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1.The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by: Mark Haddon May 18, 2004
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After having this book lying around, I finally got around to reading it. It's a relatively short book, and it kept me going, so it only took a few days. I have to write this review on two levels: as a piece of fiction compared to all the other fiction I have read, and as the portrayal of someone on the autism spectrum. This was a good book. Once I got used to Christopher's way of writing and how he views the world, the book went by pretty quickly. His narrative teased out what we needed to know about his back story as it went along. I genuinely wanted to know who killed the dog. The drawings and math problems added to the quirkiness of the story, but didn't overwhelm it (hopefully Neal Stephenson reads this book). So it was a Good Read. As ... Read More

2.The Kite Runner by: Khaled Hosseini April 27, 2004
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Innocence...a child's life, each day a chance to improvise Storybooks read to the illiterate with pieces revised Hills to climb trees to climb, dads car to go to the bizarre in Pomegranates aroma, a true friend to find yourself in A pledge to eat dirt or not to define who you are or not Hazara and Suni unaware of their world as children they sing In the end, the world always wins. That's just the way of things A larger Afghan world of traditions bent on stature One up over one down One man determined to rupture A divergence of advantages mixed upon the disadvantaged Bound together by a family in secret genetic heritage Brute upon hero as in David and Goliath Innocence faces brutality in a Kite Runners undoing Read More

3.Life of Pi by: Yann Martel May 03, 2004
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I ventured out of my usual kind of reads for this book because of all the hype. It sounded kinda interesting. When I read the blurbs on it, I was expecting some kind of big epiphany from it. I'm disappointed in it, it was just a weird story that dragged on, and the back and forth in time thing was confusing. I've read other books with that technique that flowed well and were easy to follow. I am giving it three stars because Mr. Martel can obviously write, no shortage of talent there. There is also a decent amount of creativity in his book. The third star is me admitting that I bought this book because of the hype, so I won't punish it because it's not my usual taste. Honestly, the story is not that interesting, a lot of the scenes seemed pointless, and the big message of the book comes across ... Read More

4.The Secret Life of Bees by: Sue Monk Kidd August 20, 2008
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For those of us who grew up during the civil rights movement or on the fringe and are now seeing the change The Secret Life of Bees is a clear reminder of where the march begins in a place we can clearly see and feel. Take the chance and go back to that place, feel the feelings and be empowered.

5.Middlesex: A Novel by: Jeffrey Eugenides September 16, 2002
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Well written, interesting, and easy to read. The story is even good, its just that it never had any real climax to it. Sort of like an old western that kept promising something exciting but it never panned out.

6.The Memory Keeper's Daughter by: Kim Edwards June 23, 2005
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some of the things I liked were also some of the things that bothered me. Edwards is a descriptive writer; if you like that kind of writing, you will like her style. However, you still may not like the book. I like her writing, but it works better in short stories or shorter novels. I liked how Nora began to grow career-wise throughout the novel, but thought her character could have been fleshed out more. I did not find her a sympathetic character, particular as the novel wore on, and I think it would have been better if she had been. Also, I thought the plot unfolded a little too neatly in some aspects. To be sure, the characters had difficult lives, but sometimes things did not ring true. For example, Caroline didn't struggle as I thought she would have: Doro, her gift, ... Read More

7.Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel by: Lisa See February 21, 2006
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Lisa See's novel, "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan," takes us into remote 19th-century China, where girls had their feet bound in a ritual of beauty that started at age 6 and took two full years to complete. From foot-binding onward, girls and women lived secluded in a second-story chamber of their household. At 80, the narrator, Lily, is the senior woman of a wealthy household, powerful enough that she can speak her mind about her life's treasures and errors. Born in 1823 in the Hunan province, Lily started off as "a second worthless girl" in a poor farming family. Because her feet were high in the arch and potentially breathtaking, she had the potential to marry well and elevate the status of her family. She could also enter a second formal match, to another woman, a lifetime best friend called ... Read More

8.Water for Elephants: A Novel by: Sara Gruen April 09, 2007
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I & my husband both, enjoyed this book -- about how it feels to get old, while giving the inside story of how circus life was in the early 1900's.Great characters, book made me feel like I was there....

9.My Sister's Keeper: A Novel by: Jodi Picoult February 01, 2005
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This was my first Jodi Picoult novel and upon completing it, I immediately purchased two more of her books. I couldn't wait to pick up the book and continue reading where I had left off. It was captivating and heartbreaking all at once. My Sister's Keeper addresses an ethical slippery slope of conceiving a child (Anna) to save another who has been diagnosed with leukemia (Kait). Anna is filing a lawsuit to obtain the right to make her own decisions about whether she wants to be a donor for Kait. The author tells the story from the perspective of Anna, her attorney, her guardian at litem, her mother, father, and forgotten brother. I empathized with the plight of each family member in the face of their conflicting opinions about the best course of action for Anna and Kait. The ... Read More

10.The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by: Diane Setterfield October 09, 2007
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If I were to attempt a plot summary here, my guess is that many readers would be (not unjustifiably) put off by what seems to be a sensationalist, V.C. Andrews-ish, melodramatic series of coincidences, assumed identities, secret twins, incest, ghosts, and murder. I don't know if there's any way that a mere summary can do this book justice. Diane Setterfield's genius is that when you're reading "The Thirteenth Tale," you become so wholly engrossed with the characters and the stories they tell that improbable events - which would make you laugh scornfully in the hands of any other author - instead seem to make perfect sense. Each new lurid detail only pulls you deeper into the story, eliciting very real sympathy for the characters living out this tragedy. The framing device is rather straightforward - ... Read More

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