Love in the Time of Cholera (Oprah's Book Club)456 reviews Gabriel Garcia Marquez Vintage, 2007 It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love. + Metaphorical Romp Garcia Marquez can write. No doubt about it. The man is a marvel. I'd be puddling along, reading of Fermina Daza, and her adolescent passion (and his for her) of Florentino Ariza, or of her married life with Juvenal Urbino when I'd be swept away by a phrase or image, or the smell of bitter almonds. ...             Bangkok Haunts49 reviews John Burdett Knopf, 2007 Police Procedural - Thai Style + A murder mystery featuring a buddhist pimp cop, who would have guessed? + more Thai stories Thailand, poverty stricken and seething with mysticism, is the brilliant setting for this police procedural - Thai style. When mesmerizing prostitute Damrong becomes the star of a well produced snuff film, Detective Sonchai Jitplecheep calls in his farang (westerner) friend - "almost" lover ...             The Gambler And Other Stories Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Translator-Constance Black Garnett William Heinemann Ltd London, 1962             Norwegian Wood166 reviews Haruki Murakami Vintage, 2000 A haunting story + proof that i have a soul. + My First Murakami Book + Not just a love story + Good book by Murakami             Neuromancer452 reviews William Gibson Ace, 1984 Still Good After All These Years + If Only Gibson Had Continued With This Story... + Lives up to the hype I first read Gibson's "Neuromancer" when it first came out (about 24 years ago) and really enjoyed it. I just finished reading it again, and was pleasantly surprised to find that it's weathered the intervening decades very well. This book created a genre by envisioning a wired world when, at the ...             Everything Is Illuminated404 reviews Jonathan Safran Foer Harper Perennial, 2005 One of the best books ever written + everything you could wish and fear life to be This is my second favorite book. The imagination and narration is simply fantastic. I have never experienced imagination as beautiful as the telling of TrachimBrod. Every chapter about this city is glowing with incredible anecdotes and interesting characters. In fact, Brod is by far the best ...             Dance Dance Dance71 reviews Haruki Murakami Vintage, 1995 Not Your Normal Senior Prom + Three cheers for the Sheep Man + Japan's Magic Man + if only we all understood japanese             In the Miso Soup23 reviews Ryu Murakami Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 good thriller + More than just gore + Thriller that reflects on the meaning of loneliness + DELiCiOUSLY DARK! + A Walk On The Wild Side             Bangkok 8: A Novel142 reviews John Burdett Vintage, 2004 A HODGEPODGE OF INGENUITY! + Bangkok fan + Sonchai's debut Forget about whether or not this book accurately depicts Bangkok life, or is slanted by the misconstrued vision of the author. After all, it is not a travelogue, it is a work of fiction first and foremost. And it is a work of fiction of extreme ingenuity. The writer is highly talented. He is ...             John Le Carré : Three Complete Novels ( Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy / The Honourable Schoolboy / Smiley's ...12 reviews John Le Carre Wings, 1995 Le Carre is simply the best ! + Perhaps Best for LeCarre Bores + More than espionage + I'll take great trilogies for $1000, Alex... + Outstanding modern fiction             The Twelve Chairs (European Classics)20 reviews Ilya Ilf, Evgeny Petrov Northwestern University Press, 1997 A cutting satire + Ho-ho + The Twelve Chairs and the movies + Feast of Bellylaughs             American Psycho1078 reviews Bret Easton Ellis Vintage, 1991 Not for those with a weak stomach! + important, but...be warned I had been meaning to read this book for a long time, and I must say that I am glad to have finally read it. There is horror and gore in this book, but the only purpose is not to make you sick. Pat Bateman exists in a society that most of us will never understand. His ability to keep up appearances ...             Almost Transparent Blue32 reviews Ryu Murakami Kodansha International, 2003 surprisingly good + Beautiful + Observations, experiences and reflections + May be more than you bargained for...which could be good or bad             Sputnik Sweetheart82 reviews Haruki Murakami Vintage, 2002 sputnik sweethearrt + Lonely but Lucky + like a chrome-plated Alice This is a really really good novel.I highly recommend it. The story is about a triangle relationship. It's really cool.             The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Bantam Spectra Book)333 reviews Neal Stephenson Spectra, 2000 Brilliant + Dated and yet... still a good time. Absolutely one of the best science fiction novels I have ever read. Mind blowing in its scope and vision. It's images and idea will stay with you long after you read the last page. I only wish Neal Stephenson would continue to explore the world created in The Diamond Age.             Geek Love: A Novel246 reviews Katherine Dunn Vintage, 2002 indescribable, amazing,my favorite book of all time. no contest + Absolutely Stunning Masterpiece + It IS Different, Thank God + Mesmerizing yet stomach-churning             Elvissey (Womack, Jack)8 reviews Jack Womack Grove Press, 1997 Brilliant Look At A Sinister Media Culture Future + Jack Womack Is Too Clever For His Own Good + SHOULDN'T BE YOUR FIRST WOMACK + Unbeatable!             The Magus221 reviews John Fowles Back Bay Books, 2001 Yes. + STAYS WITH YOU + he should have left it alone + Where's the rest of the story?             The Master and Margarita341 reviews Mikhail Bulgakov Vintage, 1996 A GIFT FROM THE GRAVE + "a liberating, exuberant social and political satire (Moscow) combined with a profound moral and political allegory (Jerusalem); + seductive masterpiece + The Devil Went Down to Moscow + READ THIS!             The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin (European Classics)13 reviews Vladimir Voinovich Northwestern University Press, 1995 Ivan Chonkin - Universal Slacker + Voinovich Masterpiece! + wit, irony and absurdity -- a great book + The Funniest Book I Have Ever Read by a Country Kilometer + Like the "Good Soldier Woody Allen"