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Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
Mark Dunn
Anchor, 2002
Original
+ An original idea with clever dialogue and above average execution
+ Witty fun wordplay mixed with important themes
+ Ella Minnow Pea!!!
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Rebecca
Daphne du Maurier
Harper Paperbacks, 1997
"Have you ever thought about the future?"
+ Loved it, Loved it, Loved it
+ Deeply Intriguing
+ Audiobook 'Rebecca' Daphne du Maurier
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Girl with a Pearl Earring, Deluxe Edition
Tracy Chevalier
Plume, 2005
Enchanting
+ Cute Heartbreaking Story of Hard Life for Young Woman
+ Loved this book.
+ good book, but the film is better
+ Girl With a Pearl Earring
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The Virgin Suicides
Jeffrey Eugenides
Grand Central Publishing, 1994
Unusual narrators, exaggerated concept, and intelligent storytelling make this readable & thought-provoking. Highly recommended
+ Time in a Bottle
+ this is a true story
+ Brilliant start, lags a little in the middle
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Middlesex: A Novel
Jeffrey Eugenides
Picador, 2002
An astonishing novel.
+ AMAZING.
+ very interesting story
This is not a novel of perversion, but one of explanation, family devotion, ethnic description, historical perspective, and truly BREATHTAKING writing.
It will be difficult to find a book to read after finishing this astonishing novel.
My other favorite book about sex, love and self help is:I ...
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Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
Dell Publishing, 1998
As relevant today as it was in the past
+ Great Read
+ Wild satire about nuclear arms and the end of the world
The 60's paranoia doesn't get more sharp, more funny and more smart than Kurt Vonnegut's "Cat's Cradle". But, unfortunately, this portray is still somehow up to date than ever. Published early in that decade, this novel concerns on the fear of a chemical war and the end of the world. One of the ...
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The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger
Harvest Books, 2004
Floored
+ Very romantic
+ the ultimate woman's fantasy
+ Haunting yet relatable and warming
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Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Signet Classics)
Robert Louis Stevenson
Signet Classics, 2003
Absolutely Captivating
+ Yet Always-Striking Reflections on the Alchemy of the Spirit
+ Free SF Reader
+ A Horror Classic
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Case Histories: A Novel
Kate Atkinson
Back Bay Books, 2005
Hard to put down
+ More of Jackson, please...
I loved this book. If you like mysteries and insightful reading you will love this.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
Harper Lee
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
Simply Essential Reading Vividly Encapsulates Depression-Era Racial Hatred in the Deep South
+ A sublime Masterpiece of 20 th Century American Literature
+ In Jim Crow Times
+ Truly a Masterpiece
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Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck Centennial Edition)
John Steinbeck
Penguin, 2002
easy, short, to the point
+ Great book! One of my favorites.
+ Reliable Steinbeck
steinbeck is awesome for pulling this through.....he was able to pack so much information in this short book.....that is some REAL talent right there!
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick
Del Rey, 1996
Competing Future Religions, Animal Life Extinction, Android Pets & More
+ Valuing Fake Animals Above Fake Humans
+ Enjoyable if abstract vision of the future
+ Quality Read
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The Annotated Lolita: Revised and Updated
Vladimir Nabokov, Alfred Appel Jr.
Vintage, 1991
Adds a new dimension to a novel I admired already
+ The essence of perfect writing
+ Approaching Perfection; Incredible Annotations
+ What is pornography?
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The Stolen Child
Keith Donohue
Anchor, 2007
Innovative and deeply felt
+ Delightful, Enagaging
+ Unbelievably gripping
+ A very fun book beautifully interwoven with bits and pieces of changeling folklore
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American Gods: A Novel
Neil Gaiman
Harper Perennial, 2003
One of the best books i have picked up !
+ American Gods
+ Gods of Old vs. Gods of New
I picked up this book after eying it twice. It was a large book so it was prefect for work( btw i sit at work for 11 hours straight, so i read....alot)
I am so glad I picked up this book. It's not the style of books I normal go for, but i couldn't put this book down. This is a great book, I ...
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