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Isolde, Queen of the Western Isle (Tristan and Isolde Novels, Book 1) 39 reviews
Rosalind Miles
Three Rivers Press, 2003
Rosalind Miles gets carried away by the magic of her own writings
+ isolde, queen of the western isle
Rosalind Miles is a gifted writer. Her retelling of this famous story of Tristan and Isolde is full of magic, lyrical language, poetic descriptions of nature, places and events, but at times, too sweet. Too much magic, I think, can disorient even the most skilled writers.
This book is the first ...
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Atonement 6 reviews
Ian McEwan
Vintage, 2002
Brilliant descriptive writing by a master novelist
+ Brilliant work of fiction intrigues and then rewrites itself
+ beautiful
+ Brilliant Evocation of Life-Changing Events
+ Great characters but too many words
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The Notebook 1485 reviews
Nicholas Sparks
Warner Books, 2004
The Notebook
+ Difficult emotionally
+ Memorable
Nicholas Sparks is one of the few writers that make you stop and savour his words, his sentences....He is an amazing writer that grabs you from the very beginning. The Notebook is one of those books that you can read over and over again...It is a classic and a must have in your book shelf. JUST ...
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The Secret History of the Pink Carnation 130 reviews
NAL, 2007
Suffers a bit from an identity crisis, but still a fun read...
+ A fun read!
+ My Return to "Chick Lit"
Eloise is an intrepid American who is trying to uncover the identity of the Pink Carnation, a notorious spy who operated throughout the Napoleonic Wars. She's planning her dissertation on the elusive Pink Carnation and the secrets lie within the Selwick family archives. Nothing is going to stand in ...
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Othello (Folger Shakespeare Library)46 reviews
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
Villainy as art
+ Excellent copy of Othello
+ Great Read
+ Shakespeare's tragic play between Othello and Desdemona
+ Awesome plot with a rise and fall.
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) 2569 reviews
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2006
Isn't this why we read???
+ Twilight
+ Sucked in
+ LOVED IT!!!
+ Couldn't put it down!
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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Jane Austen
e. p. dutton & co, 1922
Gorgeous blue hardcover with gold lettering. over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)5175 reviews
J. K. Rowling
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2002
A little darker...
+ GREAT BOOK
+ The Fourth Book of Potter
+ GREAT BOOKS -- great find
+ An amazing novel
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The Guardian284 reviews
Nicholas Sparks, 2003
Sparks At His Best!
+ Love goes first, thriller - second
+ the guardian
+ Sparks should avoid the suspense
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Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library)29 reviews
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
Can Love Conquer All?
+ Loved It
+ Shakespeare is forever
+ The supporting actors shine...
+ A Student's Review
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Love in the Time of Cholera (Vintage International)456 reviews
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vintage Books, 2007
books for deep thinkers
If you are a deep thinker, you might want to try Rumi & Self Psychology (Psychology of Tranquility.
In addition, you might want to try Sara's Therapy: The Way to Purity. A session by session dialogue of a client who went through the self actualization and self growth processes.
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Missing You (1-800-Where-R-You, Book 5)20 reviews
Meg Cabot
HarperTeen, 2007
Finding yourself
+ Amazing! Meg does it again!
+ great ending
+ Gooooooood
+ A great ending to a wonderful series....
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel315 reviews
Jonathan Safran Foer
Mariner Books, 2006
A great read
+ Flawed but still very good.
+ Fantastic!
+ Something to share....
+ Goes beyond concept
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Emma (Penguin Classics)208 reviews
Jane Austen
Penguin Classics, 2003
Emma Woodhouse
+ Romantic Mystery
+ A Good Start To My Austen Book Craze
+ Comedy of Errors on a Georgian Stage
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Love Under Fire (Pyramid Romance #39
Barbara Cartland
Pyramid Books, 1976
Elvina stood before the ship's captain feeling more afraid than she'd guessed she would. She watched him appraise her black hair, dyed the night before, her skin, darkened with berry juice, her skinny frame of a figure. She could see that he believed her story-- that she was an orphaned Portugese child. "What is your name?" he asked. "Elvina?" She said. "What is your surname?" "I haven't one," ...
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Mansfield Park (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)3 reviews
Jane Austen
Barnes & Noble Classics, 2005
Excellent
+ A good book
+ Don't make this an Austen First
I think this is my favorite Jane Austen book so far, although I still have Persuasion and Northanger Abbey to read. Most Austen fans would not count Mansfield Park as a favorite, though, at least from what I've heard. It's not that it's a profoundly different book from the more popular Pride & ...
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book) Teacher's Edition: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy ...626 reviews
Jon Stewart, The Writers of The Daily Show
Grand Central Publishing, 2006
I couldn't stop laughing
+ Reminds me of why I used to like the Daily Show
+ You will not regret it.
+ No Problems
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Stardust: Being A Romance Within the Realms of Faerie345 reviews
Neil Gaiman, Charles Vess (illustrator)
Vertigo, 1999
"Go, And Catch a Falling Star..."
+ Let the magic begins...
+ The Compulsive Reader's Reviews
If you like fantasy stories filled with magic, adventure and romance, but are getting sick and tired of boring, long-winded fantasy epics, then look no further than "Stardust." There are no long histories, family trees or endless descriptions of culture, landscapes and back-story. This is just a ...
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13 Little Blue Envelopes48 reviews
Maureen Johnson
HarperTeen, 2006
Would You Follow the Directions? Would You Follow the Rules?
Summary:
Ginny's Aunt Peg ran away and then died of a brain tumor. One day Ginny recieves a letter from her, the first of the 13 little blue envelopes. Shes told to go to New York City, to 4th Noodle. A Chinese resturant under Peg's old apartment, there something would be waiting for Ginny. ...
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Twilight (The Mediator, Book 6)49 reviews
Meg Cabot
HarperTeen, 2005
JESSE IS HOT!!
+ the mediator 6
+ Mediator # 6 Twilight
+ Good, but not the best in the series.
+ V.Z.
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