Slaughter-House Five (First paperback edition) Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Dell Publishing Company, 1971 First Dell paperback edition of author's best novel and one of the best of all modern novels.             Rebecca491 reviews Daphne Du Maurier Avon, 1994 Great suspense novel + Last Night I Dreamt I went to Manderley again... + Details, details, details + Psychologically spooky             Sideways: A Novel93 reviews Rex Pickett St. Martin's Griffin, 2004 Still Sideways After All These Years + A Truly Great Novel + Sideways I finally read Pickett's Sideways some years after the excitement of the movie and the Pinot Noir craze. Having spent my twenties in France, I don't really follow these California wines, especially now that I quit drinking completely. Anyway, this book is OK, well written and quite funny. ...             Sweet Hereafter: A Novel101 reviews Russell Banks Harper Perennial, 1992 Utter perfection; calm, subtle and heartbreaking perfection... + The Sweet Hereafter + The literary inspiration for one of my favorite films. + Haunting             Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers358 reviews Mary Roach W. W. Norton & Company, 2004 Fascinating Read! Well Researched and Goes into Great Detail of Options for Those Thinking of Donating Their Corpse to Science! + Could not put it down! + Interesting and entertaining + Wow!             The Maltese Falcon131 reviews Dashiell Hammett Vintage, 1989 You'll Read It, Like It, and Ask for Another! + Sam Spade is the man! + "Falcon" lays an egg... + Do You Really Need a Review of This Book?             The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel560 reviews Margaret Atwood Anchor, 1998 I wasn't expecting this!!!! + A 21st century 1984 by George Orwell + Great Review This book was written very well. I had the creeps while I was reading it. It reminded me of the movie "Children of Men" and the book "The Giver". The entire time I was reading this book, I kept thinking of a certain female vice presidential candidate. I am afraid that she would love the form of ...             King Dork77 reviews Frank Portman Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2006 Brilliantly subversive + Thoroughly enjoyable + Must Read! King Dork is far superior to most of what passes for literary fiction today, and it perfectly captures the voice of a boy in early adolescence and the high school milieu. What makes it particularly satisfying, however, is the way it absolutely skewers the pieties of the baby-boom generation, albeit ...             Wide Sargasso Sea: A Novel122 reviews Jean Rhys W. W. Norton, 1992 Interesting and Exciting Read + Rich, sensual take on a classic character + prequel to Jane Eyre intriques... + moods as varied as the skies over the West Indies             Maurice: A Novel44 reviews E. M. Forster W. W. Norton, 2005 Love is just Love + An Excellent Piece of Literature + "England has always been disinclined to accept human nature" + The Beginning for Me + Forster's Most Surprising Work             My Life As a Man (Vintage International)13 reviews Philip Roth Vintage, 1994 When he is good + Maybe a masterpiece, maybe a misogynistic, self-indulgent mess + Marital Nightmare + My Life as a Man + Excellent early Roth             The Awakening353 reviews Kate Chopin Avon, 1982 How long have I been asleep? + A Statement on Non-Traditional Sensibilities + Lovely + not so simple, not so obvious             The LAST PICTURE SHOW : A Novel48 reviews Larry McMurtry Simon & Schuster, 1999 A tale for the ages + True to Life + Being young in 1950's Texas + A GREAT COMING OF AGE NOVEL             The Last Days of Disco, With Cocktails at Petrossian Afterwards14 reviews Whit Stillman Farrar Straus Giroux, 2000 Superb + Entertaining and Insightful + Not too different from the movie... An unusual novelization of a film after its theatrical release, that also happens to be written by its director/writer. By telling the story of the movie from the point of view of one of its characters -- who knows about the movie, its script, and various other background materials -- The Last Days ...             The Great Gatsby1119 reviews F. Scott Fitzgerald Scribner, 1999 As American as apple pie... + The Summer of '22 + The Great Gatsby + An intimate, touching story that deserves its praise while still being thoroughly relevant despite its age; a solid "A" + Gatsby Believed in the Green Light             The Painted Veil39 reviews W. Somerset Maugham Vintage, 2006 The Painted Veil + Quick-paced story of a woman's transformation + Heartbreaking! + Vintage Maugham             Stay With Me6 reviews Garret Freymann-Weyr Houghton Mifflin, 2006 A Remarkable Achievement + This story will stay with you + Courtesy of Teens Read Too + A recommended pick for mature teens who will find plenty of interest in a story of love which keeps on changing             Black Swan Green: A Novel63 reviews David Mitchell Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007 Survivors of Adolescence Unite! + Wonderful coming of age novel + Black Swan Succeeds The characters in this book, from the narrator/protagonist 13-year-old Jason Taylor, to those who make the briefest of appearances, are so richly drawn, so multi-layered, and speak with such convincing dialogue, that the created world of the small English town of the title becomes as real as the ...             An Abundance of Katherines35 reviews John Green Dutton Juvenile, 2006 Laughter + Fun Audio Book + An Abundance of Katherines + Excellent condition! + An Abundance of Awesome!             Stay With Me6 reviews Garret Freymann-Weyr Houghton Mifflin, 2006 A Remarkable Achievement + This story will stay with you + Courtesy of Teens Read Too + A recommended pick for mature teens who will find plenty of interest in a story of love which keeps on changing