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Grace: A Novel
Richard Paul Evans
Simon & Schuster, 2008
A wonderful story that will touch your heart
I actually finished this a couple of weeks ago and am sadly now just catching up on reviews. I have to start out by saying that as much as I was anticipating this release by Richard Paul Evans, I was not in the least bit disappointed. This is an author who has such a ...
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Marvel Chronicle
Tom DeFalco, Peter Sanderson, ...
DK ADULT, 2008
Marvel thru the years
Marvel Chronicle is a great synopsis of Marvel Comics through its history. A must-have for Marvel die-hards!
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Let the Right One In: A Novel
John Ajvide Lindqvist
St. Martin's Griffin, 2008
A gift for my girl
I got this for my girlfriend who loves Horror movies and is awaiting anxiously for the movie to come to town. She hadn't read the book yet and was thrilled to get it. She's read it and thinks the book is fantastic!
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Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
Joss Whedon
Dark Horse, 2008
Ahh, Serenity!
It is good to see the crew in action again. The story takes place before the movie so there are some insights as to how the crew got where they were before the movie.
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
Vintage, 2004
Curious Execution Within A Wonderful Story
With a unique style and fresh voice Mark Haddon has created a wonderfully memorable first novel. "The Curious Incident of The Dog In the Night-time" is told through the eyes of Christopher, a 15-year old autistic boy, and chronicles his search for the killer of his ...
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The White Tiger: A Novel (Man Booker Prize)
Aravind Adiga
Free Press, 2008
loved it!
Loved loved loved this book. To deal with the obvious comparisons, I was a bit lukewarm but contemplative about The Life of Pi.
The book's conceit is wonderful. Up front, you know that the narrator Balram has done something bad to get to his current position of ...
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel
Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
Great Book!!!
I know the title is a little crazy but this is a great story and I thoroughly enjoyed the book. If you liked Memoirs of a Geisha then you have to read this book!
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Suite Francaise
Irene Nemirovsky
Vintage, 2007
Unfinished masterpiece
Suite Francaise sat on my permanent "mountain" of waiting-to-be-read books for about a year, unopened. Had I only known...
The Holocaust claimed the lives of innumerable people. Irene Nemirovsky was among them. She died at Auschwitz a year after writing the first ...
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The DC Comics Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition
Michael Teitelbaum, Scott Beatty, ...
DK ADULT, 2008
Super Hero Junkie
My 8 yr old son is a Super Hero Junkie. He has been obsessed with super heroes since he was about 2 yrs old. This Dictionary is AMAZING!! It has superheroes that even my son has not heard of, and they are all listed in alphabetical order. It is a great resource for ...
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Fight Club: A Novel
Chuck Palahniuk
W. W. Norton, 2005
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The First rule of FIGHT CLUB IS You do not talk about FIGHT CLUB.
The Second rule of FIGHT CLUB IS You do not talk about FIGHT CLUB.
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Chasing Harry Winston: A Novel
Lauren Weisberger
Simon & Schuster, 2008
Fun book to read
A fun book to read, although you can't relate to every character in everyway, but there's something in each of them you find in yourself or maybe your current situation. But overall, an entertaining book to read on a Monday night after work, curled up in your favorite ...
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The Complete Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
Pantheon, 2007
A wonderful book...
It's not only a great story, but it also is complimented by the visuals. This book is extra special to me because i can relate to a lot of what she went through during her years in europe. When she says she feels like a foreigner out of her country and in her country. ...
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The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle
Jim Butcher, Ardian Syaf
Del Rey/Dabel Brothers, 2008
great dresden grafic novel
A Great start to the dresden series. cant wait for the rest of the graphic novels.
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Alliance (Star Wars: Legacy, Vol. 4)
John Ostrander, Omar Francia, ...
Dark Horse, 2008
The future of Star Wars continues here! The Sith again control the galaxy, but the remains of the Galactic Alliance fight on to restore justice . . . Admiral Gar Stazi leads the Galactic Alliance in a risky mission against the Sith. If he succeeds, his army's resources will be greatly replenished-but at what price of punishment from the Sith ...
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Identical
Ellen Hopkins
Margaret K. McElderry, 2008
A book that will intrigue from the first page to the last.
Identical by Ellen Hopkins is a haunting story that revolves around two identical twin sisters - Kayleigh and Raeanne. Upon turning to the first page, i was immedietely disapointed in the free verse style in which the book is written. However, do not be fooled, for i ...
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