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Savannah Breeze
Mary Kay Andrews
HarperCollins, 2006
Best one in the Savannah series
+ Really Fun Read
+ Another madcap adventure from Mary Kay Andrews
+ Liked it, but not as much as Savannah Blues
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The Devil Wears Prada: A Novel
Lauren Weisberger
Broadway, 2004
A must have.
+ Uneven
If you loved the movie, you'll love this book. It takes different turns and keeps you interested. I loved loved loved this book!
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Theft: A Love Story
Peter Carey
Knopf, 2006
4.5 out of 5: Part love story, part family saga, part crime thriller
+ I expect more from Carey, but not bad!
+ Brilliant roller coaster ride
This is the story of an aging, out-of-style artist, his idiot savant brother, and a femme fatale they both fall for. Part love story, part family saga, part crime thriller, this book has something for everyone. The alternating narrative voices (the artist and his brother) are pitch perfect, not ...
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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
Marina Lewycka
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
A Short History Of Tractors In Ukranian
+ both serious and light
This is a very funny book, and its evocation of life in the English Midlands is comically well-observed.
Underlying the humour though, is a story of tragedy and survival in a time of genocide.
The eighty-something father who is seduced by a thirty-something Ukranian woman (with "most superior ...
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The Whistling Season
Ivan Doig
Harcourt, 2006
Fantastic.
+ The Whistling Season
+ Highly recommend this book
+ Read this Book!
+ A season of The Waltons?
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A Land Remembered
Patrick Smith
Pineapple Pr, 1996
A terrific Book
+ A Saga of Florida's Growth
+ A Land Remembered
+ A WONDERFUL PAGE TURNER, I COULD NOT SET IT DOWN
+ Florida has real cowboys
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My Sister's Keeper: A Novel
Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2005
Amazing story about where loyalties lie
+ Deep issues in an interesting novel
+ my favorite
This is an amazing story about a young girl wanting to no longer be invisible and redefining her loyalties to her sister and family. About how a family is broken and disjointed by one parents devotion to heal her sick child. Very touching, the story brought me to tears.
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Kafka on the Shore
Haruki Murakami
Vintage, 2006
Weird is what you pay for...
+ yes to Kafka
... and weird is what you get, with Haruki Murakami. But this novel is not merely full-blown weird; it' s about the meaning of Weird, not just in the modern sense of 'bizarre' but in the root sense also. 'Weird' is an Old Norse word meaning something like "the uncanny ability to influence Fate." ...
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The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
HarperCollins, 2006
An Enjoying and Inspiring Read (IMHO)
+ Takes you to another world....
+ Special
+ Paul Coelho
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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Scribner, 1999
Classic romance and tale of a man who isn't exactly what he seems
+ Beautifully written, but I still don't particularly like the story
+ Classic
+ An American Classic and Great Read
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True Believer
Nicholas Sparks
Grand Central Publishing, 2006
Great Reading!!!
+ true believer
+ My Absolute Favorite!
I loved this book, and even more so after I read the sequel, "AT FIRST SIGHT". Jeremy Marsh the main character in both books is the ideal man all women would love to have love them, the way he loved Lexie. The supernatural or unexplained happenings are an added bonus, but you don't really get the ...
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The Wedding
Nicholas Sparks
Vision, 2005
Wonderful story for married folks with some years in the marriage
+ Good!
+ Finding Love in Marriage
Wonderful book. I really enjoyed the way it set up the characters and the surprise at the end of the story. Because it is the next generation from Allie and Noah's marriage (the Notebook) it brings in all the good feelings you have from that story to start this one. Anyone married for awhile ...
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Tangerine Dream
Ken Douglas, Jack Stewart
Bootleg Press, 2003
Shades of a Past President and his Problem
+ A bit of a stretch, but pretty good
+ Very Good Book Club Pick
United States Senator Stacy Sterling is running for president. He's also running for some kind of record with young hookers that his newscaster wife doesn't know about. She's in New Zealand, he's in San Francisco. She's on vacation with her daughter Dylan. He's on vacation too, only the child he's ...
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The Year of Pleasures: A Novel
Elizabeth Berg
Ballantine Books, 2006
True to Life
+ Beautifully Written
+ What A Woman Wants!
+ Hours of Pleasures
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Elements of Style
Wendy Wasserstein
Knopf, 2006
A hilarious high-society spoof
+ Loved It.
+ More than Chick lit, Good Beach Read
Despite its lukewarm reviews, I actually enjoyed this book very much. "Elements of Style" is author Wendy Wasserstein's last novel, and it revolves around high-society life in New York City. The story begins shortly after September 11, 2001, and follows the intertwined lives of Manhattan's hottest ...
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