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Wit's End 17 reviews
Karen Joy Fowler
Putnam Adult, 2008
Family, fiction, Internet
Fiction, family, loss, recovery and the Internet intersect in this novel in a fascinating mix. The Santa Cruz setting is wonderful and the political asides are great. I highly recommend it.
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Perfect Family: A Novel 12 reviews
Pam Lewis
Simon & Schuster, 2008
Perfect Family is a Perfect Summer Book
+ Enjoyable Read
+ An entertaining and intriguing read...
+ Enjoyable read, though a bit too easy
+ compelling reading
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Nineteen Minutes: A Novel452 reviews
Jodi Picoult
Atria, 2007
WOW
+ Very good book!
+ wow
I may be young but let me tell you that this book was probably the best book I have ever read in my life. It is written SO well and I love the little pieces of information that show what leads up to Peter doing what he did. I cried and cried SO much when I read because this book is so emotional and ...
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Bulls Island 44 reviews
Dorothea Benton Frank
William Morrow, 2008
Bulls Island
+ Another great tale
+ Easy read
I have read all of Dorothea Benton Frank's novels. I am a fan because she always accurately includes the history and local color of the Low Country. While this was not my favorite, I enjoyed reading it while vacationing on Isle of Palms.
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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
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Of Men and Their Mothers6 reviews
Mameve Medwed
William Morrow, 2008
Another Fine Comic Novel
+ of women and their mothers-in-law
+ Witty and Wise
+ Thank Goodness for Mameve Medwed
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The Sugar Queen52 reviews
Sarah Addison Allen
Bantam, 2008
Sweet Read
+ Sugar Queen
+ The Sugar Queen is SWEET.
+ Fairy-tale sweet
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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
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Grotesque (Vintage International)44 reviews
Natsuo Kirino
Vintage, 2008
Spoiled by last section
A long book, written in several autobiographical sections narrating the action from contradictory points of view. It's an innovative and engaging structure.
For me, this novel had three distinct parts.
(1) commentary on Japanese treatment of women as students and professionals, with a focus ...
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The Memory of Water 16 reviews
Karen White
NAL Trade, 2008
One of the best I have read this year...
+ Good Book, Good Summer Read!
+ wonderful book
+ The Memory of Water
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The Forgery of Venus: A Novel18 reviews
Michael Gruber
William Morrow, 2008
I didn't want to put it down!
+ Classic Gruber
+ Fascinating
+ A Novel with Sprezzatura
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Tangerine Dream84 reviews
Ken Douglas, Jack Stewart
Bootleg Press, 2003
Shades of a Past President and his Problem
+ A bit of a stretch, but pretty good
+ Very Good Book Club Pick
United States Senator Stacy Sterling is running for president. He's also running for some kind of record with young hookers that his newscaster wife doesn't know about. She's in New Zealand, he's in San Francisco. She's on vacation with her daughter Dylan. He's on vacation too, only the child he's ...
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The House at Riverton: A Novel114 reviews
Kate Morton
Atria, 2008
Couldn't Put it Down!!
+ Same book, different name!
+ Enchanting Fiction
+ The House at Riverton
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Unaccustomed Earth119 reviews
Jhumpa Lahiri
Knopf, 2008
A Perfect 10
+ Book of short stories - Cover to cover without a break?
+ It was so good, it made me cry
+ Rich with detail and complexity, these short stories are novels that end too soon
+ Emotions will linger long after you've finished the book
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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
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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.
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Belong to Me: A Novel52 reviews
Marisa De Los Santos
William Morrow, 2008
From S. Krishna's Books
+ Smarter than most ChickLit ... but not as good as "Love Walked In"
+ Complex personal relationships
+ Always fun to reconnect with a favorite character
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No Country for Old Men (Vintage International)431 reviews
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage, 2007
One hell of a book
+ A Great Read Despite Its Problems
+ No Man's Land
+ Well written with disturbingly unique character
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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
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist116 reviews
Mohsin Hamid
Harcourt, 2007
East and West - never the twain shall meet
+ Gave Much To Think About
+ The Reluctant admirer of this novel
Mohsin Hamid's "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" seeks to elucidate the complex emotions successful immigrants into Western society feel about their own ethnicity, culture. identity and place in a superficially welcoming foreign culture. The unnamed tourist Changez addresses himself to in his ...
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