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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim 313 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 ...
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Until I Find You: A Novel 254 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 ...
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Running with Scissors: A Memoir 821 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
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Everyone Worth Knowing 196 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!
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Me Talk Pretty One Day 735 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 ...
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My Sister's Keeper: A Novel 1032 reviews Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2005
A Heartbreaking Page Turner
+ Heart-wrenching, but captivating + Should we be? + Wonderful read
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1268 reviews Stephen Chbosky
MTV, 1999
Freakin' Awesome
+ Thoughtful coming-of-age story + Pretty good. + Left wanting to know more...
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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
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Memoirs of a Geisha 2478 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
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Magical Thinking: True Stories 165 reviews Augusten Burroughs
Picador, 2005
Intriguing, a little disturbing
+ Very good book + Works Comedic Magic + as good as the others.
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 916 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
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Dry: A Memoir 253 reviews Augusten Burroughs
Picador, 2004
Excellent story telling
+ One of his best + Very nice + Astounding + Every emotion under the martini glass!
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Still Life with Woodpecker 168 reviews Tom Robbins
Bantam, 1990
Amazing
+ Out There, but that's its charm + Amazing! + Birthday gift
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The Pursuit of Happyness 130 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
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You Shall Know Our Velocity 122 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.
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The Color Purple 446 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.
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Naked 414 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 ...
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The Virgin Suicides 394 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 ...
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Still Life with Woodpecker 168 reviews Tom Robbins
Bantam, 1990
Amazing
+ Out There, but that's its charm + Amazing! + Birthday gift
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My Sister's Keeper: A Novel 1032 reviews Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2005
A Heartbreaking Page Turner
+ Heart-wrenching, but captivating + Should we be? + Wonderful read
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