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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel
Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
Snow flower was pure honest relationship writing
+ A beautiful tale of love and friendship
+ good purchase
+ So beautifully written, it brought tears to my eyes
+ A Touching and Beautiful Story
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J. K. Rowling
Scholastic, 1998
The book that started it all
I have to admit I came late to the HP party. I saw the first movie before I read the first book. Then I noticed all the news about the series and I had to read the books. I bought the first two books at the same time and the third one not long after. Needless to say I was hooked and so was my ...
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Memoirs of a Geisha
Arthur Golden
Vintage, 2005
Awesome writing style..my absolutely favorite book
+ beautiful
+ Very Well written.
+ Artful and Captivating
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Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
Scribner, 2007
This is More Than Five (5) Stars [24][26][36]
+ gone ....
+ Best American Epic Ever Written
+ Awesome
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And Only to Deceive
Tasha Alexander
Harper Paperbacks, 2006
Whoever rated this book below a 4 star is insane!
+ Enjoyable
+ Enjoyable but slow going
+ Deception and Intrigue
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Escape
Carolyn Jessop, Laura Palmer
Broadway, 2007
Haunting
+ Couldn't put it down
+ Very interesting.
+ An Important Book
+ Painful to read but worth it.
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The Christmas Box
Richard Paul Evans
Simon & Schuster, 1995
A BEAUTIFUL STORY FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON
+ A Christmas tradition
+ Get ready to cry
+ A Christmas Gift
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Silent in the Grave
Deanna Raybourn
Mira, 2007
Now THIS is a good read
+ Engaging
+ A Good Read
+ A Good Read
+ Wonderful Start to the Series!
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Angela's Ashes: A Memoir
Frank McCourt
Scribner, 1999
A TRIUMPH OF THE SPIRIT. DEEP, SAD, WELL DONE.
+ There but for the grace of God
+ 'Tis magnificent!
+ Engaging read, surprisingly uplifting
+ Angela's Ashes
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Peony in Love: A Novel
Lisa See
Random House, 2007
Wonderfully Descriptive
I read Snow Flower and the Secret Fan prior to reading this book. They are written very much alike. Lisa See writes this book so that you can be there, feel it, and touch it. It is hard to put down.
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Water for Elephants: A Novel
Sara Gruen
Algonquin Books, 2007
Surprising Read
+ Excellent
+ Heartfelt and Moving
+ Amazing read for anyone!
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Chosen by a Horse
Susan Richards
Harvest Books, 2007
Heart-warming
+ Loved it!!!
A fast & easy read. A touching and heart-warming story. It is pleasing to to know that when others don't care about the welfare of animals that there are others who do. This is such a story. As an owner of several adopted animals, they have given me so much more than what I give them.
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The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel
Diane Setterfield
Washington Square Press, 2007
A wonderful read
+ Beautiful
+ A Well-Crafted Homage to a Genre
+ Gothic Excercise
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The Last Lecture
Randy Pausch
Hyperion New York, 2008
Beautiful. Compelling.
+ Humanity of Randy Pausch
+ New insights and anecdotes
Poignant. Spellbinding. Worth crying over. Ended dreams, living on. Loss to relate to.
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Night (Oprah's Book Club)
Elie Wiesel
Hill and Wang, 2006
Great book
+ I RECOMMEND IT.
+ Very moving, impactful, horrific......
If you haven't read this book then you must read it. I have nothing else to say about it than that. The feelings and emotions this book stirred within me are too great to put into words. At the end of the book there is a speech given by Elie Wiesel and there were two phrases that jumped out at me ...
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