The Black Sun16 reviews James Twining HarperCollins, 2006 Mystery/Thriller that will keep you turning the pages + HOP ABOARD THIS TRAIN I had no idea what I was in for when I bought this book. Tom Kirk is the tarnished hero that I have come to like. He used to be CIA and an art thief. But gets recruited to find out what his uncle is up to. At first you think that it involves a lost painting from a Jewish painter around WW2. But it ...             Lost City Radio13 reviews Daniel Alarcon HarperCollins, 2007 Great Book! + Very good... + Haunting, realistically ambivalent + Fantastic + Totalitarianism in Peru?             I'll Steal You Away5 reviews Niccolo Ammaniti Canongate U.S., 2006 A Masterpiece + I'll Steal You Away + Heat in a small town In "I'll Steal You Away" Ammaniti gives us two intersecting tales of people trying to escape the deadness and brutality of Italian provincial life, interspersing these stories with cameos, walk ons and diversions from a range of hilariously drawn characters. And whilst I would agree that the one ...             My French Whore21 reviews Gene Wilder St. Martin's Press, 2007 Ineresting World War I vignette + Easy read by Gene Wilder + Touching! + Splendid! Short, Interesting.. got me out of my love for Biographies + Life, My First Time by Skip Donahue             The Five People You Meet in Heaven1610 reviews Mitch Albom Hyperion, 2003 The Five People You Meet in Heaven + The Five People you will meet in Heaven Another great book by Mitch Albom! Thought provoking! Which five people from my past will be waiting for me? We all need to do more sacrifice! Loved it!             In the Country of Men24 reviews Hisham Matar The Dial Press, 2007 Exquisitely Devastating + Very well written!! Exquisite writing. Captivating style. Utterly devastating mix of innocence, dread and pain. The most effective and haunting message for political freedom and human rights.             Still Summer65 reviews Jacquelyn Mitchard Grand Central Publishing, 2007 starts slow, picks up speed and intensity I listened to the book over a three week period. At first, it was a bit dull in the set-up of the main characters. Once however, the women go on their boat trip, the pace picks ups significantly. I couldn't wait to listen each day on my commute to and from work. Some elements were predictable while ...             The Swallows of Kabul47 reviews Yasmina Khadra Anchor, 2005 A powerful novel + Fundamentalism versus the feminine + A beautiful downer + interesting but...             For One More Day369 reviews Mitch Albom Hyperion, 2006 Absolutely a great read! + one more day speaks to us all + a deeper look + I'd give it 6 stars if I could + Just One More Day             The Sunday List of Dreams20 reviews Kris Radish Bantam, 2007 The Sunday List of Dreams The Sunday List of Dreams describes one woman's fulfillment of her list of things she wants to do one day. Facing retirement, Connie decides it is time to get started on a list that she had been working on during those long years of her life that were devoted to nursing and her family. Paralyzed ...             Banquet Bug, The6 reviews Geling Yan Hyperion, 2006 A Charming Satire about the Relativity of Truth in China + The Mother's Call! + A poignant novel + A Superbly Sumptuous Story + Delicious             Silent in the Grave103 reviews Deanna Raybourn Mira, 2007 Wonderful Debut novel....... + Angieville: SILENT IN THE GRAVE I became acquainted with both this author and her debut novel when I saw that it won the RITA award at the RWA conference last summer in San Francisco, for Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements. Since my reading leans much more toward contemporary women's fiction, I wasn't sure if I'd like it. ...             The Widow of the South114 reviews Robert Hicks Grand Central Publishing, 2005 Great Read! + Writing as Fine Music + This is the very rare book......... + One of the BEST + A Memorable and Well-Written Historical Novel...             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 ...             The Sea (Man Booker Prize)83 reviews John Banville Knopf, 2005 The Power and Peril of Memory + lyrical + The Sea will make readers cry and cheer for the love of it. This is a very rewarding book that requires patience and close attention because of the narrative shifts in time and place. The story revolves around middle aged Max. In the present, Max is grappling with the recent death of his wife. Clearly the pair had long been a "unit" and Max is quite at ...             The History of Love: A Novel278 reviews Nicole Krauss W. W. Norton, 2006 My Highest Recommendation + Life, death, and the meaning in between This tale is woven together so masterfully it's nearly impossible to put down. The characters and their distinct voices are rich, unique, and memorable in a way that has worked into my own personal history of the love of reading. We begin by getting to know "the oldest man in the world," Leopold ...             The Secret River24 reviews Kate Grenville Canongate U.S., 2006 A gripping novel that draws you in + Whisked through a portal in time + The Secret River + Confronting and totally draws you in             Body Surfing: A Novel89 reviews Anita Shreve Little, Brown and Company, 2007 A Sequel of Sorts + Surfing Into Conflict + Shreve Does It Again Can a house be a main character? It is in this book, which features the same New Hampshire beach house that appeared in The Pilot's Wife, Fortune's Rock and Sea Glass. The house remains steadfast, but the lives of the people who occupy it are as stormy and unpredictable as the Atlantic Ocean it ...             Saturday294 reviews Ian McEwan Anchor, 2006 Excellent + Pretty good. Suspenseful, descriptive. + Well worth the effort. + Fantastic!             Desperation Moon26 reviews Ken Douglas Bootleg Press, 2003 Great find! + Non-Stop Action + A New Fan + A Book I Could Not Put Down