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Dolores Claiborne
Stephen King
Signet, 1993
Even Better Than The Movie
+ Neat character study
+ Interesting experiment in narration
With books like this one from King , you do much better reading the thoughts in the minds of the characters. This one will keep you up at night reading. Another one that i loved. I highly suggest this one.
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Memoirs of a Geisha
Arthur Golden
Vintage, 2005
MEMOIRS OF A MASTERPIECE
+ The best book by far
+ Excellent Portrayal of Geisha Life
+ Definitely Worth Reading
+ Memoirs of a Geisha
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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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Girl with a Pearl Earring
Tracy Chevalier
Plume, 2001
suprisingly good
+ Beautiful
+ Loved it
+ One of the best books I've ever read
+ mysterious story, great taste
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)
J.K. Rowling
Scholastic Press, 1998
Brand New -So perfect!
+ Woven together well
+ Merry, Wary Harry and His Very Scary Adversary
+ Quality Book
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The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel
Margaret Atwood
Anchor, 1998
I wasn't expecting this!!!!
+ A 21st century 1984 by George Orwell
+ Great Review
This book was written very well. I had the creeps while I was reading it. It reminded me of the movie "Children of Men" and the book "The Giver". The entire time I was reading this book, I kept thinking of a certain female vice presidential candidate. I am afraid that she would love the form of ...
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Prince of Tides
Pat Conroy
BLACK SWAN (TWLD), 2006
Amazing
+ lyrical masterpiece...
+ bookcritic
+ Amazing Storyteller
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Cat's Eye
Margaret Atwood
Anchor, 1998
Haunting
+ Depressing, Entertaining, Well-Written...
+ Kids can be so cruel...
+ atwood = one of the greatest writers of our time
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
John Irving
Ballantine Books, 1990
Great book, beautiful edition!
+ my favorite book
+ The Best of Irving
+ AWESOME
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Slammerkin
Emma Donoghue
Harvest Books, 2002
Unique historical fiction
+ a good, though depressing, historical novel
+ Fascinating bit of fiction
Do yourself a favor and read this book. As an academic specializing in Regency period literature, I find Donoghue's descriptions of 19th century London flawless and her storytelling ability top notch. This is a unique story of a poor, young woman navigating through London and its environs, ...
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The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
Back Bay Books, 2001
review
+ If You Really Want to Hear About It...
+ Disillusion
+ Make a little time for a classic
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Oprah's Book Club)
Carson McCullers
Mariner, 2004
A Favorite Over 45+ Years
+ Good
I first read this book as a teenager and have read it again several times over the years. There is something so deeply revealing about the human condition in the book that it is as meaningful to me in my sixties and it was in my teens - I think that something is perhaps a window into the angst of ...
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She's Come Undone (Oprah's Book Club)
Wally Lamb
Pocket, 1998
Read aloud & loved by all on a rainy camping trip
+ Very good book. Not happy, but good.
+ A quick read despite the 465 pages
We went on a camping trip with a bunch of teenagers 16 & above and all it did was rain, so to pass the time, we took turns reading aloud, and just could not put this book down. You will not easily forget Delores, because she lives in many of us. You will not be disappointed with this book, we all ...
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)
J.K. Rowling
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2006
Pleasantly surprised!
+ Gotta love HP!
+ A little bit of a dissapointment compared to Order
+ gift
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel
Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
Phenomenal Women Book Club (Houston, TX)
+ Buy this book!
+ Snowflower and the Secret Fan
+ SNOWFLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN
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