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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Frank Miller
DC Comics, 1997
Very high-quality graphic novel.
+ Great book!
+ This is the stuff!
+ Best Batman Stories Ever Told
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
J. K. Rowling
Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007
Loved it!
+ Great ending to a great series
+ Great book!
+ Welcom to the end of a great saga
+ Adding to the Collection
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2)
J.K. Rowling
Arthur A. Levine Books, 1999
The series is getting good!
+ The weakest of the series.
+ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on CD
+ A solid sequel
+ Good fantasy book for children
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)
J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2004
My second favorite of the series
+ Excellent audio-book!
+ Harry experiences the darkness in the world first hand
+ J.K. Rowling Rocks!!!
+ One of my favorites in the whole series.
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The Stranger
Albert Camus
Vintage, 1989
American translation brings out stylistic subtleties
+ Oh, the absurdity!
+ Perfect
+ read it for your own reaction.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)
J.K. Rowling
Scholastic Press, 1998
AMAZING
+ Redemption found in Harry Potter
+ Great novel
+ It's hard to believe it's been a decade since we first met Harry.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)
J.K. Rowling
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2006
Know your enemy
+ Breath Taking
+ the begining of lord voldmort is revealed.
+ Another winner
+ I loved this book.
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3)
J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré
Scholastic, 1999
Dive deeper into Harry's personal life
+ The series truly begins.
+ Better than the First Two
+ An amazing novel
+ Good plot advancement but some weak elements
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)
J.K. Rowling
Scholastic Press, 2000
A little darker...
+ GREAT BOOK
+ The Fourth Book of Potter
+ GREAT BOOKS -- great find
+ An amazing novel
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This Book Will Save Your Life
A. M. Homes
Viking Adult, 2006
And then . . .
+ Forrest Gump meet Crash
+ This Book Will Enrich Your Life!
Richard's life Vesuviouses. A bout of unbearable pain encompasses him, expanding his life from his unintentional cloistered existance. From knowing only his housekeeper, nutritionist, and personal trainer, he enters the lives of others -- who enter his life. There's the donut-maker, the woman ...
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The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3)
Philip Pullman
Yearling, 2003
good audio book
interesting story with a full cast of voices. Pullman takes a long time to finish up the narrative, but it's probably necessary. no bad music in this volume, but the poetry at the beginning of each chapter is hard to get when read quickly out loud. it adds nothing to this audio version. that ...
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The Children of Húrin
J.R.R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin, 2007
Excellent Story
+ Not Your Father's Hurin
+ Not An Easy Read But Well Worth The Effort
+ A new take on the old stories
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The Subtle Knife, Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition (His Dark Materials, Book 2)
Philip Pullman
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007
Classic children's fantasy gets better with Book 2
+ don't listen to others
+ Beautifully written!
+ A Great Sequel...
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The Golden Compass, Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition (His Dark Materials, Book 1)
Philip Pullman
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2006
Well Written Fiction to Expose the Truth
+ Brilliantly written
+ An Amazingly Crafted Fantasy for Children and Adults Alike
Philip Pullman has done an excellent job of using a compelling and exciting story to expose the dark truth about an organization that continues murdering and torturing people to this day. Anyone who thinks the hidious actions of the Catholic Church happened only in the middle ages needs to look a ...
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The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1)
Stephen King
Signet, 2003
readinisfun
+ Hail Gunslinger
+ You have to read the whole series
+ I want more
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