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Into the Wild 1219 reviews Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 2007
I went to the woods ..
+ Poorly Equipped Dreamer + Beauty, goodness and hope. . .
That the force that is nature will ultimately change those of us who are enthralled by it. Its not surprising tht the protagnist in "Into the Wild" gives up so much to live primtively in the northern climes of Alaska .. its Thoreau revisited. The author never fails to please those who understand ...
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The Great Gatsby 1123 reviews F. Scott Fitzgerald
Scribner, 1999
As American as apple pie...
+ What Can I Add? + 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"
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The Complete Harry Potter Collection Box Set: The Philosopher's Stone; The Chamber Of Secrets; The Prisoner ... J.K. Rowling
Bloomsbury, 2007
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Wuthering Heights (Oxford World's Classics) 502 reviews Emily Bronte
Oxford University Press, USA, 1998
Will Always Be A Classic
+ To be appreciated, not loved + Gothic romance
I honestly didn't think that I would enjoy this book as much as I did. :] It is a love and hate story. I wasn't fond of Catherine or Heathcliff, but i enjoyed the book. It took me a little while to really get into but after that i couldn't put it down! :] But if your looking for a happy story with ...
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The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and Other Stories (Oxford World's Classics) 9 reviews Jack London
Oxford University Press, USA, 1998
Kill or Be Killed
+ A Classic book review + Great stories with a few odd elements + The strong and whole hearted dog
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The Catcher in the Rye 2785 reviews J.D. Salinger
Back Bay Books, 2001
review
+ If You Really Want to Hear About It... + Disillusion + Make a little time for a classic
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The General in His Labyrinth (Everyman's Library) 29 reviews Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Everyman's Library, 2004
A Masterful Labyrinth
+ Death as an unavoidable human hazard + Slow but rewarding read
My theory is that Marquez literally attempted to make this book like a labyrinth to the reader. Chronologically the book goes all over the place, it does not follow a straight line, but rather it zig zags all over the place. As previous reviewers have mentioned, at times you feel like you've read ...
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This Lullaby 196 reviews Sarah Dessen
Puffin, 2004
A Beautiful Story
+ Fantastic!! + Payton's Book Reveiw
Remy doesn't believe in love. After all, if your mom has divorced and remarried about five times, how could she? And why does her mom suddenly think this new guy is "the one?" Remy's got all her relationship rules all laid out. After she gets too close to a guy, she dumps him.
But then she meets ...
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The Book Thief 437 reviews Markus Zusak
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007
Beautiful, Poignant, Touching
+ For middle school through middle age and then some + Great Book for Any Season! + amazing + Haunting
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) 2800 reviews Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2006
A Students Perspective on Twilight
+ Frivolous Fun + Love it and can't put it down
In Twilight, Stephanie Meyer engrosses readers with the atypical love story of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen. At the beginning of the novel, Bella reluctantly decides to live with her father in the small, rainy town of Forks while she completes her last two years of high school, so that her mother ...
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How I Live Now 92 reviews Meg Rosoff
Wendy Lamb Books, 2006
Forever in my mind
+ The Compulsive Reader's Reviews + Great read...fantastic.
I picked up this book out of pure curiosity and I never imagined I'd be taken on such a beautiful ride. Daisy the main character is both relatable and at the same time completely unbelievable. But her spirit and the fight in her makes the book an amazing read. As for Edmond Daisy's cousin and ...
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Franny and Zooey 222 reviews J.D. Salinger
Back Bay Books, 2001
Fun Fanaticism
+ Entertaining and intelligent
It was always a little embarrassing to admit that I hadn't read Franny and Zooey. In the literary world, I guess it's kind of the equivalent of a beauty queen admitting she wears dentures. Somewhere in between that admission and the other one (that I found `Catcher in the Rye' tolerably okay but ...
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Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck Centennial Edition) 1104 reviews John Steinbeck
Penguin, 2002
One of the classics of literature
+ Capturing + One of the most popular books in American Literature-and for good reason!
This is the first book by Steinbeck that I ever read and like many other people, it was required reading in my language arts class. It was so moving that some of the girls in the class were crying at the end.
George and Lennie are two workers that move from job to job. George is small and ...
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Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics) 32 reviews Charlotte Brontė
Penguin Classics, 2006
One of the Greatest Books in all of English Literature!!
+ True Romance + Great book!
Jane Eyre is one of my favorite books! It is not at all like other great novels -- it is great in it's own way. I was introduced to Jane Eyre by my best friend. I had read the adapted version first, and then my best friend gave me the unadapted Jane Eyre for a birthday present.
The book is about ...
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A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy) 305 reviews Libba Bray
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2005
a great read.
+ Good, but not for kids . . . (a few spoilers here)
i really really liked this book.
the premise isn't something i would normally read, but i'm glad i did. the main character, gemma doyle, is really awesome. she is witty, and strong, but she also has tremendous flaws.
kartik. i love him, he's so mysterious. he is isn't in the majority of ...
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Pride and Prejudice (Vintage Classics) 903 reviews Jane Austen
Vintage, 2007
Boy oh boy was I ever wrong about Lady Jane!!!
+ Worth paying for on the Kindle + What a Year for the Bennets + as always, better than the movie + Pride and Prejudice
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Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist 42 reviews Rachel Cohn, David Levithan
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007
Edgy, honest, fun.
+ Captivating, Smart, and Sexy + A short, sharp glimpse at Infinite + The Compulsive Reader's Reviews
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Looking for Alaska 88 reviews John Green
Puffin, 2008
made of awesome
+ YA??? Oy Vey! + Breathtaking + I Wish I Liked Alaska
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The Great Gatsby 1123 reviews F. Scott Fitzgerald
Scribner, 1999
As American as apple pie...
+ What Can I Add? + 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"
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The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and Other Stories (Oxford World's Classics) 9 reviews Jack London
Oxford University Press, USA, 1998
Kill or Be Killed
+ A Classic book review + Great stories with a few odd elements + The strong and whole hearted dog
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