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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Puffin Classics) 1 review
Mark Twain
Puffin, 2008
Mark Twain's Classic, if Problematic, Adventure Tale
My daughter's fourth-grade reading teacher urged that parents continue the practice of reading to their children, and specifically recommended ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN. It had been some 35-40 years since I had read the work myself, and so I relished the opportunity to read it again with my ...
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Sunshine 313 reviews
Robin McKinley
Jove, 2004
Somewhat difficult to wade through, however....
I liked it.
The vampires are revolting. The violence is grisly and gruesome. The heroine is no Mary Sue.
To start out, Robin McKinley's book "Beauty" is my second favorite book in the world. I tried reading "Deerskin," but I only made it halfway (readers of that book can probably ...
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Messenger (Readers Circle)103 reviews
Lois Lowry
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2006
The Ideal home changes
Identified as the "Companion": to Newbery-winning "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue", I picked up Messenger with high expectations. The other two were terrific, stunning in their own ways. I wasn't disappointed. Lowry's created world in which the three villages of the three stories exist is clever ...
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The River Warren: A Novel 7 reviews
Kent Meyers
Harvest Books, 1999
A small town tries to comprehend a bizarre act
+ Portrait of community, friendship, family
+ Haunting, wonderfully written novel
+ Fine Work from the hinterlands of South Dakota
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Od Magic29 reviews
Patricia A. McKillip
Ace Trade, 2006
A very Od tale
+ Conformity or odd individualism?
+ An easy, accessible, fun, quick read...
+ pretty good
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P.S. I Love You162 reviews
Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler
Warner Home Video, 2008
A really nice movie
+ P.S. Grab some Kleenex
+ One of the best romantic comedys I have ever seen:
+ Electrolux Oxygen canister vacuum
+ A Lively and lovely Irishman!
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A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy)305 reviews
Libba Bray
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2005
a great read.
+ Good, but not for kids . . . (a few spoilers here)
i really really liked this book.
the premise isn't something i would normally read, but i'm glad i did. the main character, gemma doyle, is really awesome. she is witty, and strong, but she also has tremendous flaws.
kartik. i love him, he's so mysterious. he is isn't in the majority of ...
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From Dead to Worse (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 8)185 reviews
Charlaine Harris
Ace Hardcover, 2008
Left me wanting more
+ If you love the series, you'll love this book.
+ Yet another great Sookie book!
I just finished From Dead to Worse and find myself really disappointed that I can't just go on to the next in this series - will have wait for the new release (May 2009?). The author does seem to be closing some chapters in Sookie's love life but I didn't get the impression that we had heard the ...
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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!
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Blood Debt (BLOOD SERIES) 15 reviews
Tanya Huff
DAW, 2007
Blood Debt
+ A Satisfying End to a Fantastic Series!
Excellent - I have watched the TV series 2 but had not seen Series 1 so this was an eye opener for me
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Rebel Angels (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy)118 reviews
Libba Bray
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2006
Awesome book!
+ this book......
+ A good continuation of A Great and Terrible Beauty
+ Impressive
+ Wickedly Wonderful
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New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)1054 reviews
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2006
Wonderful Follow up to Twilight!
+ New Moon (Book 2)
+ Continuation of something Great
+ Desperate to turn the pages
+ A Definite Improvement
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Persuasion (Penguin Classics)26 reviews
Jane Austen
Penguin Classics, 2003
Follow your heart (while you're still pretty)
+ I am a Jane Austen addict
+ Delightful character analysis
+ Another Enjoyable Austen
+ For Austen Lovers
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Dragonhaven46 reviews
Robin McKinley
Putnam Juvenile, 2007
Dragonhaven
+ Angieville: DRAGONHAVEN
+ Give it a Chance!
I enjoyed the story very much as it revealed the boy growing in awareness regarding his world and his response to it as effected by his mothers death. The dragons are not overwhelming but are still much in tune with the growing problems they presented. All in all a nice story but it did ramble on ...
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Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe72 reviews
Edgar Allan Poe
Doubleday, 1966
The Enduring Master of the Macabre
+ POEtic Justice
+ poes book
Edgar Allan Poe, born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809, died October 7, 1849.
What is it that makes an author famous? I don't mean famous in the sense a news article reports that "Jack Greylea's novels sold 15 million copies last year," but in the sense that he is thought of as being ...
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The Blue Sword231 reviews
Robin McKinley
Ace Trade, 2007
Top-Notch Fantasy
+ One of my Top 3 favorite books of all time
+ Good but flawed
+ One of the best in YA fantasy
+ A Wonderful Read
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Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold189 reviews
C.S. Lewis
Harcourt Brace & Company, 1980
Beyond Excellent
+ I love this book
+ I've Lived In It
+ The Best of Paganism
+ C.S. Lewis's Masterpiece
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Arrows of the Queen ( The Heralds of Valdemar, Book 1)143 reviews
Mercedes Lackey
DAW, 1987
Avid, but picky, fantasy reader loves this book!
+ Good, but not Spectacular
+ Immaturely idealized, but otherwise a compelling, intruging, comforting novel which is a joy to read. Recommended
+ An all around wonderful, rich tale!
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Hamlet (The Pelican Shakespeare)4 reviews
William Shakespeare
Penguin Classics, 2001
Pelican Ed. good for experienced readers of Shakespeare
+ Its Hamlet
+ it's settled.
+ You will be absorbed into the story
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Blood Pact (BLOOD SERIES)20 reviews
Tanya Huff
DAW, 2007
4th Book in the Series
+ The dead keep walking.
+ Surprise Ending
+ Creepier and an unexpected ending
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