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Wolves in the Walls, by Neil Gaiman
Lucy told her family that wolves were in the walls. Her family did not believe her, but her pig puppe
 
- reviewed by Yvette_Mingo
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Featured on December 31st, 2007
 
 
Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen
First, I have to admit that I didn't pick up this novel on my own; I honestly don't think that I would have been drawn to it by myself. I read it because it was my book club's selection for th
 
- reviewed by sbarranca
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Featured on December 27th, 2007
 
 
The Stranger House, by Reginald Hill
Reginald Hill is one of the UK's most distinguished writers -- and I'm not just limiting that statement to crime fiction, which is his
 
- reviewed by Michael_Allen
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Featured on December 21st, 2007
 
 
Pride of Baghdad, by Brian K. Vaughan
 Pride of Baghdad is an allegorical talking animal book that starts and ends in reality, with one of the best one sentence plots I’ve ever seen: American bombings in Iraq freed a number of ...
 
- reviewed by Mike_Guardabascio
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Featured on December 20th, 2007
 
 
The Yiddish Policemen's Union, by Michael Chabon
This is an ambitious and at times startling book that feels like a natural fit for Chabon.  The prose is perfectly tuned to the story, and the book reads lightning-quick, with new tensions rising...
 
- reviewed by jsomethingk
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Featured on December 19th, 2007
 
 
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the best trilogy that i have ever read
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This book almost makes me feel ashamed of how nice I've got it. Also, lesson: Don't buy a gun.
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Uncryptic and true, the only acceptable book for gaining even a glimpse into their minds.
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A powerful memoir The horrors of desperate poverty, told with humor, love, and pain
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The Ha-Ha, by Dave King
This is Dave King's debut fictional novel, and it is superb. It is centered around Howie, a Vietnam Vet. He became disabled in the war and has been trying to rebuild his life ever since. His disabi...
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