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Yentl's Revenge: The Next Wave of Jewish Feminism 6 reviews
Seal Press, 2001
Jewish doesn't always equal Yiddish and bagelz
+ Jewish doesn't always equal tiddish and bagelz
+ A welcome and seminal contribution to feminist studies
+ Ruttenberg Rocks! Yentl's Revenge is great.
+ Superb overview of a new era of Jewish feminism
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The Sleeping Beauty Trilogy Boxed Set! Anne Rice, A.N. Roquelaure1 review
A.N. Roquelaure
Plume, 1999
I adore this series
I first read this series when I was 17 and three years later I still love it. Many others are turned off by this series because of Beauty being the "Mary-sue or Mary-jane" type character (think MJ from spider-man) but what they do not realize is that Beauty is only 16 when the story begins, she ...
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Under a Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-196821 reviews
Heda Margolius Kovaly
Holmes & Meier Publishers, 1997
Its the story that plays in my head whenever tragedy befalls me & gives me the strength to get through it.
+ A lifetime of suffering: Under a Cruel Star
+ Good book
+ great
+ Prague Farewell
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A Wrinkle in Time 73 reviews
Madeleine L'Engle
Square Fish, 2007
BEST BOOK EVER
+ An Entertaining Science Fiction Story with Theological Theme
+ Tea: One please, thanks
+ A Piece of Literature in Time
+ One of my favorites
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The Power of One: A Novel 370 reviews
Bryce Courtenay
Ballantine Books, 1996
Inspiring
+ The Power of One
+ Above and Beyond
+ 200 More Pages???
+ I Usually Don't Write Reviews ...
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (P.S.)553 reviews
Betty Smith
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
One of the best that I have ever read
+ Kimberly B.
+ Could relate well
+ an endless classic
+ Masterpiece
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You Get So Alone at Times19 reviews
Charles Bukowski
Ecco, 2002
Golden Years Epiphanies
+ It's Bukowski
+ A Large One
+ Its all good, even the dead....
+ I hate poetry, so naturally Bukowski's poetry works for me
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The Mists of Avalon885 reviews
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Ballantine Books, 1982
Convinced me I am really a faerie
+ The Mists of Avalon
+ Best novel ever, literally.
+ WOW
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The Wind-up Bird Chronicle289 reviews
Haruki Murakami
Vintage, 1997
Patience and Growth Yields Great Reward
+ A certain "something" that is bizarre and intriguing
+ Excellent read
+ Think for yourself
+ Chronicle of the Lost
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream417 reviews
Hunter S. Thompson
Vintage, 1998
A classic
+ Great book, unfortunatell i've seen the movie
+ Great Book
+ A book about the savage journey to the heart of the American Dream!
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The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition)592 reviews
John Steinbeck
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
Get ready to relive these times soon!
+ Take in the magic of Steinbeck's writing
+ A handsome edition
+ A master storyteller
+ [Good] required reading
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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure671 reviews
William Goldman
Harvest Books, 2007
Romance and adventure and political documentation!
+ Great story, questionable reading.
+ True Love and High Adventure Indeed!
+ Real Fantasy
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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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The Gunslinger Born Comic Slipcase 1-7 - Limited Edition (Dark Tower Series)3 reviews
Stephen King
Overlook Connection Press, 2007
GREAT SLIPCASE FOR DARK TOWER COMICS!
+ Beautiful Protection
+ Gunslinger Born Comic Skipcase
I'll be honest, I was taking a chance on this and I was pleasantly surprised! I'm a huge Stephen King fan and I've collected all the comics in the Gunslinger Born series (I LOVE THIS SERIES! MORE PLEASE!). This slipcase to hold the whole series caught my eye. It's gorgeous! I love it so much I've ...
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The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Bantam Spectra Book)333 reviews
Neal Stephenson
Spectra, 2000
Brilliant
+ Dated and yet... still a good time.
Absolutely one of the best science fiction novels I have ever read. Mind blowing in its scope and vision. It's images and idea will stay with you long after you read the last page.
I only wish Neal Stephenson would continue to explore the world created in The Diamond Age.
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Jitterbug Perfume181 reviews
Tom Robbins
Bantam, 1990
An amazing story that actually comes together at the end!
+ Life Changing
+ Best Book. Ever.
+ Huge fun. Has strong opinions on religion which I like, others may not.
+ wonderful
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She's Come Undone (Oprah's Book Club)1673 reviews
Wally Lamb
Pocket, 1998
Read aloud & loved by all on a rainy camping trip
+ Very good book. Not happy, but good.
+ A quick read despite the 465 pages
We went on a camping trip with a bunch of teenagers 16 & above and all it did was rain, so to pass the time, we took turns reading aloud, and just could not put this book down. You will not easily forget Delores, because she lives in many of us. You will not be disappointed with this book, we all ...
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius916 reviews
Dave Eggers
Vintage, 2001
A dizzying book
+ I really liked it, but it's not for everyone - 4 1/2
+ A.H.B.W.O.S.G. Review
+ The Work of A Staggering Genius
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With Roots in Heaven : One Woman's Passionate Journey into the Heart of her Faith14 reviews
Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, Tirzah Firestone
Amazon Remainders Account, 1999
A Really Good Book for Returnees to Judaism
+ Fantastic Book
+ A Kindred Spirit
I was a little taken aback by some of the caustic reviews of Rabbi Firestone's book, claiming that it was "self-centered" and "narcissistic."
Well, duoh, folks --- it's a memoir! What else would it be about other than the author?
Also, some of the reviewers seem to be offended by Rabbi ...
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Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books361 reviews
Azar Nafisi
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003
A tribute to the human spirit
+ Memorable
+ cinsandiego
+ Pleasantly surprised
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