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All the Names (Paperback) by José Saramago |
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recommended for: The lost
read in August, 2005 
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"This novel won the Nobel prize for literature. Therefore, when I picked it up I expected a novel that would captivate me and enlighten me to new ways of viewing the world. I was disappointed. The plot is slow and never really picks up pace, and th...more
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In the Lake of the Woods (Paperback) by Tim O'Brien |
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recommended for: Non-fiction lovers
read in January, 2002
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"This book is the most intense Vietnam narrative I have ever read. This is also the only book I was unable to get all the way through because it is so sad and depressing. O'Brien's use of court reported transcripts into the body of the story adds an...more
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A Million Little Pieces (Paperback) by James Frey |
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recommended for: The troubled
read in September, 2006
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"This book received a lot of negative publicity due to arguments people had with the validity of Frey's story. Admittedly, Frey should not claim fact when he is writing fiction, however, I found his book to contain a lot more truth within its fiction...more
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The Giver (Paperback) by Lois Lowry |
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recommended for: The anarchist
read in February, 1996
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"This is a great book about the importance of freedom. I'm not refering to the esoteric concept of freedom that is thrown around so casually in today's media to suit the given political situation. Instead, this story is about why it is so important ...more
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The Kite Runner (Paperback) by Khaled Hosseini |
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recommended for: Everyone
read in July, 2006
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"The only book that has ever made me cry.
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Everything Is Illuminated (Hardcover) by Jonathan Safran Foer bookshelves: currently-reading |
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The Things They Carried (Hardcover) by Tim O'Brien |
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recommended for: Everyone
read in February, 2001
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"This is on the top list of books that I love. I can't even describe how it effects me every time I read it, but it is amazing in diction, intellegence, and depth of feeling. I do not think this book is lacking anything. Please read it if you ever ...more
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Running with Scissors: A Memoir (Paperback) by Augusten Burroughs |
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recommended for: Anyone
read in December, 2006
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"Burroughs direct way of writing lends itself to readers who like to get down to the story and don't want to be bothered by superfluous information. There are some pretty graphic homosexual scenes in this book, which as a male it was sometimes hard t...more
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Forrest's writing
I Laughed (Poetry)
1 chapters
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updated 04/26/2007 12:16PM
description:
This is dedicated to my cousin Stephenie.
The Death of Why and God (Religion & Spirituality)
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updated 04/26/2007 12:15PM
description:
A look at the worth of God in a world filled with questions of, "what."
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