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The Killer Angels 517 reviews
Michael Shaara
Ballantine Books, 1987
Beautifully written and a joy to read
+ There is a Reason This Won a Pulitzer Prize
+ The Killer Angels
+ history class
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin 7 reviews
Louis de Bernieres
Penguin, 2001
One of the best books I have read this year
Yes, the storyline is clichéd. You have a loving couple which got separated when the male was called upon to fight the war. The couple got reunited after the war and they lived happily ever after. Sounds predictable? Probably, but the treatment of the subject matter makes the novel anything but ...
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Catch-22832 reviews
Joseph Heller
Simon & Schuster, 1996
Lighthearted and comical, yet dark and meaningful
+ 25 words or less
+ Incredible
+ Great Characters Living With Death
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Winter's Tale 194 reviews
Mark Helprin
Harvest Books, 2005
My Favorite Book!
+ What it feels like to be a New Yorker.
+ Please use your imagination
+ Winter Magic
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Look Homeward, Angel62 reviews
Thomas Wolfe
Scribner, 2006
A tour de force of pure emotion
+ Oh Lost!
Thomas Wolfe reminds me of the eager kid who was smarter than the rest, surging ahead for pure love of learning and life itself. This transcendental outlook pervades this meandering story which in lesser hands would become saccharine, but veers away from that precipice with carefully constructed ...
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Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates210 reviews
Tom Robbins
Bantam, 2001
Imaginatively Incredible
+ THE BEST THAT ROBBINS GETS!!!
+ Share the Wealth
+ The Secret's in the Sauce.
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English Creek20 reviews
Ivan Doig
Scribner, 2005
An all-time favorite
+ Another treat for Doig fans
+ Top-notch storytelling
+ Very entertaining read...
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Empire Falls477 reviews
Richard Russo
Vintage, 2002
Thoughtful
On the surface this is a book about an average guy who is stuck in a rut in an average small town. But when you delve deeper, you see that the book is about how pivotal choices and events shape who we are and where we end up in life. The characters in this book are memorable, realistic, and well ...
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No Country for Old Men (Vintage International)431 reviews
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage, 2007
One hell of a book
+ A Great Read Despite Its Problems
+ No Man's Land
+ Well written with disturbingly unique character
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The River Why, Twentieth-Anniversary Edition 92 reviews
David James Duncan
Sierra Club Books, 2002
Wise Like A Fish
+ A Great Read
+ This is some story!
+ Brilliant
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Lonesome Dove390 reviews
Larry McMurtry
Pocket, 1988
IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THIS ONE, YOU ARE MISSING A READING TREAT!
+ Enduring novel and an enjoyable read
+ Lonesome Dove
+ Best Westerns
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Cryptonomicon834 reviews
Neal Stephenson
Avon, 2002
Nerds of the world, rejoice! Stephenson pens a zinger
+ Fantastic. Stephenson's best.
+ Count me as a fan
+ NOT WAR AND PEACE BUT......
+ Cryptonomicon
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Atonement: A Novel762 reviews
Ian McEwan
Anchor, 2003
Beautifully written and engrossing.
+ Atonement is a work of art!
+ Not a quick read.
+ Reconciliation...Really?
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Life of Pi1841 reviews
Yann Martel
Harvest Books, 2003
no words can describe how good this is!
+ engaging, imaginative, thought-provoking
it breaks down all barriers of imagination and offers a breathtaking understanding of life through a story of simple transition from innocence to maturity...something each adult reader can relate to. be prepared for the more graphic details in the second and third section of the book which are a ...
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Thank You for Smoking: A Novel105 reviews
Christopher Buckley
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
Hilarious ...
+ AWESOME
+ smoking gun
+ Take that, political correctness!
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Plainsong457 reviews
Kent Haruf
Vintage, 2000
The gift to be simple
+ Just luminous.
+ A Visit to Colorado
+ Quiet charm
+ ABOUT THE BRACELET AND COINS
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Sometimes a Great Notion (Penguin Classics)119 reviews
Ken Kesey
Penguin Classics, 2006
One of the all time great books
+ "Never Give A Inch"
+ The Great American Novel Revealed
+ It never gets better.
+ Sometimes a Great Notion
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Cloud Atlas: A Novel169 reviews
David Mitchell
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004
Highly unique and worthwhile
+ When Humanity Consumes Itself
+ A Daring and Beautiful Novel
+ Rare Masterpiece
+ Interruptions and emancipations
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Riven Rock43 reviews
T.C. Boyle, T. Coraghessan Boyle
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999
Unconditional dysfunctional love...
+ NUTS
+ Very unique!
+ Sympathy for the Devil
+ Boyle wit and linguistic gusto
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Thank You for Smoking: A Novel105 reviews
Christopher Buckley
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
Hilarious ...
+ AWESOME
+ smoking gun
+ Take that, political correctness!
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