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The Nanny Diaries: A Novel 1408 reviews
Emma Mclaughlin, Nicola Kraus
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2007
A valuable story to tell
+ Great Book
+ So good... at the end you really want to follow up on the characters
+ Touche'!
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius914 reviews
Dave Eggers
Vintage, 2001
A.H.B.W.O.S.G. Review
+ The Work of A Staggering Genius
+ Staggering Genius
+ A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius: Breaking Character
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A Gift Upon the Shore
Wren M.K.
Ballantine Books, 1990
A Gift upon the Shore is a lyrical, haunting story of two women, an artist and a writer, surviving in a dark near future. Driven by rich and fully drawn characters, this is a powerful, compelling story of a friendship that survives the devastation, only to face a more difficult test from the gift found upon the shore... It is also about remaining human under the worst of conditions, and the ...
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The Lovely Bones 2542 reviews
Alice Sebold
Back Bay Books, 2004
The Lovely Bones
+ An Interesting Tale
+ Unique and moving
This novel is poignant...an excellent read. Very moving. I can't stress enough how great it was to read. If you've ever lost someone, or if you've ever wondered about heaven, this book will move you.
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Namesake, The476 reviews
Jhumpa Lahiri
HarperPerennial, 2007
You felt like you knew these people
+ not as good as the short story collections
+ A great and superbly written story
+ Tale of a 1st generation Indian immigrant - different!
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Get Your Tongue Out of My Mouth, I'm Kissing You Goodbye!7 reviews
Cynthia Heimel
Grove Press, 2004
I'd actually say 4 1/2 stars
+ Better
+ It inspired Mr. John Denver to write a country love song!
+ Funny Urban Rants
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The Notebook1487 reviews
Nicholas Sparks
Warner Books, 2004
The Notebook
+ Enjoyed my first Sparks Novel
+ The Notebook
What a compelling love story. Anyone in love would want to endure this kind of everlasting relationship with someone.
Noah and Allie, two teens unbidden to love one another, do so heart and soul. A summer fling leaves these two devoted to one another, deep within the heart. Allie's parents ...
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Running with Scissors: A Memoir821 reviews
Augusten Burroughs
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2006
Wonderful read for good laughs
+ A Childhood Undesired: A Review of Running with Scissors
+ A humorous romp through an unusual childhood
+ Liked the Movie Better
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Water for Elephants: A Novel 1502 reviews
Sara Gruen
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2006
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 Da Vinci Code3866 reviews
Dan Brown
Anchor, 2006
Calm down people!
+ Women beyond belief
I haven't read this book in a long time, but I feel obligated to write a review due to the vast amount of controversy over it.
First, let me just tell you my impressions of the book. I found it riveting to read. It is definitely a page-turner which keeps you hooked until the very end. The ...
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Angels & Demons2188 reviews
Dan Brown
Pocket, 2006
Angels and Demons
+ KINDLE
+ A good read
+ Wild Ride
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Anna Karenina (Oprah's Book Club)173 reviews
Leo Tolstoy
Penguin Classics, 2004
Indifference? NOT HERE!
+ A classic worth reading
+ Masterful
I haven't had/made time to read other translations of this Great work, but IMHO, Anna Karenina 'Must Be' in the top five list of all-time Greatest Romances...
(trying NOT to be selfish): Reading Anna Karenina has enriched my life; It has INCREASED my love, devotion, & respect for-to my wife, my ...
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Kitchen Confidential574 reviews
Anthony Bourdain
Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, 2007
Brings Back Memories
+ Oh the Memories!
+ A great read!
It has been over 20 years since I worked in the restaurant business, but reading Bourdain's book brought back a lot of memories of what the business and the many characters who inhabit it are like. I found Bourdain's book to be very entertaining and reflects much of what I remember about the world ...
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Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
Pocket, 2008
Margaret Mitchell's epic novel of love and war won the Pulitzer Prize and went on to give rise to two authorized sequels and one of the most popular and celebrated movies of all time. Many novels have been written about the Civil War and its aftermath. None take us into the burning fields and cities of the American South as Gone With the Wind does, creating haunting scenes and thrilling ...
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The Hours533 reviews
Michael Cunningham
Picador, 2002
All in a Day
+ Beautifully Written and a Joy to Read
+ More than it's given credit for
+ an intriguing, multi-layered saga that Mrs Woolf would enjoy
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Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics)32 reviews
Charlotte Brontė
Penguin Classics, 2006
One of the Greatest Books in all of English Literature!!
+ True Romance
+ Great book!
Jane Eyre is one of my favorite books! It is not at all like other great novels -- it is great in it's own way. I was introduced to Jane Eyre by my best friend. I had read the adapted version first, and then my best friend gave me the unadapted Jane Eyre for a birthday present.
The book is about ...
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I Know This Much Is True: A Novel (P.S.)1447 reviews
Wally Lamb
Harper Perennial, 2008
It's hard to get into..
+ One of my favorites!!
+ Great Book
But it's worth it.
It took me over 2 years to read this book. I struggled with not just with the length of the book - but also with the narration. I admit I didn't admire Dominick - I even disliked his character, and couldn't even bring myself to read more than a few paragraphs at times. But ...
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The Magus221 reviews
John Fowles
Back Bay Books, 2001
Yes.
+ STAYS WITH YOU
+ he should have left it alone
+ Where's the rest of the story?
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Lucky: A Memoir257 reviews
Alice Sebold
Back Bay Books, 2002
Precise Memoir
+ brutal truth
+ Brutal, honest, powerful, brave and sad.....
+ Should be essential reading for college women
+ Brave, compelling read
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Confessions of a Shopaholic853 reviews
Sophie Kinsella
Dell, 2003
Great read :)
+ Hilarious
+ I LOVE THIS AUTHOR
+ Fabulous and Fun!
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