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Ghostwalk
Rebecca Stott
Spiegel & Grau, 2008
Breaks new ground
+ Ghostwalk
+ Similar in feeling to The Thirteenth Tale
This book breaks new ground in the development of novels. It has elements of historical research, a thriller, a love story, a whodunit, a science fiction, and a ghost story, but it is not typical of any established genre. Its wide-ranging content, drawn from many different fields of intellectual ...
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The Memory of Water
Karen White
NAL Trade, 2008
One of the best I have read this year...
+ Good Book, Good Summer Read!
+ wonderful book
+ The Memory of Water
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
The Dial Press, 2008
One Tiny Thing
+ LOVELY AND SWEET BOOK
+ Loved it!
+ An absolute must read!
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Change of Heart: A Novel
Jodi Picoult
Atria, 2008
excellent book
+ One of the Best Picoults Yet
+ Mesmerizing. One of a kind.
This is one of the best books I have read. It reminds me of The Green Mile. She tells this story from different viewpoints. She includes ideas from a rabbi, a priest and the gnostic scriptures. Her characters are well developed and believable. I loved this book and did not want it to end.
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The Other
David Guterson
Knopf, 2008
Melancholy "madness"
+ Compelling tale
+ "I don't want to participate in any of it."
+ Engaging at multiple levels, but not for everyone
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The Gathering (Man Booker Prize)
Anne Enright
Grove Press, Black Cat, 2007
Graceful & Imaginative
+ All men are bookies ...
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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The Friday Night Knitting Club
Kate Jacobs
Berkley Trade, 2008
Kate Jacobs Knows the Heart
+ The Friday Night Knitting Club
On the face of it, this is a story about a group of woman who, after meeting every Friday to study the tools of their knitting craft, form a solid sisterhood. This bond is the catalyst that enables the protagonist to deal with conflicts in her life. Happy ending.
Beneath this simple premise, ...
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The Story of a Marriage: A Novel
Andrew Sean Greer
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008
A multi-layered shimmer that bedazzles
+ Intimate and surprising
Andrew Sean Greer is a riot of talent. He carves his words with such precision that one can have no choice but to be surrender to his writing. His works, including Story of a Marriage, always deal with the subtle underplay of the human mind, and ultimately reveal the fragility of our existence.
I ...
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel
David Wroblewski
Ecco, 2008
Talented author.
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is a gripping, mesmorizing story of a young, mute boy who steals your heart. Edgar and his parents breed dogs and train them. Life seems good, but Edgar finds his dad on the floor one day, and the rest of the events spiral out of control. His dad's brother, Claude, seems ...
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On Chesil Beach
Ian Mcewan
Anchor, 2008
The Tragedy of Assumptions, Especially in Love
+ heartbreaking
+ HOPELESS, BUT INTERESTING
+ An Intimate and Revealing Novel That is Funny, Sweet, Tender, and Sad...
+ On Chesil Beach
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World Without End
Ken Follett
Dutton Adult, 2007
Fabulous Epic!
+ A credit to historical fiction
+ World Without End
I believe this book may be better than Pillars of the Earth. It is similar, but has a different main story line. The characters and plot are rich and overlap. I was always surprised with the story events. It is a long book, but worth the read!!
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The Girl with No Shadow (published in the UK as The Lollipop Shoes)
Joanne Harris
William Morrow, 2008
Relevant Magic
+ More Witchy than Chocolat
+ Dark Chocolate for second helpings
This sequel to Chocolat is wonderful. I can't say enough about Joanne Harris and her consistent look (throughout all her novels) at how people navigate difficult life situations. While, broadly, this book is about good vs. evil, the author does not so easily categorize any one character as, ...
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Garden Spells (Bantam Discovery)
Sarah Addison Allen
Bantam Discovery, 2008
I think I was hit by an apple!
+ Garden Spells
+ Fun!
+ Wonderful read, but unrealistic kid!
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel
Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
Snowflower and the Secret Fan
+ SNOWFLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN
+ Phenomenal Women Book Club (Houston, TX)
+ chinese culture insight
+ asian women's relationship
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Love the One You're With
Emily Giffin
St. Martin's Press, 2008
Nothing Tougher than the "Sexy Ex"
+ Beyond Chick Lit
+ pretty good.
+ read it in a week!
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