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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel (Oprah Book Club #62)
by David Wroblewski
Amazon Price: $14.27
Customer Reviews:
» The first review allows this "debut author" "gutsy" for the Hamlet parody--I'd say he's gutsy for trying to sell his "debut" on Kindle for $2 more than everything else.

No thanks.
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» I gave this book an extra star for making me love dogs a little bit more, which I didn't think was possible. Almondine was a great character, as were the rest of the dogs in the book, and I constantly...

» This was read by members of our book club. If you love dogs you will enjoy this book. These dogs almost seemed human in their schooling.

» Extremely disappointed after all the hype. Save your time and money. Long, slow, poor character development, and idiotic ending, especially if you are a dog lover. However, the author does write qu...

» With such promise as this gripping tale weaved, I have to say it fell just short of a full 5 stars when it went from an interesting story into a twisted one.

Just After Sunset: Stories
by Stephen King
Amazon Price: $16.80
Customer Reviews:
» If you're looking for stories along the lines of his original shorts, such as Skeleton Crew and Night Shift, forget it. In this series of shorts, he seems to have a dream of being the "Classic Americ...

» I'm a fan of Stephen King's work, and I'm particularly pleased that he is so devoted to the short story form. Some of his anthologies -- NIGHT SHIFT, SKELETON CREW, and EVERYTHING'S EVENTUAL -- are r...

» You have to know what you are getting... a short story. If you are familiar with the format, you know there's not much room for story development. Too many turns, and you feel like you went through ...

» I've read King through the years.. But this book was very disappointing. A little too far fetched for me. I wouldn't recommend this book.

» YOU FANS WILL NOT LIKE THIS, BUT I FOUND THIS BOOK TO BE A TOTAL
WASTE OF MY TIME. THANK GOODNESS I DID NOT PAY RETAIL, BUT PURCHASED
IT PRE-PUBLICATION. USUALLY I EXCHANGE MY BOOKS WITH...

A Mercy
by Toni Morrison
Amazon Price: $14.37
Customer Reviews:
» "A Mercy" is Morrison's latest masterpiece and explores the relationship among its primary charters during the early formation of America. A farm in early Virginia is the main setting; its laborers -...

» Although Toni Morrision remains one of the finest inheritors of the American stream of consciousness tradition, her latest novel is a stiff and overly contrived reworking of old material. Doubtless, t...

» I am a great fan of Toni Morrison. I ordered the book to give to my granddaughter for Christmas. She also has read Toni Morrison extensively. However, when the book arrived, the pages were so poorl...

» "A Mercy" is one of Toni Morrison's most accessible novels of late. In general, when an author is compared to Faulkner I run the other direction, but Morrison is the exception. The "Faulkner-essence...

» It's been a while since I've anticipated a book from an author as much as I have with Toni Morrison. I've enjoyed each and every book she has written. A Mercy, I must say, was a bit different than h...

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
Amazon Price: $13.20
Customer Reviews:
» This book is just a wonder and I'm so sorry that the author is not around to enjoy all these great reviews. I'd like to have know the author and to have had a glass of wine with her. Her compassion an...

» Lovely enjoyable book! Characters are so real you wish you could become their best friends - or worst enemies! (for the evil characters!) It also brings history home in such a human way. The charac...

» If you are hesitating, just stop and buy this book. Or borrow it. But read it! I read at least one book a week, and this is one of the best books I have ever read. I rarely re-read a book because life...

» This is the best book I have read in 2008 (of approximately 40 books). Everyone who has read this book after my recommendation has responded similarly. It is different. The characters are real. Th...

» I really enjoyed this book because of the history it presented. The characters were delightful. A very enjoyable read. I had no idea that the channel islands (off England's coast) were so isolated du...

The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide (Twilight Saga)
by Stephenie Meyer
Amazon Price: $13.19
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The White Tiger: A Novel (Man Booker Prize)
by Aravind Adiga
Amazon Price: $8.40
Customer Reviews:
» It's a good book. I don't know whether all the hype is justified though. I like how it's structured as a series of letters to the Chinese Premier. It's a novel way to write a... novel. The main ch...

» The White Tiger just won the Man Booker prize. It is a well-deserved award. (I first heard about The White Tiger when it won a place on the Man Booker short list.)

Many others will write ...

» Aravind Adiga's THE WHITE TIGER is a compelling novel that never gets lost in the details of India. To put a finer point on it -- the story remains the main focus and the main character Balram's narra...

» Well written book from the eyes of a driver in India. His style of narrative is funny in some places, scary in others. We can see his transformation from a dumb villager to that of a murderer happen v...

» When "The White Tiger" won the Man Booker Prize this year more than a few of the world's literati were shocked that this dark horse of a novel triumphed over the work of other, better known writers. ...

Letter to My Daughter
by Maya Angelou
Amazon Price: $15.00
Customer Reviews:
» I have been a fan of Maya Angelou since in school when we read Why the Caged Bird Sings. When I saw this book on Oprah I had to read. i was not disappointed. As usual anything Maya Angelou puts to ...

» Best yet ever by Maya Angelou!
This book is for the daughters who have experienced weakness for a man that you know is not good for the soul; for the daughters who find that love for a child is ...

» I enjoyed this book for several reasons. It is a series of short life lessons based on real experiences so you can pick it up and read a few pages at a time. I don't think most of us would look at M...

» I read the reviews here as well as NPR radio and bought the book. It is completely disappointing. I did not find anything inspiring in stories such as the types of 'I drank cockroach with coffee so yo...

» Maya Angelou has written with warmth and wisdom in "Letter to my Daughter" Her works are always a welcome addition in our home.

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz
Amazon Price: $7.95
Customer Reviews:
» Well, I finally got around to reading it on my flight home and here are my thoughts: There is absolutely no contest that a nerdy Dominican boy makes for an original subject. Yes, I was slightly handic...

» I got as far as page 106 and couldn't waste any more time on this book. Too many random words in Spanish-just enough to wonder what the author is talking about. There were also a lot of footnotes-ti...

» This story of a Dominican family, from the 1930s to the present, as they face a curse because one of its ancestors once displeased the all powerful Dictator Rafael Trujillo. Each chapter is about a pa...

» I read this book for a book club I am in and would say that I enjoyed the read. It's a look into a culture and a history (Dominican-American) that I was unfamiliar with and found interesting and often...

» A compelling look at how torturous it is to live under a dictatorship and how strong and defiant the human spirit is. A history lesson in the Dominican Republic which unfolds in a very interesting and...

Water for Elephants: A Novel
by Sara Gruen
Amazon Price: $11.16
Customer Reviews:
» Running away to the Circus is at the epicenter of this great adventure and I delighted in every page. The writing creates rich images of tastes, smells, senses and life on the road during the depress...

» Could not put this book down. Eye opening and very well written. A must read for all book lovers.

» I've taught this book several time to college-aged (and older) students, virtually all of whom have fallen in love with the story. For teachers, I recommend it because there's also so much to talk ab...

» This book was enchanting. Immediately you become under it's spell from the first words. The mystery, history, action, and love stories of the circus all wrapped up in one.

The story is a...

» What a great story. The book is very beautifully written with words that make you feel like your there. It is engaging at every turn of the page. Each character is interesting and well developed. This...

Your Heart Belongs to Me
by Dean Koontz
Amazon Price: $16.20
Customer Reviews:
» Thirty-four years old Ryan Perry created Be2Do, a social networking web site that makes him a billionaire. He quits as CEO so he can spend more time on development projects and with his girlfriend Sa...

» I did enjoy this book. When I finished there were three questions that had not been answered and I was somewhat upset. Someone as talented as Koontz is well aware of the fact that there are some iss...

» I possess a true hot-and-cold kind of relationship with Dean Koontz. Many of his books have stayed with me, often like the memory of a beautiful poem. Watchers, Odd Thomas, and Seize the Night were ...

» I'm a big fan of Dean Koontz's work, but I had mixed feelings about YOUR HEART BELONGS TO ME. This is a well done suspense novel with an interesting premise, and it contains some genuinely suprisingl...

» I kept waiting for the story to build to a climax and be resolved. But it never did. No climax, no resolution. Yet when I finished, I felt satisfied. Think "Odd Thomas", not "Midnight."