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Chasing Harry Winston: A Novel
Lauren Weisberger
Simon & Schuster, 2008
Fast shipment - Great Condition.
Book came in very quickly and was in great condition. Need more sellers like this - Would do business again.
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Watchmen
Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons
DC Comics, 1995
human life is so brief and mundane...
Alan Moore turned the comic medium on its head with this series. The characters are human and the story really makes you think about balance in the universe between right and wrong. There is alot of symbolism and iconic references to the end of times as our masked ...
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Loving Frank: A Novel
Nancy Horan
Ballantine Books, 2008
Love, Architecture and Tragedy Feed Into an Involving Pre-WWI Romance
Not only has the work of architect Frank Lloyd Wright been the subject of intense scrutiny but also his colorful personal life, in particular, the failure of his first two marriages and the deliberate acts of arson and murder at his Taliesin studio in 1914. First-time ...
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Frank Miller
DC Comics, 1997
Stupendously entertaining.
I've been a Batman fan for as long as I can remember. Had the toys, watched the movies a million times, the Adam West TV show, the Animated Series. I loved it all.
As a kid, I was big into comic books. I consider myself fortunate to have come of age in the late ...
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Batman: The Killing Joke
Alan Moore, Brian Bolland
DC Comics, 2008
One REALLY bad day.
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3CAS7DS48K807 "The Killing Joke" is widely considered to be the be-all-end-all of Joker stories, so what better way to pay homage to the greatest comic book villain of all time near the eve of his re-unveiling in The ...
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The Host: A Novel
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Love her style
Mrs. Meyer can really write in a way that feels comfortable to me. She doesn't go out of her way to use words that don't fit the characters or situations. This book was entertaining, and a pleasure to read. I think it only took me about 6 or 7 hours to read, and I ...
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Water for Elephants: A Novel
Sara Gruen
Algonquin Books, 2007
A Winner!
This novel was an adventure that never got bogged down or boring. It was simply the best novel I've ever read. A three ring circus that kept the reader enchanted from beginning to end with characters that were fascinating
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead, 2007
One Unbelievable Book!!
I read Kite Runner, which was so outstanding, I could barely put it down while reading. I enjoyed reading Hosseini's work so much, I immediately went out and bought A Thousand SPlendid Suns. From the first few sentences I was hooked! Both Kite Runner and A Thousand ...
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Swan Peak: A Dave Robicheaux Novel
James Lee Burke
Simon & Schuster, 2008
A complex plot with so many disparate time frames and characters makes for a cohesive and brilliantly written novel
James Lee Burke dwells in that rarified stratosphere with writers whose fans so anticipate the arrival of a new novel that they snap it up, sight unseen, the moment it hits the market. His writing is like a straight shot of single malt Scotch, or dark chocolate laced ...
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel
David Wroblewski
Ecco, 2008
Was the editor on vacation???
This book is in dire need of additional editing. It's way too long for what you get out of it and contains numerous story lines that lead to no where (most likely left over from previous drafts). Too many devices that forced too much of a leap of faith. Why couldn't ...
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Batman: Year One
Frank Miller
DC Comics, 2007
A classic that leaves you wanting more
Many "Classic" Batman stories don't live up to the hype and Frank Miller's work is not always 100%, but this tale definitely is.
I don't see it as a re-telling of the Batman origin as it is often touted to be, since the story mostly focuses on Jim Gordon and his ...
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The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel (Lincoln Rhyme)
Jeffery Deaver
Simon & Schuster, 2008
New Lincoln Rhyme novel
One of the best novels that I have listened to this year and perhaps the best Lincoln Rhyme mystery to date.
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Chasing Darkness: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole)
Robert Crais
Simon & Schuster, 2008
Crais, Elvis and Joe. The Tension Trio.
Once again Robert Crais ratchets up the tension. And fun. You gotta love a PI (Elvis Cole) who never loses his sense of humor even when he's about to lose a few teeth. I can't get enough of Joe Pike, either, the go-to man, the fixer, the when-all-else-fails sidekick. ...
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Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher Novels)
Lee Child
Delacorte Press, 2008
Good but not great
This book is good but not great as some of the past stories have been.
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Unaccustomed Earth
Jhumpa Lahiri
Knopf, 2008
Lahirism
I used to think the mid-point between optimism and pessimism was realism--before reading the ineffable work of Jhumpa Lahiri in this collection of short stories. There exists no term for what she achieves in these delicately sliced portions of intersecting lives. It is ...
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