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East of Eden 215 reviews
John Steinbeck
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003
Good job!
+ East of Eden - A beautifully written classic
+ Top Ten Favorite
+ Steinbeck meets Dostoevsky in "East of Eden"
+ One of the best books I've ever read
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A Home at the End of the World: A Novel 97 reviews
Michael Cunningham
Picador, 1998
A Lyrical Lullabye
+ Tragic. Beautiful. Intimate.
+ I Really Enjoyed This
+ So much better than the movie
+ Engaging story of family, friendship, love
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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Modern Library Classics)18 reviews
Victor Hugo
Modern Library, 2002
Qausimodo's Marriage
+ I loved this story
+ An Amazing Read
+ My Humble Opinion
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The Lover54 reviews
Marguerite Duras
Pantheon, 1998
wowed
+ Great movie - not for everyone.
+ Sumptuous story
+ This one's artistic.
+ Lost and lonely in colonial life
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Invisible Man279 reviews
Ralph Ellison
Vintage, 1995
The invisibility of man
+ A classic..
+ Completely Unique
+ Underappreciated work of genius
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The Hours533 reviews
Michael Cunningham
Picador, 2002
Beautifully Written and a Joy to Read
+ All in a Day
+ More than it's given credit for
+ an intriguing, multi-layered saga that Mrs Woolf would enjoy
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Five Quarters of the Orange80 reviews
Joanne Harris
Harper Perennial, 2002
Food and tragedy - worth reading
+ A troubling story, beautifully told
+ Sweet with a sharp sting
+ A 5 Star book if ever there was one!
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Sula 18 reviews
Toni Morrison
Vintage, 2004
Sexy Sula Seduces You and Those Around Her [160][78]
+ Easy going horror
+ "As willing to feel pain as to give pain, to feel pleasure as to give pleasure, hers was an experimental life."
Morrison's writing style is unique and demanding - and most readers like it like that.
"Sula" is a simple story about complicated people which Morrison paints in terribly artful language. It is drama, it is insightful prose, and it is a great reading novel.
Bad versus good are the constant ...
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The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition)586 reviews
John Steinbeck
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
The best american novel ever written?
+ A top classic of American History...but some weaknesses
+ A master at his craft!
+ A Powerful Story of America
+ An amazing realistic book
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White Noise (Contemporary American Fiction)269 reviews
Don DeLillo
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1986
Consumptive Consumerism
+ Hmmm....
+ Listen to the 'White Noise'
+ The Meaning of Life
+ The Toneless Systems
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To Kill a Mockingbird1752 reviews
Harper Lee
Grand Central Publishing, 1988
Harper Lee's one and only
+ Justice is blind, juries are suspect, should judges decide?
+ To Kill a Mockingbird
This book has to be among the best in human history. Flawlessly written from the perspective of a child and full of wisdom. Everyone should read this book.
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Blackberry Wine: A Novel59 reviews
Joanne Harris
Harper Perennial, 2001
Mixed feelings
+ blackberry wine
+ Left Me Wanting More
Although I found the characters somewhat flat and frankly disliked a couple of them such as Kerry, I thoroughly enjoyed being transported to Joe's and Jay's gardens and homes and -- through Harris' magical pen -- found myself believing in those "talking" wine bottles as living things. On the whole, ...
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The Brothers Karamazov 106 reviews
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002
Best Transaltion!
+ What a messed up family!
+ Understanding the Russian
+ Dostoevsky's final major work...a masterpiece
+ Absolutely Stunning!
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The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition)586 reviews
John Steinbeck
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
The best american novel ever written?
+ A top classic of American History...but some weaknesses
+ A master at his craft!
+ A Powerful Story of America
+ An amazing realistic book
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The Lover54 reviews
Marguerite Duras
Pantheon, 1998
wowed
+ Great movie - not for everyone.
+ Sumptuous story
+ This one's artistic.
+ Lost and lonely in colonial life
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To Kill a Mockingbird1752 reviews
Harper Lee
Grand Central Publishing, 1988
Harper Lee's one and only
+ Justice is blind, juries are suspect, should judges decide?
+ To Kill a Mockingbird
This book has to be among the best in human history. Flawlessly written from the perspective of a child and full of wisdom. Everyone should read this book.
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White Noise (Contemporary American Fiction)269 reviews
Don DeLillo
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1986
Consumptive Consumerism
+ Hmmm....
+ Listen to the 'White Noise'
+ The Meaning of Life
+ The Toneless Systems
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East of Eden215 reviews
John Steinbeck
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003
Good job!
+ East of Eden - A beautifully written classic
+ Top Ten Favorite
+ Steinbeck meets Dostoevsky in "East of Eden"
+ One of the best books I've ever read
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Invisible Man279 reviews
Ralph Ellison
Vintage, 1995
The invisibility of man
+ A classic..
+ Completely Unique
+ Underappreciated work of genius
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Sula18 reviews
Toni Morrison
Vintage, 2004
Sexy Sula Seduces You and Those Around Her [160][78]
+ Easy going horror
+ "As willing to feel pain as to give pain, to feel pleasure as to give pleasure, hers was an experimental life."
Morrison's writing style is unique and demanding - and most readers like it like that.
"Sula" is a simple story about complicated people which Morrison paints in terribly artful language. It is drama, it is insightful prose, and it is a great reading novel.
Bad versus good are the constant ...
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