The Bell Jar : A Novel (Perennial Classics)497 reviews Sylvia Plath Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2000 Love it + In the Thin Air under a bell jar... + Changed My Life + A classic every woman should read             Fear and Trembling38 reviews Sören Kierkegaard Wilder Publications, 2008 Be careful of which edition you buy! + a penetrating look at the nature of faith Fear and Trembling A Philosophical Masterpiece by Sõren Kierkegaard is so short, you wonder why you would need notes and commmentary. You do! Get an edition with as much commentary as possible. Avoid the Wilder Publications edition, as it has NO notes and is full of misprints. This is an ...             Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics)612 reviews Emily Brontë, Pauline Nestor Penguin Classics, 2002 SERIOUSLY??? + You know you need another copy + Interesting re-packaging of this classic to appeal to teens. + Love it, hate it             I Know This Much Is True: A Novel (P.S.)1484 reviews Wally Lamb Harper Perennial, 2008 Don't get intimidated by this long book + The Best Book I've Ever Read + I love this tape!!! + a favorite book             The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Vintage International)180 reviews Jean-Dominique Bauby Vintage, 2007 Free Minds: a Lesson on the Power of Attention + The Diving Bell and the Butterfly + Not as good as I hoped. Have better suggestion + The Diving Bell and the Butterfly + Honest and funny account of a horrible situation.             Divisadero82 reviews Michael Ondaatje Vintage International, 2008 Like a cadence of longing these lovely characters will sing their songs into your soul + Compelling + Finding the words..... This is a book that I keep near me for re-reading on several occassions. Even after having read Divisadero more than a couple times, I don't feel that I can do the book justice with just a simple review. The first portion of the book reads as if stepping into a scene from Heaven and ...             Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck Centennial Edition)1158 reviews John Steinbeck Penguin, 2002 A powerful exploration of loneliness and helplessness! + The Odd Couple: a tragedy. + Gary Sinise is captivating The tension and pathos in John Steinbeck's "playable novel", "Of Mice and Men" is palpable. It tells the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two itinerant field workers in 1930s depression era California. Milton, a cynical, intelligent man, by a combination of habit, intent, solicitude, ...             Lord of the Flies1402 reviews William Golding Riverhead Trade, 1997 A True Tale of Humanity + It's Definitely Odd, but Still Very Good + me likey + An entertaining story about lost boys that is really a story about human nature             Middlesex: A Novel904 reviews Jeffrey Eugenides Picador, 2002 Coming of age in 20th century America + Middlesex + accomplishes the near-impossible- turning hermaphroditism into a bestselling topic + OK, but not really new.             Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood207 reviews Koren Zailckas Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Awesome I personally found this book easy to read. I really related to this book and found the experiences to be very telling. I thought that this was one of the best books that I have ever read, as a previous teen alcoholic it is great to have someone tell a story that is so interesting.             The Plague162 reviews Albert Camus, Stuart Gilbert Vintage, 1991 The Greatest Novel of the 20th Century? + INTERESTING, BUT NOT TOO EXCITING. + I really like Camus + brilliant classic novel             The Stranger (Everyman's Library)543 reviews Albert Camus Everyman's Library, 1993 29-year-old Albert Camus's seminal contribution to modern literature + The Stranger book review by high school student + The Stranger The edition of THE STRANGER I own is an old Vintage paperback, with a "V-2" Vintage designation in the lower-left corner and a $1.25 price tag in the lower-right corner. The translator is Gilbert Stuart, not Matthew Ward. This is the third or fourth time I have read the Stuart translation of ...             The Perks of Being a Wallflower1299 reviews Stephen Chbosky MTV, 1999 Perks of Being a Wallflower! 5 Stars!!!! + My favorite book + Awkwardness of Adolescence and Drug Use + Trulry growing up.             The Complete Persepolis57 reviews Marjane Satrapi Pantheon, 2007 The struggle goes on. + Graphic autobiography + First time with a graphic novel- Don't regret it + powerful and moving + Very powerful, engaging read             Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried (Bloom's Guides)784 reviews Chelsea House Publications, 2004 Defines the Vietnam Conflict + Classic! + Fantastic book!!! + Nothing short of spectacular! + Well done!             Evil: A Primer: A History of a Bad Idea from Beelzebub to Bin Laden6 reviews William Hart Thomas Dunne Books, 2004 The evil of our time is the loss of consciouness to evil. + An excellent and thoughtful survey of evil + Vastly learned book, but a light touch William Hart has made an attempt to define what Evil is and what is its source. He gives an overview of how man,both secularly and religiously ,has attempted to deal with evil from the time when he first began to build societies ,up to the present time. Most people of faith,regardless of the ...             East of Eden519 reviews John Steinbeck Penguin Books, 2002 A Real Classic + Beautiful Classic + A Good One + Great classic             The Symposium (Penguin Classics)6 reviews Plato Penguin Classics, 2003 The Conversation + Very important, but wrong + A wonderful read + Fascinating ancient treatise on the nature of Love             Into the Wild1306 reviews Jon Krakauer Anchor, 2007 Stunning story, well written + Into the wild + amazing book; could have had more-than-amazing potential + Far more meaningful than the film... + A Man with a Passion             Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith788 reviews Jon Krakauer Anchor, 2004 INTERESTING HISTORY + Great Book about Religion and the History of Mormons + Bait and Switch With Positive Results... + Great, informative read and history about homegrown terrorists.