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.The Elegance of the Hedgehog
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by: Muriel Barbery

September 02, 2008
This is a wonderful book, the kind that comes around every once in a while. It follows two main characters, one a concierge for a building in Paris, and the other a young girl who has decided to commit suicide when she turns 14 because she feels that adulthood is awful.

The concierge hides the fact that she is very well self educated and enjoys art, books, and music. She does not want to appear to be out of her class. The child is known through a journal she is keeping, writing about things she considers important, and how she intends to end her life.

A new owner who is Asian buys an apartment and completely remodels it. He comes to realize that the concierge is not what she appears to be and they become friends. ... Read More:
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.The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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by: Sherman Alexie

September 12, 2007
Arnold "Junior" Spirit, decides to take his future into his own hands and transfer to a white high school about half an hour from his home on the Rez. This smart articulate teen talks about his life, just the way it is, warts and all. He brings some of the realities about life in Indian Country to the world at large and puts it together with all the insanity that goes with being a teenager. Wonderful book!
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.Collateral Damage (The Sisterhood: Rules of the Game, Book 4)
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by: Fern Michaels

September 30, 2008
I just love Fern Michaels! Her books are amazing and she has a great talent for storytelling! :)
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.Cosmicomics
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by: Italo Calvino

October 04, 1976
Ever since our ancestors started looking into the night sky, the saw patterns and connections between the stars, moons and planets, and used stories and myths to imbue those patterns with meaning and structure. With the big hindsight of the scientific worldview, all those ancient stories may seem quaint and naïve. And indeed, the advent of modern astronomy and astrophysics has greatly enriched and deepened our understanding of the Cosmos. But these wonderful new insights should not be taken in opposition to our imagination when we stare in the sky. And this is the starting point of Italo Calvino's wonderful book "Cosmicomics." It is in a sense a variation on the theme of Cosmos. Each one of the chapters in the book takes a certain scientific fact about the Cosmos, ... Read More:
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.The Gathering (Man Booker Prize)
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by: Anne Enright

September 10, 2007
I have absolutely no clue as to what when on in this award winning??book. As hard as I tried I couldn't even finish it. All I can say is the Booker Award judge must have owed the author a favor. It was like sitting through an awful movie waiting for it to get better (and it never does) and then kicking yourself for wasting 2 hours of your life. Read something else.
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.How Fiction Works
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by: James Wood

July 22, 2008
Breathtaking exposition on the development of the novel over the last few centuries, in particular the "realist" style. Brilliant non-fiction gem about fiction. Opinionated rather than encyclopedic, but a great touchstone for further reading.

The design of the book is particularly inviting--its modest weight, friendly typeface, and wide margins make this book a pleasant evening companion--a book you aren't afraid to ask out on a second date. I plan to re-read it once or twice if I ever get it back.

Bracing, memorable writing. If you want to add another dimension to your appreciation of the novel, this gorgeously edited book is ideal. If, like me, you are a writer of non-fiction, this book is a model.

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.The Shadow of the Wind
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by: Carlos Ruiz Zafón

January 25, 2005
A must read... what a book! one of the best i read so far.

I think the translator did a fantastic job.

I devoured this book, could not put it down. stoped a couple of times to re read some paragraphs, to linger and enjoy the art of writing...

HIGHLY recommended
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.True to the Game III
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by: Teri Woods

July 02, 2008
After attempting to read II, aint no way in the devil's playground would I buy this book let alone read it. Gena proved she wasn't true to the game in the first couple chapters of the second one.
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.Catch-22
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by: Joseph Heller

September 04, 1996
Catch-22 is a jarring, thrilling, hysterical exposition of the oppression and dominance which pervades lives and lifestyles in the modern era. Full of classic dialogue, superb characters, wonderfully narrated, Catch-22 may be the best book ever written. A heartbreaking achievement of staggering genius!
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.World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
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by: Max Brooks

October 16, 2007
For a book with they "silly" premise of a zombie uprising threatening all of humanity, the stories contained within are poignant, touching, and most important believable.

The book was so engrossing, I purchased it and had it completely read in a single weekend.

It's hard to describe the emotions this book stirred up. Anger, remorse, pride, all of these things. And joy at discovering someone making a daring escape. Sorrow when learning that the person being interviewed has lost a bit of his or her mind because of what they've been through.

I didn't know what to expect when I purchased this book. Not really. I have had the Zombie Survival Guide for a while. When I bought it, it was in the "humor" section. "World War Z" took the tongue-in-cheek approach from that ... Read More:
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