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Lush Life: A Novel
Richard Price
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008
Price's Best ?
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I picked up Lush Life prepared to like it, because I don't know of a better writer today with an eye for detail and an ear for detail. Those two senses make for a powerful combination when it comes to writing, as long as you have the discipline. And, for all of its 400-plus pages, Price shows he is ...
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Nineteen Minutes
Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2008
Bookstore Purchase
+ Nineteen Minutes
+ Loved it!
A great page turner until page 154. DON'T BUY FROM AMAZON! Original & replacement book had many pages missing. Once the story gets back on track
there is a duplicate page from many chapters before. If you want to read
check out the pages at your local bookstore before purchase. You'll love ...
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Swine Not?: A Novel
Jimmy Buffett
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Swine So
This is not Buffett's normal type of novel, so don't buy it expecting mysteries in the tropics with aging pilots & sea captains. It's written from the perspective of a pig & one of her owners, and the switching between narrators can sometimes be confusing. It's a clean book, completely perfect ...
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The Witch of Portobello
Paulo Coelho
HarperCollins, 2007
quoting father Fontana
+ A Decent Read
+ Witch of Portebello
+ I still prefer The Alchemist
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Certain Girls
Jennifer Weiner
Simon & Schuster Audio, 2008
Condition as described...great book!
+ Certain I love it
+ A Satisfying Read... Unless You Are Expecting a Carbon Copy of Good In Bed...
The book was in the condition as described and shipped quickly. I would do business again with this seller.
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The Friday Night Knitting Club
Kate Jacobs
Berkley Trade, 2008
Well, I really liked this book . . .
I'm shocked at how many people didn't like this book and that some of them felt the characters were cliched. I will confess that it took me awhile to get into the story. But once I did, I really loved it. It's true that in terms of craft the book could have been better written -- it annoyed me ...
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Barefoot: A Novel
Elin Hilderbrand
Back Bay Books, 2008
Perfect summer read.
+ LOVED this book!
+ Barefoot ~ BANG!
Honestly, I didn't have too many expectations for this book. I bought it because I was supposed be at work for 12 hours on 4th of July. But once I started reading, it was hard for me to put down the book. This is my first review I'm writing, and I want anyone who is questioning whether to buy the ...
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Then We Came to the End: A Novel
Joshua Ferris
Back Bay Books, 2008
Didn't want this novel to end!
+ A slow starter with a great finish.
+ An interesting character study
For those of you looking for a quick recommendation, I can say that this is the best book that I've read this year. It was funny but sad, outlandish but true, and I fell head over heels in love with it.
Ferris's novel is set in the fairly mundane setting of an office workplace, but the story ...
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel
Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
Beautiful story!
+ GREAT FOR BOOK GROUP
+ Like A Mandarin Duck My Heart Soared
Not to be redundant with all the other positive reviews, but simply put, this was a beautiful story of two women -- raised together as "same sisters" and the tale of their trials, tribulations, joy and happy moments as they go through life in mid 1800s China. The historical information about the ...
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People of the Book: A Novel
Geraldine Brooks
Viking Adult, 2008
An excellent book
+ Fascinating!
This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. The author uses the real Sarajevo Haggadah as starting point for a fascinating fictional account of how it was so beautifully illustrated, how it came to be written, and how it was taken from place to place all over Europe over many ...
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel
David Wroblewski
Ecco, 2008
Best Book of the Year ! Or maybe two~
+ great summer read
+ An excellent read
I loved The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. It held me captive from the very first paragraph until the last sentence. This is a book filled with heart and soul, that touched mine. Characters you believe in, and cheer for. I laughed and cried, and I was sorry when the book ended.
Read it; I promise, ...
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Water for Elephants: A Novel
Sara Gruen
Algonquin Books, 2007
A Life Changing Book
+ Great!
+ The real show happens offstage...
+ Fantastic
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The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein
Harper, 2008
WONDERFUL
+ Touching and insightful
+ ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN
+ The Art of Racing in the Rain
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The Girl Who Stopped Swimming
Joshilyn Jackson
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
Couldn't put it down
+ Good mystery, better family dynamics
+ Southern Gothic with a touch of Fannie Flagg
+ So close to excellence . . .
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The Last Summer (of You and Me)
Ann Brashares
Riverhead Trade, 2008
Not worthy of an adult label or money...
I can honestly say that this book almost ruined my vacation. I bought it before I left for a 10 day trip to Florida. I wanted something light and fluffy for the beach and a blurb by Cosmo said "An unputdownable beach book...". Blah, it was genuinely awful! And then I spent an entire hour ...
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