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Patti gave 5 of 5 stars to:
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot (Goodreads Author)
read in February, 2012
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This is one of the best books that I have read in a very long time. There is a skillful interweaving of the scientific advances from the immortal HeLa cells combined with the emotional, physical and spiritual impact on Henrietta Lacks family.

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The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir
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Dreams of Joy by Lisa See
Dreams of Joy
by Lisa See (Goodreads Author)
read in January, 2012
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I absolutely loved Shanghai Girls and loved this sequel just as much. When I started the book I was not aware that it was the sequel so I was pleasantly surprised.

There is so much going on in this book. It includes the complex relationships between...more
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Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Cutting for Stone
by Abraham Verghese
read in January, 2012
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This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. The entire story almost has a certain mood sadness hanging over it. The book lives in the extremes of human behavior and emotion, almost to the point of the polar opposites in emotion. The ...more
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The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht
The Tiger's Wife
by Téa Obreht (Goodreads Author)
read in December, 2011
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Absolutely beautifully and poetically written. I understand that this was the author's first book. However, it had a few different themes flowing throughout the novel. Some parts of the book were written with almost a gauzy overlay, leading the re...more
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Juliet by Anne Fortier
Juliet
by Anne Fortier
read in December, 2011
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The book presents itself to be a work of historical fiction, however, it is way more fiction set in a place assumed to be the actual place of the families of Romeo and Juliet. The small bits of history were intriguing, however, very few.

The stor...more
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The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
The Buddha in the Attic
by Julie Otsuka
read in November, 2011
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I believe this is a book that will stay with me a long time. The format and style is one that I had not experienced before as a reader. Having the collective experience of the Japanese picture brides told with individual lines referencing individua...more
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The $64 Tomato by William Alexander
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Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan
Maine
by J. Courtney Sullivan
read in August, 2011
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Patti gave 3 of 5 stars to:
The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman
The Cookbook Collector
by Allegra Goodman
read in July, 2011
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