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The Name of the Rose: including the Author's Postscript 274 reviews
Umberto Eco
Harvest Books, 1994
Excellent
+ murder mystery masterpiece
+ A Conundrum Wrapped In A Paradox!
This is a very beautiful novel, the first 50 pages are bit hard to digest as the writer delves deeply into Christian theology, but go ahead and there awaits you an incredible novel about a priest and his neophyte trying to solve a murder that takes place at a monastery in the world that is just on ...
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The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo115 reviews
Irving Stone
NAL Trade, 2004
A Very Good Read
+ Piece of Art!
+ Not bad, but not great.
+ Micheangelo
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Bel Canto (P.S.) 580 reviews
Ann Patchett
Harper Perennial, 2005
Stunning and Emotional
+ Patchett Delivers Again
+ simply wonderful
+ Bel Canto
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Other Voices, Other Rooms 41 reviews
Truman Capote
Vintage, 1994
Minority View
+ Excellent for book clubs
+ A Difficult Read and a Complex Work
+ Sparkling and Intriguing Capote in His First Novel
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Cry, the Beloved Country (Oprah's Book Club)247 reviews
Alan Paton
Scribner, 2003
It's on my Top 10
+ Cry the Beloved Country
+ Heart wrenching, sad, uplifting, moving, inspiring ......
+ Still Relevant
+ Another MLA 100 oversight...
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In Cold Blood428 reviews
Truman Capote
Vintage, 1994
The first true crime book is still the best
+ In Cold Blood in a new edition
+ A Commentary on our 21st Century Culture
+ Heart-wrenching
+ Great psychological profile
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Never Let Me Go193 reviews
Kazuo Ishiguro
Vintage, 2006
Won't ever fade
+ Will stay with you for days
+ Sensitive, ultimately credible
"...complaining about how memories, even your most precious ones, fade surprisingly quickly. But I don't go along with that. The memories I value most, I don't see them ever fading. I lost Ruth, and I lost Tommy, but I won't lose my memories of them."
For a novel that packs so much broiling ...
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Mariette in Ecstasy56 reviews
Ron Hansen
Harper Perennial, 1992
Glimpses of passion, of ecstasy
+ "Mar-iette, like a flaw."
+ Believeable!
+ Beautiful
+ Exquisite...
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Alias Grace: A Novel166 reviews
Margaret Atwood
Anchor, 1997
Amazing Grace: how sweet the read
+ brilliant and absorbing
+ Stunning
+ Subtle Genius
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The Scapegoat23 reviews
Daphne du Maurier
University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000
Psychological realism at its best
+ One of my favorites
+ Is there a winner here?
+ Have you ever thought ...
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Peony (Oriental Novels of Pearl S. Buck Series) (Oriental Novels of Peal S. Buck Series)18 reviews
Pearl S. Buck
Moyer Bell, 2004
what a pleasant surprise
+ Universal Love
+ Lovely, Haunting...
+ Love and Duty Meet
+ Beautiful
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Remains of the Day (Penguin Joint Venture Readers)194 reviews
Kazuo Ishiguro
Penguin, 2000
A charming, multi-layered classic
+ Bantering and Dignity
+ A reminder of the dangers of rationalizing away one's feelings
I'd heard of the movie but only decided to read the book after reading a blurb about it in a magazine recently. The start of the book is rather slow, meaning there's not a lot of action drawing you into the story, but once you reach the middle and end of the book there is a wonderfully subtle ...
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An Artist of the Floating World36 reviews
Kazuo Ishiguro
Peter Smith Publisher, 2001
Post-War Japan as Viewed by a Member of "New Japan"
+ Excellent
+ Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man
+ "We, at least, acted on what we believed and did our utmost"
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The Dream of Scipio110 reviews
Iain Pears
Riverhead Trade, 2003
Fascinating blend of philosophy, morality and historic fiction.
+ A wonderful book.
+ A fascinating novel for intellectuals
+ Fascinating blend of philosophy, morality and historic fiction.
+ HISTORY MYSTERY
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Wickett's Remedy: A Novel28 reviews
Myla Goldberg
Anchor, 2006
Lyrical, Moving, and Inventive
+ Interesting, inventive, but sometimes weak
It's lovely, with an inventive narrative. The whisperers are charming, funny, and heartbreaking. A beautiful novel, especially for those who love historical fiction.
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Penguin Classics)51 reviews
Thomas Hardy
Penguin Classics, 2003
A Certain Classic
+ Ahead of its time
+ Highly Recommended.
+ One of the most deeply moving novels in English literature
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The Robber Bride90 reviews
Margaret Atwood
Anchor, 1998
Fairy Tale with Modern Twist
+ Atwood Strikes Again
+ Let us all mourn Zenia
+ An unexpected surprise!
+ Skillfully crafted, but lacks the meaningful characterization or subject of Atwood's other work. Moderately recommended
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The Blind Assassin: A Novel375 reviews
Margaret Atwood
Anchor, 2001
Atwood Astounds Me
+ "Blind but sure-footed, we step forward as if into a remembered dance."
+ Absolutely loved it!
+ Great read
+ One of Atwood's best
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Rebecca489 reviews
Daphne Du Maurier
Avon, 1994
Great suspense novel
+ Details, details, details
+ Psychologically spooky
+ Rebecca has earned its place among the classics
+ Here is my heart. . . .
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In Cold Blood428 reviews
Truman Capote
Vintage, 1994
The first true crime book is still the best
+ In Cold Blood in a new edition
+ A Commentary on our 21st Century Culture
+ Heart-wrenching
+ Great psychological profile
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