving

Ballantine Books, 2006

The First 40 pages!

+ maybe not the best, but still a great Irving novel

The book begins slowly, opening with the main character, Jack, at 4 years old. Jack is geniously able to comprehend converstaions like an 8 year old- however it is still hard to believe he understands, nor REMEMBERS, travelling from country to country in search of his absconded father, William- an ...
  
  











  



  
Running with Scissors: A Memoir821 reviews
Augusten Burroughs

Picador, 2006

Wonderful read for good laughs

+ A Childhood Undesired: A Review of Running with Scissors
+ A humorous romp through an unusual childhood
+ Liked the Movie Better
  
  











  



  
Everyone Worth Knowing196 reviews
Lauren Weisberger

Simon & Schuster, 2005

Very entertaining

I realy enjoyed this book. It was very entertaining and exciting to read how Bette's love life and career took a 180 degree turn to the wild and crazy. I can't wait to read the next book by Lauren!
  
  











  



  
Me Talk Pretty One Day735 reviews
David Sedaris

Back Bay Books, 2001

Do Not Read While Eating Because It's So Funny You Might Choke

+ David Sedaris does it again!
+ Not heartwarming... in a good way.

When I opened this book I had limited time so I decided to look for the shortest essay in the book so I could sneak in a quick read. I selected "Big Boy" which started on page 97 and ended before the next essay that started on page 100. By the end of the first paragraph I was already laughing and ...
  
  











  



  
My Sister's Keeper: A Novel1032 reviews
Jodi Picoult

Washington Square Press, 2005

A Heartbreaking Page Turner

+ Heart-wrenching, but captivating
+ Should we be?
+ Wonderful read
  
  











  



  
The Perks of Being a Wallflower1268 reviews
Stephen Chbosky

MTV, 1999

Freakin' Awesome

+ Thoughtful coming-of-age story
+ Pretty good.
+ Left wanting to know more...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
Memoirs of a Geisha2478 reviews
Arthur Golden

Vintage, 2005

MEMOIRS OF A MASTERPIECE

+ The best book by far
+ Excellent Portrayal of Geisha Life
+ Definitely Worth Reading
+ Memoirs of a Geisha
  
  











  



  
Magical Thinking: True Stories165 reviews
Augusten Burroughs

Picador, 2005

Intriguing, a little disturbing

+ Very good book
+ Works Comedic Magic
+ as good as the others.
  
  











  



  
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius916 reviews
Dave Eggers

Vintage, 2001

A dizzying book

+ I really liked it, but it's not for everyone - 4 1/2
+ A.H.B.W.O.S.G. Review
+ The Work of A Staggering Genius
  
  











  



  
Dry: A Memoir253 reviews
Augusten Burroughs

Picador, 2004

Excellent story telling

+ One of his best
+ Very nice
+ Astounding
+ Every emotion under the martini glass!
  
  











  



  
Still Life with Woodpecker168 reviews
Tom Robbins

Bantam, 1990

Amazing

+ Out There, but that's its charm
+ Amazing!
+ Birthday gift
  
  











  



  
The Pursuit of Happyness130 reviews
Chris Gardner

Amistad, 2006

Strong Voice - Honest and Bold

+ Great book
+ A book that teaches hope, faith, and love
+ Not as good as the movie it inspired, but inspiring in its own right
  
  











  



  
You Shall Know Our Velocity122 reviews
Dave Eggers

Vintage, 2003

Like My Mind on Paper

+ Undoubtedly compelling
+ A moving, living experience of a book

I just finished the book for the second time. It is probably not the greatest book that I have ever read, but it is definitely my favorite. And that is what matters. I could read nothing but this book, over and over, for the rest of my life. I would be completely satisfied in doing so. Eggers ...
  
  











  



  
The Color Purple446 reviews
Alice Walker

Pocket, 1990

Color Purple

+ surprise
+ best book ever!

I love this book and I would recommend anyone to read it and watch the movie.
  
  











  



  
Naked414 reviews
David Sedaris

Back Bay Books, 1998

Absolutely fantastic

+ Painful to read, mostly plotless, but entertaining
+ FRANCINE!!!

This has become a very famous book and it deserves to be. It is certainly the type that has you lending it to all your friends and telling them about which pieces are your favorites. I love reading about his family and am a big fan of sister Amy so whenever there's a mention of her I get ...
  
  











  



  
The Virgin Suicides394 reviews
Jeffrey Eugenides

Grand Central Publishing, 1994

Time in a Bottle

+ Jorie's Reads on The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
+ this is a true story

"... they were bound for college, husbands, child-rearing, unhappiness only dimly perceived -- bound, in other words, for life." The Virgin Suicides is not just a story of the loneliness of being female. It is also a story of the loneliness of life and understanding what it is to be female; the ...
  
  











  



  
Still Life with Woodpecker168 reviews
Tom Robbins

Bantam, 1990

Amazing

+ Out There, but that's its charm
+ Amazing!
+ Birthday gift
  
  











  



  
My Sister's Keeper: A Novel1032 reviews
Jodi Picoult

Washington Square Press, 2005

A Heartbreaking Page Turner

+ Heart-wrenching, but captivating
+ Should we be?
+ Wonderful read