One Hundred Years of Solitude (P.S.)55 reviews Gabriel Garcia Marquez Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006 Hater of Magic + Garcia Marquez is great! + Excellent, but not typical of Marquez. I knew I would hate the book. I can't stand magic, fantasy books or huge sprawling books. The short elegant novel is for me. But I thought I'd just try a few pages. A day later, my work copletely ignored, I emerged exhausted but exilerated. Yet, this is one of the greatest books I've ever read ...             Me Talk Pretty One Day736 reviews David Sedaris Back Bay Books, 2001 Best Sedaris collection! + Do Not Read While Eating Because It's So Funny You Might Choke + David Sedaris does it again! + Not heartwarming... in a good way.             Things Fall Apart: Intermediate (Macmillan Reader)533 reviews Chinua Achebe, John Davey Macmillan ELT, 2005 What makes fiction important + Things Fall Apart + Terrific I know this is the classic debate of all time when it comes to literature: Is it about beautifully written prose (THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE, incidentally, is a good example of this problem) or does it tell a compelling story? (yet the prose itself is not its strong point). It seems that many ...             Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Harper Fiction)1522 reviews Gregory Maguire Harper, 2007 Truly Bizarre But Impossible to Put Down I suppose that if I was going to take a famous children's story and make an adult novel out of it, I'm not sure I would have chosen something based on the Wizard of Oz. Maybe "Blueberries for Sally," where it turns out that the missing father from the story had been killed in a gangland slaying ...             What Is the What (Vintage)166 reviews Dave Eggers Vintage, 2007 What was the What? + What is What is the What + Heartbreaking and uplifting + a must read + Incredibly Moving             The Inheritance of Loss154 reviews Kiran Desai Grove Press, 2006 Great book This book deserves a fresh endorsement, which I wholeheartedly give. The one disgruntled reader below ("Ashok") is symptomatic of newly-disgruntled Indian rightwingers--precisely the target of books like this one and Roy's "The God of Small Things." In fact, it's no coincidence that many ...             The Russian Concubine37 reviews Kate Furnivall Berkley Trade, 2007 The Russian Concubine is 5 Star Fantastic! + Great, Fast Read + Absolutely fantastic! + One of the best in a while!             Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister: A Novel278 reviews Gregory Maguire Harper Paperbacks, 2000 Maguire has done it again + It Fits + Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister His wonderful novels have yet to disappoint. He is so descriptive and clear, I find myself drawn into his worlds completely. I have read 4 or 5 of his novels now and every time I have thoroughly enjoyed his twisted take on a familiar back story. Keep 'em coming!             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             I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids: Reinventing Modern Motherhood65 reviews Trisha Ashworth, Amy Nobile Chronicle Books, 2007 my husband finally understands + breath of fresh air + Cute and short SAHMs can relate to this book - it really points out all the little things you are expected to take care of typically as a stay at home mom (over and above the 6 mini meals a day and the associated cleaning of the floor, table, chairs, wall and hair and the 8 diaper changes a day including the 3 ...             The Other Boleyn Girl827 reviews Scribner, 2004 Enjoyed the book, much better than the movie + The Other Boleyn Girl + Great read!! + Wonderful Story + The Other Boleyn Girl             The Lovely Bones2543 reviews Alice Sebold Back Bay Books, 2004 The Lovely Bones + The Lovely Bones: A Highly Emotional Journey + An Interesting Tale This novel is poignant...an excellent read. Very moving. I can't stress enough how great it was to read. If you've ever lost someone, or if you've ever wondered about heaven, this book will move you.             Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress62 reviews Susan Jane Gilman Grand Central Publishing, 2005 LOVE IT! Please publish more! + Uneven, But Often Engaging I absolutely loved this book, I laughed out loud which is something I never do. Loved everything about her, her musings and her attitude towards all things pro-woman. You wont be disappointed !             The Namesake (movie tie-in edition)476 reviews Jhumpa Lahiri Mariner Books, 2006 You felt like you knew these people + not as good as the short story collections + A great and superbly written story + Tale of a 1st generation Indian immigrant - different!             The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.)1419 reviews Barbara Kingsolver Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005 A Gem of Postcolonial Literature + An Eye Opener + A book for the Colonialists, not the colonised: for Westerners, not Africans + The Poisonwood bible + A Retrospective             The Alchemist1289 reviews Paulo Coelho HarperCollins, 2006 Inspiring + Actually life-changing + Overall, a good read Anyone unsure of what they want to do after high school should read this book.             Atonement762 reviews Ian McEwan Anchor, 2007 Beautifully written and engrossing. + Atonement is a work of art! + Not a quick read. + Reconciliation...Really?             The Great Gatsby1123 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"             More Than It Hurts You19 reviews Darin Strauss Dutton Adult, 2008 What a writer... Darin Strauss is a unique voice in contemporary fiction. As a writer, I had to resist highlighting every brilliant metaphor and passage in this gorgeous book, lest my book be covered in pen. Like his two previous novels, "Chang and Eng" and "The Real McCoy," "More Than It Hurts You" is a real ...             The Road (Oprah's Book Club)1608 reviews Cormac McCarthy Vintage Books, 2007 A Road To Treasure + Carrying the Fire Through The Darkness You know who they are. Those people that get upset when stories are told that aren't a sugar coated version of the world, stories that seem like they were written by authors who truly believe that ignoring cold, hard reality is the best medicine. Cormac McCarthy is not one of those authors. At ...