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An essential book for anyone interested in an alternative view of American history.  Zinn presents significant events and periods in American history through the eyes of the minority, the weak, a...
 
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The Manchurian Candidate, by Richard Condon
I love the original film, but I didn’t know this was first a novel — and an excellent novel, at that. It was written by Richard Condon and published in 1959. The writing is sharp and the n...
 
- reviewed by cheyne
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A true masterpiece - I found the novel riveting, hilarious, lustful, and above all us, geniune and honest about the human condition.  Oh, and the spectacular writing of Nabocov didn't hurt ei...
 
 
 
The Complete Stories, by Franz Kafka
This is easily one of my favorite reads.  As advertised, it is an anthology of Kafka's short stories -- perhaps most notably The Metamorphosis.  While this extremely famous short s...
 
- reviewed by cheyne
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I get off the train and linger in the subway to finish Wide Sargasso Sea.  I like to let the evening rush hour go ahead without me, I like to sit on the graffitied bench without the small anxiety...
 
- reviewed by cdelohery
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A powerful memoir The horrors of desperate poverty, told with humor, love, and pain
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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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Grislier than the movie. Not necessarily as compelling. But read it anyway.
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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...
reviewed by sbarranca
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the novel that took this series to a whole new level. Not only is it more complicated, dramatic, and suspenseful than the first three, but it is also the found...
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Out Stealing Horses, by Per Petterson
This is a quiet book, with a subtle, quiet impact. Thankfully, such low-decibel works are still receiving attention in the world of smash-'em-ups and steamy scandal, where much of our entertainment l...
reviewed by JonIrwin
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The Tortilla Curtain, by T.Coraghessan Boyle
The Tortilla Curtain has skyrocketed to the top of my all-time favorite books. The blurb on the front cover caused my hand to select...
reviewed by BLNicholas
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Pattern Recognition, by William Gibson
I wanted to like this book; I really, really did. I thought something set in a post-9/11 world that still has elements of cyberpunk--I could TOTALLY get on board with that. And yet...This book disap...
reviewed by tinapickles
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