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Peace Like a River
Leif Enger
Atlantic Monthly Press, 2002
A gem on every page
+ PEACE LIKE A RIVER
+ Deserves more than 5 stars!
+ A great read - "Peace Like A River"
+ different voices of characters
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Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel
David Guterson
Vintage, 1995
A Beautiful Story
+ "Let Fate, Coincidence and Accident Conspire; Human Beings Must Act on Reason..."
+ A Masterpiece
What amazed me about this book was the way the story was told. It's kind of a courtroom drama, kind of a romance, and very much a commentary on the state of a torn and divided nation after World War II. On the North end of Puget Sound there was a murder and the accused, Kabuo Miyamoto is a friend ...
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A Million Little Pieces
James Frey
Anchor, 2005
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Gilead: A Novel
Marilynne Robinson, 2004
Grace
+ Another book you can't put down to you finish it.
+ A Beautiful Novel, Well Worth Your Time
This book is full of grace. An old minister, who knows he is dying, writes letters to his young son, telling him who he is, what he observes and believes. The epistlatory format and slow moving narrative might put off some readers who crave overt conflict and action in a novel. For me, reading ...
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My Name Is Asher Lev
Chaim Potok
Anchor, 2003
A beautiful story
+ My Name is Asher Lev
+ An Artist and an Hasidic Jew
+ Layered and Beautiful
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Kim Edwards
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
A real page turner
+ Not a book for action/adventure lovers
+ The Memory Keeper's Daughter
I am so stunned by all of the negative reviews on this book! I think I tend to be very critical of books, and have a very short list of favorites. I absolutely loved this book. I thought the characters were very well-developed, and the author's writing positively flowed. The relationships ...
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
Picador, 2001
The Most Super of All Powers
+ Comic history in the making
+ Masterful
A beautiful book about Sammy and Joe, two cousins who end up writing and drawing comic books together, the Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay is a staggering tale of dedication, commitment, human frailty, perseverance, loyalty, and the many faces of the most powerful of all super powers, love. ...
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White Teeth
Zadie Smith
Penguin Books Ltd, 2001
A difficult read, but at times engaging
I almost dropped this book half way through, but forced myself to go on and found that the second half was much better. It is at times engaging and witty, but at other times difficult to follow and even depressing in the description of some of the shabby lives of these people. I did not like the ...
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Wicked Musical Tie-in Edition : The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Gregory Maguire
Harper Paperbacks, 2004
My new favorite
+ Are People born wicked, or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?
I love, love, LOVED this book. It was so much more dark and twisty than I had expected, as I'm familiar with the musical version (nothing alike) and I was so pleasantly surprised. I had anticipated this book to be somewhat juvenile, but it really surpassed my expectations -- it was incredibly ...
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The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel
Diane Setterfield
Washington Square Press, 2007
Brilliant
+ Great read, involves and entertains, great for a book club
+ Great Gothic Tale!
+ An Excellent Read
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Bel Canto
Ann Patchett
Harper Perennial, 2002
Stunning and Emotional
+ Almost spectacular
+ Patchett Delivers Again
+ simply wonderful
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The God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy, 1998
Great used book
+ The Glimmer of An Immense Sea
+ Breathtaking First Novel
Was able to find a used copy claimed to be in like new condition. It was just as advertised. Enjoyed the book immensely
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The Known World
Edward P. Jones
Amistad, 2006
Gorgeous
+ Riveting! You'll never forget it.
+ Gripping
+ Difficult to read but well worth it
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White Teeth
Zadie Smith
Penguin Books Ltd, 2001
A difficult read, but at times engaging
I almost dropped this book half way through, but forced myself to go on and found that the second half was much better. It is at times engaging and witty, but at other times difficult to follow and even depressing in the description of some of the shabby lives of these people. I did not like the ...
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Bel Canto
Ann Patchett
Harper Perennial, 2002
Stunning and Emotional
+ Almost spectacular
+ Patchett Delivers Again
+ simply wonderful
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