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Tobacco Road 47 reviews Erskine Caldwell
University of Georgia Press, 1995
Debasing, but not necessarily limited to Southerners...
+ This South Should Never Rise Again + Tobacco Road, a Must-Read
I find it rather humorous to note that not only do the majority of the people getting offended by this work of literary brilliance hail from south of the Mason-Dixon, but also that no one seems to have a clue of Caldwell's primary intention. His always-controversial characters, particularly the ...
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No One Here Gets Out Alive 120 reviews Danny Sugerman, Jerry Hopkins
Grand Central Publishing, 1995
Rock Icon
+ IT'LL KEEP YOU READING TILL THE "END OF THE NIGHT" + I heart JIM + As a casual Doors fan: OK by me + The Whisky a Go Go and Morrison's Hotel
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Howard Hughes: The Untold Story 25 reviews Peter Harry Brown, Pat H. Broeske
Da Capo Press, 2004
A Fascinating man...
+ Impressed so far. + I thought about this book for weeks, after reading it... + Quite a lothario!
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The Amityville Horror 110 reviews Jay Anson
Pocket Star, 2005
So good that I read it three times!
This story is very well written. I'll admit that I slept with my lamp on while I was reading this. It scared the hell out of me! It's a fast read as well. Things just keep happening over and over again. It was hard to put it down! The Amityville Horror is a truely scary book. It's down right ...
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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 Klan 4 reviews Patsy Sims
University Press of Kentucky, 1996
The Klan
+ Worth buying? + American race sociology from an extreme perspective.... + American race sociology in the extreme
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Rosemary's Baby 71 reviews Ira Levin
NAL Trade, 2003
A Great Classic Never Dies
+ witchy realism + amazing condition for the price + Good read. + Uncomfortably Good
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Carrie 1 review Stephen King
Pocket, 2005
Don't just watch the movie - READ A BOOK
As with most, this book is hugely better than the movie. Although the movie is quite good. Carrie's inner voice is creepy, her Mom is downright frightening and the girls at school are the Original mean girls. It's a short, great book.
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Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zeppelin Saga 70 reviews Stephen Davis
Harper Paperbacks, 2008
Armadillos in their Trousers
+ Hammer of the Gods: Fascinating Legend + As Overblown as the Band Itself
I used to listen to Led Zep in high school, and until the release of Mothership and the publicity surrounding the reunion concert I never knew anything about the band. This book was a totally enjoyable read and a good overview of the band's history. I came away with an image of the band members ...
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Once Is Not Enough (Susann, Jacqueline) 22 reviews Jacqueline Susann
Grove Press, 1997
Oh how I loved this book!
+ great book + Susann takes on a new era + Great beach reading. + The Art of Excess
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Valley of the Dolls (Virago Modern Classics) 136 reviews Jacqueline Susann
Virago Press Ltd, 2003
Rambling, operatic and much more than "Chick Lit"
+ A Glamorous Classic of Feminist Proportions + An absolute classic!
On the back of the book, there is a quote by a reviewer who spouts that most tired of cliches "I literally couldn't put it down" or something liked that. For once, I'd have to agree wholeheartedly - 450 pages and never a dull moment. The prose is lively, sensitive and articulate. The story itself ...
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The Annotated Uncle Tom's Cabin 4 reviews Harriet Beecher Stowe
W. W. Norton, 2006
excellent background but read the novel first
+ What a Surprise!
John Updike reviews this new edition in the Nov 6 New Yorker, which is available online and well worth looking up. With 100 pages to go, Updike tired of the "irritable sniping from the sidelines" and switched to the standard Library of America edition.
A few months ago I reviewed the Penguin ...
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Memoirs of an Ex-Hippie: Seven Years in the Counterculture 10 reviews Robert A. Roskind
Do It Yourself, 2002
HIPPIES ARE THE BEST!
+ Awesome Journey + This book ruined all of my preconceived notions about hippies! + A true look into the 60's - 70's
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: (Great Books edition) (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) 359 reviews Ken Kesey
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999
One Flew East, One Flew West
+ One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest + Must Have + great quality! + McMurphy as the Metaphor for the Terrorist Suspect
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A Painted House 917 reviews John Grisham
Delta, 2004
Review of A PAINTED HOUSE
+ Another Grisham GREAT! + A Painted House + Grisham Can Tell a Story Without Lawyers + Review of A Painted house
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Riders on the Storm: My Life with Jim Morrison and the Doors 80 reviews John Densmore
Delta, 1991
A drum roll for Densmore
+ Kay London
Excellent work by Densmore in this candid biography. You not only gets under the skin of the author, but also gets an excellent account of the day-to-day ups and downs of one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Densmore is as good a writer as he is a drummer. An important document that you ...
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Cujo 1 review Stephen King
Plaza y Janes, 2006
Cujo Rocks
As usual with Stephen King, you have to wonder what would you do in this situation, whihc really could happen, trapped in a hot car with a rabid dog outside, hope I never have to find out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Pet Sematary 392 reviews Stephen King
Pocket, 2002
Really grabs you
+ The Only Book that EVER Scared Me + Stephen King does it again.. ;) + "Pet Sematary" By Stephen King + King's brilliance cannot be denied on this novel.
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Valley of the Dolls (Virago Modern Classics) 136 reviews Jacqueline Susann
Virago Press Ltd, 2003
Rambling, operatic and much more than "Chick Lit"
+ A Glamorous Classic of Feminist Proportions + An absolute classic!
On the back of the book, there is a quote by a reviewer who spouts that most tired of cliches "I literally couldn't put it down" or something liked that. For once, I'd have to agree wholeheartedly - 450 pages and never a dull moment. The prose is lively, sensitive and articulate. The story itself ...
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Howard Hughes: The Untold Story 25 reviews Peter Harry Brown, Pat H. Broeske
Da Capo Press, 2004
A Fascinating man...
+ Impressed so far. + I thought about this book for weeks, after reading it... + Quite a lothario!
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