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A Thousand Splendid Suns 1307 reviews
Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead, 2007
Enthralling...
+ Very touching
+ Very good BOOK
+ Excellent Story
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer407 reviews
Patrick Suskind
Vintage, 2001
A scentillating examination of a murderer's mind!
+ Totally creepy - in a completely absorbing way . . .
+ Thank you may I have another?
Humans that are deprived of one or more of the senses naturally compensate by focusing and overdeveloping the remaining senses. Suskind brilliantly chose to deprive Grenouille of something other than senses, the ability to be recognized. I don't believe any human in history had a complete absence ...
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The Secret Life of Bees 1433 reviews
Sue Monk Kidd
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008
Nostalgically Current
+ the secret life of bees
+ SECRET LIFE OF BEES
+ A Beautiful Story
+ The Secret Life of Bees
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Harper Fiction) 1522 reviews
Gregory Maguire
Harper, 2007
Truly Bizarre But Impossible to Put Down
I suppose that if I was going to take a famous children's story and make an adult novel out of it, I'm not sure I would have chosen something based on the Wizard of Oz. Maybe "Blueberries for Sally," where it turns out that the missing father from the story had been killed in a gangland slaying ...
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White Teeth: A Novel353 reviews
Zadie Smith
Vintage, 2001
A difficult read, but at times engaging
I almost dropped this book half way through, but forced myself to go on and found that the second half was much better. It is at times engaging and witty, but at other times difficult to follow and even depressing in the description of some of the shabby lives of these people. I did not like the ...
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The Red Tent: A Novel1437 reviews
Anita Diamant
Picador, 2007
Literary Bread and Water- Will Make You Feel Alive
+ A must read.
+ The Red Tent
+ wonderfully engrossing
+ Pagan women in an early Jewish world
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The Ha-Ha: A Novel64 reviews
Dave King
Back Bay Books, 2006
Engaging story, well-executed audio
+ The Ha-Ha A Novel
+ the difficulties of communication
I was not quite sure what to expect from this book, which I received from my sister, who reads everything. The story was very engaging, very well told. At times a little raw, but not gratuitously so. Recommended.
AND, the narration of the Audio CD, by actor Terry Kinney, was well performed.
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Middlesex: A Novel854 reviews
Jeffrey Eugenides
Picador, 2002
You Are Such a Flirt
+ One of my favorites!
+ A Wonderfuf Read
+ From a pediatric Urology Nurse's view point, well done
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Memoirs of a Geisha: A Novel 3 reviews
Arthur Golden
Vintage, 1999
An Exceptional Novel
+ MEMOIRS OF A MASTERPIECE
+ a great read
By using his detailed long-term research on the geisha culture in Japan, Arthur Golden wrote a historical fiction novel entitled "Memoirs of a Geisha." The book drives one to experience the entire life of young geisha by the name of Nitta Sayuri, beginning from her origins as a fisherman's blue-ish ...
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference940 reviews
Malcolm Gladwell
Back Bay Books, 2002
Want to know what takes ideas over the edge?
+ Excellent source for recognizing upcoming shifts and what makes them stick.
+ The World We can not See
+ Just what i needed
+ The Sticking Point
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The Alchemist1289 reviews
Paulo Coelho
HarperCollins, 2006
Inspiring
+ Actually life-changing
+ Overall, a good read
Anyone unsure of what they want to do after high school should read this book.
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Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood181 reviews
Alexandra Fuller
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003
great book
+ Engaging story
+ Interesting Personal Account
+ Interesting read!
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The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.)1419 reviews
Barbara Kingsolver
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005
A Gem of Postcolonial Literature
+ An Eye Opener
+ A book for the Colonialists, not the colonised: for Westerners, not Africans
+ The Poisonwood bible
+ A Retrospective
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Life of Pi1841 reviews
Yann Martel
Canongate Books Ltd, 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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Water for Elephants: A Novel1502 reviews
Sara Gruen
Algonquin Books, 2007
wonderful and entertaining
+ Under the big top, under the bright light...
+ A SURPRISE READ
+ Gripping Story and Characters
+ great book
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The Secret Life of Bees1433 reviews
Sue Monk Kidd
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008
Nostalgically Current
+ the secret life of bees
+ SECRET LIFE OF BEES
+ A Beautiful Story
+ The Secret Life of Bees
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Harper Fiction)1522 reviews
Gregory Maguire
Harper, 2007
Truly Bizarre But Impossible to Put Down
I suppose that if I was going to take a famous children's story and make an adult novel out of it, I'm not sure I would have chosen something based on the Wizard of Oz. Maybe "Blueberries for Sally," where it turns out that the missing father from the story had been killed in a gangland slaying ...
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Memoirs of a Geisha: A Novel3 reviews
Arthur Golden
Vintage, 1999
An Exceptional Novel
+ MEMOIRS OF A MASTERPIECE
+ a great read
By using his detailed long-term research on the geisha culture in Japan, Arthur Golden wrote a historical fiction novel entitled "Memoirs of a Geisha." The book drives one to experience the entire life of young geisha by the name of Nitta Sayuri, beginning from her origins as a fisherman's blue-ish ...
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Middlesex: A Novel854 reviews
Jeffrey Eugenides
Picador, 2002
You Are Such a Flirt
+ One of my favorites!
+ A Wonderfuf Read
+ From a pediatric Urology Nurse's view point, well done
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Water for Elephants: A Novel1502 reviews
Sara Gruen
Algonquin Books, 2007
wonderful and entertaining
+ Under the big top, under the bright light...
+ A SURPRISE READ
+ Gripping Story and Characters
+ great book
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