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Bad Monkeys
Matt Ruff
HarperCollins, 2007
Solid Read
+ Great Read, Disappointing Finish
+ Compelling, fun and twisty
+ Great All the Way to the Ending--Literally
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The Housekeeper and the Professor: A Novel
Yoko Ogawa
Picador, 2009
He is a brilliant math professor, with a peculiarn problem--since a traumatic head injury, he has lived with only eighty minutes of short-term memory. She is an astute young housekeeper with a ten-year-old son who is hired to care for him. And between them a strange, beautiful relationship blossoms. Though the professor can hold new memories for only eighty mintues, his mind is still alive with ...
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Shades of Grey: A Novel
Jasper Fforde
Viking Adult, 2009
From the bestselling author of Thursday Next—a brilliant new novel about a world where social order and destiny are dictated by the colors you can see Part social satire, part romance, part revolutionary thriller, Shades of Grey tells of a battle against overwhelming odds. In a society where the ability to see the higher end of the color spectrum denotes a better social standing, Eddie ...
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The Girl with No Shadow (published in the UK as The Lollipop Shoes)
Joanne Harris
William Morrow, 2008
Fantastic!
+ Relevant Magic
+ Dark Chocolate for second helpings
I love way Joanne Harris paints her books - you can smell, taste, hear, see what the characters do. It's so atmospheric, "try me, taste me". The 3 different points of view that this book shares with it's readers gives such a full description of what's going on - and how the characters feel about ...
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All About Lulu
Jonathan Evison
Soft Skull Press, 2008
A lot of fun
+ Jonathan Evison...the best thing since sliced bread.
+ it's a good one!
+ This is true love ...
+ A debut novel that made me laugh
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Curse of the Spellmans: A Novel
Lisa Lutz
Simon & Schuster, 2008
A unique mystery!
+ Too many "footnotes"
+ A MUST READ
+ Love, love, love it!
+ Great fun and decidedly different storyline
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The Girl Who Stopped Swimming
Joshilyn Jackson
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
A moving, absorbing thriller hard to put down
+ Highly entertaining page turner
+ Great reading! Jackson is an excellent writer!
+ Review
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All Encompassing Trip
Nicole Del Sesto
Afterbirth Books, 2007
an entertaining trip
+ A trip worth taking twice
+ A fun and funky read from cover to cover.
+ Tremedously entertaining
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Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest To Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass LookBig, Or Why Pie is Not ...
Jen Lancaster
NAL Trade, 2008
Laugh out loud funny!
+ Very funny
+ For Everyone Who's Ever Been on a Diet....
Jen Lancaster's latest book is laugh out loud funny. I picked it up on a whim, and laughed (truly) our loud just reading the teaser at the back.
Lancaster starts by describing the horrific foods she endured through her childhood ('healthy and flavorless' she says) until she ate away from home ...
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Kushiel's Justice (Kushiel's Legacy)
Jacqueline Carey
Grand Central Publishing, 2007
Prepare to take some days off of work
+ Kushiel's Justice satisfies
+ A solid world-building entry in the Kushiel series
+ Again beautifully written but slow-paced storyline
+ Excellent series.
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Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey
Chuck Palahniuk
Doubleday, 2007
An Amazing Book!
+ Great
+ Thanks
+ Go Chuck Go!
+ Like I told you, I didn't really meet Rant Casey until after he was dead
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The Ghost in Love: A Novel
Jonathan Carroll
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008
Magical and moving
+ The title alone compels
+ Interesting look at life...
+ Not quite right but interesting
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Antony and Cleopatra: A Novel
Colleen McCullough
Simon & Schuster, 2007
A New Interpretation
+ How do I love this book, let me count the ways
+ McCullough's Saga Continues
+ Antony and Cleopatra
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Lamb Special Gift Ed: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Christopher Moore
William Morrow, 2007
Perfect
+ The Best Book I've Read in a LONG Time!!
+ Bloody Brillant
+ Hysterical, a must read for all recovering Catholics and Anglicans
+ ABSOTIVELY LOVED IT!!!
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Abarat Book 3: Books of Abarat #3 Absolute Midnight
Clive Barker
HarperCollins
Abarat : another word for amazing
+ creative
+ Leaves you hanging in a good way
+ Great imaginative book; will leave you wondering about the next book
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