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No Country for Old Men (Vintage International)
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage, 2007
The Coin Has No Say
+ Great writing
+ Whipped Through That One
Cormac McCarthy has a unique and memorable writing style. What you read stays with you because it takes a little effort to internalize it. His storytelling is largely symbolic, as well. If you can read what's between the paragraphs, you'll get the rest of the story.
McCarthy has carved out a ...
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Cold Streak
Lewis E Aleman
Megalodon Entertainment LLC., 2007
Amazingly written book
+ Demands To Be Read
+ Wonderful
+ Great Book
+ Wonderful, spell binding, could not put it down!!!
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Water for Elephants: A Novel
Sara Gruen
Algonquin Books, 2007
Loved it
+ Even if this isn't your typical read, you will enjoy.
+ Good book
+ GREAT GUTSY WRITING
+ GREAT READ
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The Other
David Guterson
Knopf, 2008
Melancholy "madness"
+ Engaging at multiple levels, but not for everyone
+ Great Story and Detail
This is a really good book, by the author of the really good "Snow Falling on Cedars" and the not so good "Our Lady of the Forest" (well, at least I didn't enjoy that one). Middle-class Neil Countryman narrates the tale of his friendship with John William Barry, a young man to the manor born who ...
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel
David Wroblewski
Ecco, 2008
Best story ever!
+ Sawtelle
+ Loved it!
When I originally read this book it was a copy from the Library. I was so moved that I had to have a copy of my own. I have a greater appreciation for the observation powers of our canine companions after reading this heart breaking story. Be prepared for lots of tears but a wonderful story ...
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The Gathering: A Novel
Anne Enright
Grove Press, 2007
Graceful & Imaginative
+ All men are bookies ...
+ The image on the veil
I'm not surprised that this book won the Booker Prize. Enright has a superior command of the language. She creates fluid yet surprising prose, moving between real and imagined events, past and present with astounding grace and skill. This book is a surreal meditation on family--mother love, sister ...
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Nineteen Minutes
Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2008
Love it!
+ Absolutely stunning!
+ Jodi Picoult Book Lover
I've known Jodi Picoult since i read "The sister's keeper". So I've become a fan of her.
Be honest, I'm reading this book "Nineteen minutes", not finished but I couldn't put down this book. It makes me shocking when I'm reading, maybe it tells us it's a true story, would be happen in some ...
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The Kite Runner (Riverhead Essential Editions)
Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead Trade, 2005
Heart wrenching tale of friendship and growing up!
+ Beautifully Moving
+ Great Story of Redemption
+ A must read
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Loving Frank: A Novel
Nancy Horan
Ballantine Books, 2008
Loving Frank
+ A Fascinating Read
+ Interesting glimpse into FLW's private life
+ Loving Frank
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The Road (Oprah's Book Club)
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage Books, 2007
The End Is Near
+ Like no other book
+ Absolutely Moving
+ Savage and Beautiful
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Brother Odd (Odd Thomas Novels)
Dean Koontz
Bantam, 2007
Brother Odd
+ Another Odd Story
+ Another great book in the Odd Thomas series
+ A great continuation of Odd's Story
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Divisadero (Vintage International)
Michael Ondaatje
Vintage, 2008
DIVISADERO--PURE MAGIC
+ Beautifully written, but...
Some years ago, after Michael Ondaatje had written "The English Patient," I finagled an invitation to a private reading held by the Canadian Consulate for an exclusive group of business executives. Upon arrival, my husband and I were quickly unmasked as fakes, but, enduring the slings and arrows of ...
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The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein
Harper, 2008
Do not miss out on this story!
+ Like Discovering Gold...
+ Even non-dog owners and non-race car fans will love this book
+ Wonderful story
+ wonderfully creative, poignant story
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Lush Life: A Novel
Richard Price
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008
The Price is Right
+ TOUCHING THE LOST SOULS
+ Warning to crime novelists
+ Slice (After Slice, After Slice) Of Life
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Brother Odd (Odd Thomas Novels)
Dean Koontz
Bantam, 2007
Brother Odd
+ Another Odd Story
+ Another great book in the Odd Thomas series
+ A great continuation of Odd's Story
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