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My Antonia (Enriched Classics (Pocket))
Willa Cather
Pocket, 2004
Leaves You Wondering!
+ a timeless classic
+ An American Classic
I started "My Antonia" just to find out what this literary classic was about. I soon found myself captivated by a development of characters and their relationships.
The story is seen through the eyes of Jim Burton, who begins the story as a ten year old orphan traveling from his family home in ...
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Interpreter of Maladies (Edition 001)
Jhumpa Lahiri
Mariner Books, 1999
One of the best books I've ever read
+ Strange Maladies for Sure
+ It Gets Better As You Read It
+ Excellent collection of stories
+ Lovely stories
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Believers: A Novella and Stories
Charles Baxter
Vintage Books, 1998
Surprising! Fresh and Real
+ I'm a Believer
+ 5 Stars for the Novella, 4 for the Rest
Charles Baxter's characters lure you into their real worlds with memories, familiar problems, and sudden laughter. Be prepared to think about it, because you will not forget the people you meet in Baxter's stories.Wonderful!
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Franny and Zooey
J.D. Salinger
Back Bay Books, 2001
Fun Fanaticism
+ Entertaining and intelligent
It was always a little embarrassing to admit that I hadn't read Franny and Zooey. In the literary world, I guess it's kind of the equivalent of a beauty queen admitting she wears dentures. Somewhere in between that admission and the other one (that I found `Catcher in the Rye' tolerably okay but ...
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The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold
Little, Brown and Company, 2006
Quit whining
+ Lovely Bones = Lovely Book
+ Try and understand
+ Surprising
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Flannery O'Connor : Collected Works : Wise Blood / A Good Man Is Hard to Find / The Violent Bear It Away / ...
Flannery O'Connor
Library of America, 1988
Just Read It All
+ Classic
+ Great literature in great binding
+ Amazing Grace
+ a lovely book
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Cathedral
Raymond Carver
Vintage, 1989
A Small, Good Thing
+ A Classic Collection
+ A hope-filled turn for a great American writer
If What We Talk About When We Talk About Love was a collection full of characters in the middle of losing it all, then Cathedral is a collection full of characters trying to get it all back, trying to salvage relationships of all types: marital ("Chef's House"), paternal ("The Compartment"), and ...
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Kindred (Bluestreak Black Women Writers)
Octavia E. Butler
Beacon Press, 2004
An Excellent Introduction to this Writer
+ Not Science Fiction
Unfortunately, this inspired writer recently died. I encourage ALL to review her works. This novel was my introduction to Octavia E. Butler, and I would advise any enthusiasts of speculative and science fiction to investigate it, and her multiple works!
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Beloved
Toni Morrison
Vintage, 2004
Brilliant novel
+ Hard to ignore
Beloved is a riveting story, a page-turner. It reminds me of The Turn of the Screw in that you are never certain what was real and what wasn't. Do you believe in the supernatural or is it mental distress? Awesome review of slavery every white American should read. But the story is the thing - ...
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The Poisonwood Bible
Barbara Kingsolver
Harpercollins, 1998
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Shiloh and Other Stories (Modern Library Paperbacks)
Bobbie Ann Mason
Modern Library, 2001
Fantastic debut
+ One of my favorite books
+ a short story master
+ Too good to forget
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
John Irving
Black Swan, 1990
Great book, beautiful edition!
+ AWESOME
+ Read This Book!
+ Hold onto your hats, this is a wild ride
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Kinfolks: The Wilgus Stories
Gurney Norman
Avon Books, 1986
A finely-honed, hilarious portrait of life in Kentucky.
+ Kinfolks: The Wilgus Stories
+ Wonderful without the sap!
+ Wonderful stories about a boy and Appalachia.
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Come to Me: Stories
Amy Bloom
Harper Perennial, 1994
Wonderful collection, Bloom has an amazing voice!
+ A must-have in my book.
+ Sweet, touching, and sometimes heartbreaking...
+ Intelligently written
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His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) (His Dark Materials)
Philip Pullman
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007
The Death of Dogma and the Birth of Joy
+ Great series
+ Imaginative fantasy
I just finished re-reading Phillip Pullman's astonishing trilogy for the third time. No, I'm not an eager 11-year-old desperate for a Potter substitute. I'm a thirty-two year old English teacher happily immersed in the modern day renaissance that is children's fantasy. Of course, like any ...
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