Wonder Boys: A Novel135 reviews Michael Chabon Picador, 1995 Literary Fireworks + "Why did you keep writing this book if you didn't even know what it was about?" + Wonder Boys: A Novel + Great Writing About Writing             I Know This Much Is True (Oprah's Book Club) (Oprah's Book Club)1448 reviews Wally Lamb Harper Perennial, 1999 It's hard to get into.. + Wally Lamb is simply amazing! + One of my favorites!! + Great Book             The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Norton Critical Editions)1 review Robert Louis Stevenson W. W. Norton, 2002 Some Points to Consider + Greatest work of Sci-fi. + Good Book Since I am a contributor to this volume, I will not offer a "review" in a conventional sense, but I will offer a list of contents, which this website otherwise does not offer. As there are a number of competing paperback editions of Stevenson's novella and the text of the story is essentially the ...             A Child's Christmas in Wales2 reviews Dylan Thomas New Directions, 2007 Timeless Story. Beautiful Gift. ***** + Exquisite holiday story With this short story in verse, acclaimed Welsh Poet Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) exhibits a fierce mastery of imagery that reaches into his own beginnings in seaside Swansea to pull out Christmas reminiscence that, among other things, speaks of snowballs, sleeping uncles, wind-cherried noses, and ...             Made in America56 reviews Bill Bryson Harper Perennial, 1996 I'm a stranger here myself, too. + A knowledgeable conversation about the language + Remember the Story of the Past + Myth buster + funny             Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil492 reviews John Berendt Vintage, 1999 Read it & visit Savannah + Easily read page turner + Great I visited Savannah this summer & then read the book. I had seen the movie when it first came out & remembered that is was a good one, but I forgot so much of it. After touring the Mercer House & confusing several timelines, I borrowed my sister's book & could hardly put it down, and I am a seldom ...             Different Seasons (Signet)172 reviews Stephen King Signet, 1983 Not Free SF Reader + Strong collection of novellas + Mostly satisfying, always interesting + four stories + Great collection of short stories             An Ocean in Iowa34 reviews Peter Hedges Flamingo, 1999 Charming. + Surfing the "Ocean" From the author of What's Eating Gilbert Grape, one of my favorite books, this is a story of a year in the life of a 7-year-old. Although it's 3rd person, it's told from his POV, and we understand more of what's going on than he does. A light read, it has its poignant moments. It's also a good one ...             Cold Comfort Farm (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)8 reviews Stella Gibbons Penguin Classics, 2006 Rural Gothic + Cold Comfort Farm warms you in all the right places + Wonderful. + cold comfort farm + Remember those books you hated reading in Eng. Lit?             Maniac Magee717 reviews Jerry Spinelli Little, Brown Young Readers, 1999 Timeless mix of tall-tale and heart + Maniac Magee great book! + Great condition! + Maniac Magee + Maniac Magee             The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life52 reviews Amy Tan Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004 audio version is charming, engaging, magical + The Best In Chinese Take-Out + Now I Know Amy + My Favorite Amy Tan Book + Amazing, amazed             High Fidelity: A Novel502 reviews Nick Hornby Riverhead Trade, 2005 High Fidelity + Good music, good writing + Worst book ever written! + Like a woman trapped in a man's body + straight out of my head             The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)729 reviews Ellen Raskin Puffin, 2004 One of my all time favorite books + the Westing Game Review + Childhood Favorite + The Westing Game             In Cold Blood429 reviews Truman Capote Vintage, 1994 Anarachy in the heartland : an American story + Brutal Event in Journalistic Focus + The first true crime book is still the best + In Cold Blood in a new edition + A Commentary on our 21st Century Culture             The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay596 reviews Michael Chabon Picador, 2001 The Most Super of All Powers + Chabon vents his issues + Great Fiction + Comic history in the making             The Flamingo Rising (Ballantine Reader's Circle)28 reviews Larry Baker Ballantine Books, 1998 Wacky Character's, Mad Dogs and Southern Gentlemen + Drive Ins Never Looked So Great--A Keeper + I was pleasantly surprised.. + Insane, funny, romantic, innocent + Nostalgic and sweet...             The Hundred Secret Senses207 reviews Amy Tan Ivy Books, 1996 the hundred secret senses + So nice I read it twice. + Good... + I love this book ! + Another great read             Assassination Vacation135 reviews Sarah Vowell Simon & Schuster, 2006 Fascinating trip through obscure historical byways + One of my favorites + A Trippy Field Trip Through Assassination History + This book rocks! + America needs Sarah Vowell             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.             A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary59 reviews Anonymous Picador, 2006 In Your Face + Moving and Raw + Diary that brings you to Berlin + best read + Remarkable, Touching Story by a Woman Who Endured Hell