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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