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A Young Girl's Crimes (uncensored and uncut)
David Rehak
CreateSpace, 2008
an unusual book
+ The rebel emo girl of the 1950's
+ WHAT IS NORMAL? Here's the story of pervy baddie Flora Darby becoming churchy goodie
+ good book! two thumbs up!!
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I Was Told There'd Be Cake
Sloane Crosley
Riverhead Trade, 2008
laugh-out-loud humor that hits close to the heart
+ Funny slice of life book of essays
+ Generally amusing
"I Was Told There'd Be Cake" is a collection of essays by Sloane Crosley. She touches on every subject from childhood obsessions with Oregon Trail to the horrendous experience of moving in Manhattan and just about everything (including the kitchen sink).
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The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, Book 6)
Eoin Colfer
Hyperion Books for Children, 2008
The Time Paradox
+ The Greatest present
+ The Genius Artemis Fowl
+ got it for a Christmas present
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Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 14)
Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press, 2008
I loved the book!
+ Been waiting for this one for a long time...
I know a lot of people gave Fearless Fourteen a bad review, but I thought it was just great! Another fun installment in the life of Stephanie Plum and her crazy friends. I love all of the Plum series and am currently in the process of reading the series again. I can't wait until June for ...
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Dear American Airlines: A Novel
Jonathan Miles
Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008
Fantastic
+ charmingly hilarious and sad
+ Funny and original self examination from a talented writer
+ One part was better than another ...
+ Entertaining Read
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Death and Honor (Honor Bound)
W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV
Putnam Adult, 2008
Another great tale!
+ Death and Honor
+ Back on track
W.E.B. Griffin continues his great traditional of military storytelling. This is another fine example of his ability to weave a compelling story around a little know aspect of WWII. His characters and writing style always leaves me waiting for the next novel.
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Sail
James Patterson, Howard Roughan
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Good mystery book
+ Great classic James Patterson
+ Pleased customer
+ James Patterson Book
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Not Another Bad Date (Avon Romance)
Rachel Gibson
Avon, 2008
best of the four
+ Just perfect
+ A Born Entertainer....
I really liked this one. I think it was the best of the four author stories that Gibson has written. It is like everything conspires against her but she remains somewhat sane. I mean how sane would you feel if you thought you were cursed?
I really liked how the past abd present flowed so I did ...
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The Garden of Last Days: A Novel
Andre Dubus III
W. W. Norton, 2008
Worthy follow-up, didn't let me down
+ The Garden of Last Days: Why Myth?
+ couldn't put it down but got bored with the Muslim characters
I loved House of Sand & Fog and was so excited when I learned that this author was coming out with a new novel. I think this was a worthy follow-up, I was not disappointed. All 500+ pages I was on the edge of my seat.
The novel actually only takes place over only a couple of days, but even at ...
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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4)
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008
Love this book!
+ Glad I didn't listen to the reviews
+ Breaking Dawn Or New Dawn
I have read all the Twilight books and this one is crazy! So much stuff is going on in this book, I loved it and will probably be reading it again soon.
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Kushiel's Mercy (Kushiel's Legacy)
Jacqueline Carey
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
Masterpiece filled with intrigue, passion, politics, age-old magics, loyalties, and love
+ Sex, politics, and insanely convoluted plots? It must be a Kushiel novel.
+ Hopefully the end of Imriel's tough journey
+ Would give this a seven star rating if possible...
+ Amazing
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I Was Told There'd Be Cake
Sloane Crosley
Riverhead Trade, 2008
laugh-out-loud humor that hits close to the heart
+ Funny slice of life book of essays
+ Generally amusing
"I Was Told There'd Be Cake" is a collection of essays by Sloane Crosley. She touches on every subject from childhood obsessions with Oregon Trail to the horrendous experience of moving in Manhattan and just about everything (including the kitchen sink).
She can take the simplest of ...
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Kushiel's Mercy (Kushiel's Legacy)
Jacqueline Carey
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
Masterpiece filled with intrigue, passion, politics, age-old magics, loyalties, and love
+ Sex, politics, and insanely convoluted plots? It must be a Kushiel novel.
+ Hopefully the end of Imriel's tough journey
+ Would give this a seven star rating if possible...
+ Amazing
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Dear American Airlines: A Novel
Jonathan Miles
Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008
Fantastic
+ charmingly hilarious and sad
+ Funny and original self examination from a talented writer
+ One part was better than another ...
+ Entertaining Read
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Death and Honor (Honor Bound)
W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV
Putnam Adult, 2008
Another great tale!
+ Death and Honor
+ Back on track
W.E.B. Griffin continues his great traditional of military storytelling. This is another fine example of his ability to weave a compelling story around a little know aspect of WWII. His characters and writing style always leaves me waiting for the next novel.
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