Romance on a Global Stage: Pen Pals, Virtual Ethnography, and "Mail Order" Marriages1 review Nicole Constable University of California Press, 2003 A Unique Study The review column of Amazon is not an approriate place to flame or post such loud propaganda as some of the submitters before me have. In this case, such obnoxious attention-getting, no matter for what purpose, can seriously detract from the worthwhile merits of a profound study such as we have ...             Written on the Body90 reviews Jeanette Winterson Vintage, 1994 Now written on my soul... + Measuring love + 100% Satisfaction! + You'll need two copies ...             The Virgin Suicides394 reviews Jeffrey Eugenides Grand Central Publishing, 1994 Time in a Bottle + Jorie's Reads on The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides + this is a true story "... they were bound for college, husbands, child-rearing, unhappiness only dimly perceived -- bound, in other words, for life." The Virgin Suicides is not just a story of the loneliness of being female. It is also a story of the loneliness of life and understanding what it is to be female; the ...             How to Be Lost: A Novel90 reviews Amanda Eyre Ward Ballantine Books, 2005 ...then found! + FANTASTIC READ! + Different, but engaging If you were troubled by "At the deep end of the ocean," then "How to be lost" will make you smile. I won't say how. Yes, I will. Take two pencils, one in each hand with a large sheet of paper under them. Set them on the paper and move them around, especially the one in your right hand--up and down ...             You: On A Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management693 reviews Mehmet C. Oz, Michael F. Roizen Free Press, 2006 Excellant Seller + Solid Info, Great Delivery + The Basics Here Are All You Need To Know The book arrived in excellant condition. Shipment fast. A pleasure to do business with sellers like this one. Thank You             The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time1455 reviews Mark Haddon Vintage, 2004 Fun and engaging + Not your usual read . . . + An unusual and striking first novel + Very Likeable Book             Bit the Jackpot (Vegas Vampires, Book 2)14 reviews Erin McCarthy Berkley Sensation, 2006 New Avid Fan + This book totally rocked + another goodie A friend gave me the first book of this series. I immediately went online to complete the set.             The Royal Treatment (Alaskan Royal Family, Book 1)51 reviews MaryJanice Davidson Kensington, 2004 Love this book! MJD has such a vivid imagination!! This is such a great book I have read it so many times!             Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood198 reviews Koren Zailckas Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 We've all been there...I hope. + Love this book! + shockingly hit home I definitely had my party years and some of Koren's life experiences seem to match my own. She doesn't hold back anything and her honesty about the Greek system is accurate. I feel a little less guilty now that I know someone else had the same thoughts running through their head that I did during ...             Hello, Gorgeous! (The Gorgeous Series, Book 1)28 reviews MaryJanice Davidson Brava, 2007 Fantastic + Ridiculous premise, but still fun to read! + struck me funny! + Hospital flaw and the heroine tries to be too funny too often.             A Girl Like Che Guevara4 reviews Teresa de la Caridad Doval Soho Press, 2005 A Girl Like Che Guevara + A creative look at coming of age and coming to terms with the Revolution = Great book! + Coming of Age Story in a New Local + Adolescence & The Rites Of Passage In Communist Cuba!             The Royal Pain (Alaskan Royal Family, Book 2)18 reviews MaryJanice Davidson Kensington, 2005 ROYAL HIT!!!!! + davidson I know this book disappoints a lot of people but after having read Hello Gorgeous, I was vastly relieved. This book, although a little lacking in angst and action/conflict was fun breezy read. Any body that is a MJD fan will enjoy this book for its enthralling characters and quick-witted dialect. ...             Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence: Does She Call It Rape? (The Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime, and the Law)2 reviews Lori B. Girshick Northeastern, 2002 A book that every person should read + Valuable resource As a survivor of lesbian sexual violence, I have not only experienced the soul shattering experience of sexual assault, but also seen the range of responses people have when they hear about such an experience. While experts have learned to handle lesbian sexual violence in the same way as ...             Sleeping with the Fishes (Fred the Mermaid, Book 1)72 reviews MaryJanice Davidson Jove, 2006 Hi Fred, nice to meet you. This book is about a human/mermaid hybrid named Fredrika Bimm, but she likes to be called Fred. She works for the New England Aquarium and meets a new employee that is there to study the water in the Boston harbor and they (along with the Prince of the Black Sea) discover that the water is being ...             A Bone to Pick (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, Book 2)15 reviews Charlaine Harris Worldwide Library, 1993 As Good as the Souther Vampire Books. + Who does the skull belong to? + Quick Read This was a very interesting read. Charlaine Harris is such a fun read. If you enjoy your other works, give this a go.             Undead and Unwed (Queen Betsy, Book 1)278 reviews MaryJanice Davidson Berkley Sensation, 2004 Funny! Funny! Funny series! + Sassy!! + Funny Start to the Series + So Ridiculous, It's Actually Good!             Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood172 reviews Marjane Satrapi Pantheon, 2004 A story without the confines of traditional boundaries + Brave New Girl + Fresh perspective People often associate comic books with childrens' fiction, as if the medium itself is inflexible. Some of us the comic lovers know that is not the case. And case in point Persepolis - where the emotions of a little girl in the politically and socially charged Iran takes us through what would have ...             Crybaby Butch6 reviews Judith Frank Firebrand Books, 2004 Completely absorbing + Great book + Very Engaging. Once I moved beyond Chapter One, written in the second person, I found this book completely absorbing. I fretted over the characters when I had to leave the book to go to work (how annoying - work, I mean). I found the exploration of butch culture fascinating, and the difficulty of the older ...             Me & Emma113 reviews Elizabeth Flock Mira, 2006 wonderfully writen and probing + Difficult to get through - but so worth it. + Intense and well-crafted plot this book is one of my favorites out of the hudreds i have ever read. in this book, carrie and her sister rely on eachother to withstand their stepfathers constant abuse and lack of a mother. when thier stepfather makes them move to a new town, carrie suddenly finds herself liked and popular. emma ...             Drop Dead, Gorgeous! (The Gorgeous Series, Book 2)15 reviews MaryJanice Davidson Kensington, 2006 Drop Dead, Gorgeous! + Super-Quick, Fun Read Jenny Branch is a receptionist in her best friend Caitlyn's hair salon. She is attending the wild and wacky wedding of her other best friend Stacy when the groom, The Boss, is shot while he and Stacy are taking their vows. The Boss is head of the O.S.I., a special government organization. ...