Word of Mouth August 25 - September 7
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AMERICAN PASTORAL by Phillip Roth, 5 stars
TIPPING THE VELVET by Sarah Waters, 3 stars
'TIS by Frank McCourt, 3 stars
QUITE A YEAR FOR PLUMS by Bailey White
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BEE SEASON by Myla Goldberg, 4 stars
CIRCLE OF THREE by Patricia Gaffney, 3 stars
FOUR TO SCORE by Janet Evanovich, 5 stars
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PLAIN TRUTH by Jodi Picoult, 4 stars
I DREAMED OF AFRICA by Kuki Gallman, 4 stars
POPE JOAN by Donna Woolfolk, 5 stars
EAST OF EDEN by John Steinbeck, 5 stars
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WIPPINS SWITCHES & PEACH COBBLER by Brian Egeston, 5 stars
THE KEEP by F. Paul Wilson, 4 stars
THE BEAN TREES: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver, 5 stars
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A WIDOW FOR ONE YEAR by John Irving, 4 stars
THE JESUS I NEVER KNEW by Philip Yancey, 4 stars
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY by Patricia Highsmith, 4 stars
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ALL OVER BUT THE SHOUTIN' by Rick Bragg, 5 stars --- Sometimes painful to read but beautifully written
THE POISONWOOD BIBLE by Barbara Kingsolver, 3 stars
PLUM ISLAND by Nelson Demille, 5 stars
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BEN, IN THE WORLD: The Sequel to the Fifth Child by Doris Lessing, 5 stars
OPEN HOUSE by Elizabeth Berg, 5 stars
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THE PILOT'S WIFE by Anita Shreve, 2 stars --- Very disappointing, most of the Oprah list has been excellent
[email protected] ENDANGERED SPECIES: An Anna Pigeon Mystery by Nevada Barr, 4 stars
MURDER AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS by Margaret Truman --- Just getting started, but it seems like a good one.
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PLAIN TRUTH by Jodi Picoult, 5 stars --- would give more if I could.
GETTING OVER IT by Anna Maxted, 5 stars --- another great.
INFERNAL AFFAIRS by Jane Heller, 5 stars
TELL ME LIES by Jennifer Crusie, 5 stars
THE COURTSHIP GIFT: A Novel by Julie Parsons --- Just started it, so no verdict yet.
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OPEN HOUSE by Elizabeth Berg, 4 stars
EDGE OF HEAVEN by Eva McCall, 5 stars
IF ONLY IT WERE TRUE by Marc Levy, minus 10 stars
THESE IS MY WORDS: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 Arizona Territories by Nancy E. Turner, 5 stars
JUNETEENTH: A Novel by Ralph Ellison, 3 stars