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Mrs. Kimble (P.S.)
Jennifer Haigh
Harper Perennial, 2006
You will not be able to put it down
+ Real life - people make bad choices...
+ Impressive first effort
+ avid book reader
+ Mrs Kimble
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The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
Doubleday, 2003
Fantastic Read. Read this one and ended up read all of his books.
+ As a work of thriller fiction, it is very enjoyable
+ Calm down people!
Ignore the religious truth or whatever. This is a fantastic thriller with great writing. Angels and Demons is slightly better in my opinion, but this book is on the top of my list as must reads. Absolutely fantastic writing.
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Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1998
Open the book and open your eyes (please comment)
+ Prompt and accurate
+ This book is more enjoyable with some soma!
+ Frighteningly Prophetic
+ Dystopia, i long for thee
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Girl with a Pearl Earring
Tracy Chevalier
Plume, 2001
suprisingly good
+ Beautiful
+ Loved it
+ One of the best books I've ever read
+ mysterious story, great taste
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Before Women Had Wings
Connie May Fowler
Ivy Books, 1999
A Great Book That Teaches
+ biographical in style, but fiction
+ The Power of Resilience
+ Wishing she could fly away from her family...
+ Starts slowly, I think
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Tropic of Cancer
Henry Miller
Grove Press, 1994
Know the background before you read this classic
+ Tropic of Cancer review
+ Original For Its Time--crude and rude
+ Fountain of youth
+ Puerile, vulgar, and tawdry.
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The Black Dahlia
James Ellroy
Grand Central Publishing, 1998
Delightful
+ Hardcore Noir
+ Very good stuff.
Having seen the film first, my expectations of this piece were somewhat established. I felt as if I knew what to expect.
Much to my surprise, My attention was demanded each scene, and I found it impossible to tear myself away from the beautiful recollections of the author.
Taken from a personal ...
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River, Cross My Heart: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club)
Breena Clarke
Back Bay Books, 1999
Best book I've read in a very long time
+ And A Child Shall Lead
Review by Raina N. Thomas
"Little Clara Bynum has fallen into the river." Within the hour the
African American community of Georgetown had heard the tragic news and
ran down to the murky banks of the Potomac River. The men searched
while the women gave refuge to the fallen ...
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Girl in Hyacinth Blue
Susan Vreeland
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000
I loved this book
+ A Gentle, Lovely Tale
+ Sweet and Poignant
This was the latest selection of the book club I belong to. I have to say it's my favorite book so far (we've been together for 4 years). It has depth, sincerity and is beautifully written.
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Velocity
Dean Koontz
Bantam, 2006
Once you start, you can't stop.
+ Don't let your guard down, the sleep of eternity waits
+ Loved it
+ A fast paced, exciting and all around fun read
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More Than You Know: A Novel
Beth Gutcheon
Harper Perennial, 2001
a+
+ Haunting and memorable!
+ Ooooh That Was Good
+ GHOSTS & TRUE LOVE - WHO COULD ASK FOR MORE?!!!!
+ "More than you know" could have told us more
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The Murder Book (Alex Delaware)
Jonathan Kellerman
Ballantine Books, 2003
This one deserves 6 or 7 stars!
+ The Murder Book by Jonathan Kellerman
+ Shadows from the past and for the future
Man, but this one is a gut-wrencher! Total angst-fest! On the one hand, we have Alex trying to lose himself in this case in order to escape from his own misery now that Robin has left him (again) and on the other hand, we have Milo wallowing in his own fear and self-loathing when those close to him ...
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What Was She Thinking?: Notes on a Scandal: A Novel
Zoe Heller
Picador, 2003
An old maid sweetens her tea with scandal
+ A
+ Brilliantly Written
+ The Best, So Far...
+ Not as good as these four stars would suggest
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
Mitch Albom
Broadway, 2002
Life lessons to learn
+ well....
+ A Must Read!
+ Tuesdays with Morrie, Daily Life Lessons
+ Living in times of financial and political changes
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Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
James Patterson
Vision, 2003
Suzanne's Diary For Nicholas
+ The Lesson of the Five Balls
+ Brought me back to Love Stories
Katie Wilkinson is left by her boyfriend, Matt. Katie cannot figure out why he left. She thought they were happy together. However, Matt gives Katie a diary that was written by his first wife, belonging to his son, Nicholas.
As Katie turns the pages of this diary, she soon becomes involved ...
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