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THE SPIRIT WOMAN
by Margaret Coel, 5 Stars
This mystery novel is spine-tingling fresh with a modern
Native American setting and crisp prose. Coel makes it
easy to mentally visualize the modern reservation and
the people who inhabit it.
THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS
by C.S. Lewis, 5 stars
A classic tale of man's ability to be corrupted, and his
willingness to always choose the prettier of two evils.
SILENCE OF THE HAMS
by Jill Churchill, 4 stars
Another Jane Jeffry mystery that appeals to the part of
me that could write her name in the dust on the end tables.
Jane Jeffry is not a smart dressing-talking heroine, but
a plain old widowed Midwestern suburban mom who presses
along until she solves the case.
DICTIONARY OF THEORIES
by Jennifer Bothamley, 3 Stars
The book's cover says: One stop to more than 5,000 theories
and it is. Not a page turner that will keep you on the
edge of your seat, but informative, none the less.
PRAYER, LANGUAGE OF THE SOUL
by Philip Dunn, 5 Stars
Dunn covers all aspects of prayer from all different Faiths.
What is prayer? Why do people pray? How do different cultures
and Faiths perceive prayer and go about the process of
praying. The middle of the book is filled with Christian,
Judeo, Hindu, Islamic, Buddhist, Taoist, American Indian,
etc. prayers. The end of the book is filled with resources,
places and web sites devoted to meditation and prayer.
MMia1208@aol.com
EMMA
by Jane Austen, 5 stars
NORTHHANGER ABBEY
by Jane Austen, 3 stars
THE BLUEST EYE
by Toni Morrison, 5 stars
DRUDGE MANIFESTO
by Matt Drudge, 1 star
THE ARTIST'S WAY
by Julia Cameron, 4 stars
JCindyschet@aol.com
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE
by Mitch Albom, 5 stars
This is an uplifting book and really makes you open your
eyes to see that life is precious and everyone in it is
also no matter what color, religion, or gender they are.
ABDUCTION
by Robin Cook, 4 stars
I love Robin Cook but this is like no other book he has
written it is full of drama and surprises and is really
freaky.
THE BRETHREN
by John Grisham, 5 stars
Grisham has definitely done it again. This is a good legal
thriller.
KRF 11@aol.com
POP GOES THE WEASEL
by James Patterson, 5 stars
Ktpotat@aol.com
CRY DANCE
by Kirk Mitchell, 5 stars
SPIRIT SICKNESS
by Kirk Mitchell, 5 stars
In the Hillerman genre. Gifted writer and terrific plots
and characterizations
GALILEO'S DAUGHTER
by Dana Sobel, 5 stars
Outstanding, but not a quick read for pleasure.
LUCKY YOU
by Carl Hiaasen, 3 stars
Always entertaining. Great characterizations.
JITTER JOINT
by Howard Swindle, 3 stars
Good read for those from Dallas as is set in the city.
Interesting title.
Jddlwhite@aol.com
THE HOBBIT
by J.R.R. Tolkien, 4 stars
Too many characters and difficult to follow in areas.
KIDDY019@aol.com
YANG THE YOUNGEST AND HIS TERRIBLE EAR
by Lensey
Namioka, 5 stars
After living in Chinatown and moving to America Yang Tao
thinks it's going to be hard making friends. His family
is a music family and wants him to join the orchestra.
The only problem is that his family does not know that
Yang Tao has a terrible ear. A terrible ear is when you
can't hear what you're doing wrong in music. He plays
so bad that he got put to the back of the orchestra, with
a stand partner named Mathew. Mathew helps the Yang family
out a lot. Yang's father is a conductor, and he's making
a musical show to let parents know how he does a good
job. Mathew introduces Yang Tao to baseball and Yang Tao
enjoys it and joins the team. At the program Mathew hides
behind the certain and plays Yang Tao's part to make it
seem like Yang Tao is playing. Yang Tao's sister knocks
down the curtain and reveals Matthew. His family finds
out that Yang Tao has a terrible ear.
PattysLuv@aol.com
BOONE'S LICK
by Larry McMurtry, 5 stars
This book is a return to the type of characters in his
Lonesome Dove books.
FLORIDA ROADKILL
by Tim Dorsey, 5 stars
Wild and dark humor in the Carl Hiaasen tradition. Florida
crazies.
MERRICK
by Anne Rice, 5 stars
Anne Rice has written the best thing since "Tale of the
Body Thief". She has finally gotten away from the religious
'preoccupation' she has been on. This book was a blast.
Jaded Lady in LA@aol.com
LIAR'S GAME
by Eric Jerome Dickey, 5 stars
NORA, NORA
by Anne Rivers Siddons, 5 stars
Booksagain@aol.com
I'M NOT REALLY HERE
by Tim Allen, 5 stars
NEPR@aol.com
MOTHER OF PEARL
by Melinda Haynes, 5 stars
The best book I've read this year. Set in the deep south
in the 1950's, it is peopled with Faulknerian characters--black,
white, young and old --- whose lives are intertwined in
a plot that kept me engrossed in every page.
Whimsey03@aol.com
LYING AWAKE
by Mark Salzman, 4 stars
A contemplative nun faces a challenge to her faith. Are
her visions, revelations of the Spirit of God, merely
brain disfunction caused by epilepsy? This gentle, glowing
little book walks through the experience of a woman for
whom the life of the spirit is the true reality--a reality
that is shaken and tested for its strength. A truly beautiful
portrait of the life of a religious woman.
THE SHINING
by Stephen King, 4 1/2 stars
If you feel you must "see" a version of this book, please
find a copy of the TV mini-series starring Steven Webber,
but by all means READ THE BOOK. THE SHINING is a bundle
of delicious, scary, guilty fun enjoyable even by horrorphobes
like me. Mixed in with the topiaries with attitudes and
whatever's behind room 217, are some true-to-life demons
that continue to destroy lives in the real world. One
of the few horror novels I could read over and over and
highly recommend.
Pazmar21@aol.com
PLAYING A SPANISH NUMBER
by Eduardo Paz-Martinez, 5 stars
It is an engrossing tale set along the harsh Texas-Mexico
border. Five stars and a hard drink of whiskey! Not for
the faint of heart...
Cipsi2@aol.com
INTO THIN AIR
by Jon Krakauer, 4 stars
This book showed up at our senior citizen center used
book library and I grabbed it. I feel as if I'm the last
person in the world to have read it, but it is certainly
a gripping tale, controversity notwithstanding!
CShank1246@aol.com
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
by John Irving, 5 stars
HEARTS IN ATLANTIS
by Stephen King, 3 stars
COME TO ME
by Amy Bloom, 5 stars
THE GOLDEN COMPASS
by Philip Pullman, 4 stars
THE HUMAN STAIN
by Philip Roth, 5 stars
larraine@erols.com
DEATH OF AN ADDICT
by M.C. Beaton
DEATH OF A DENTIST
by M.C. Beaton
DEATH OF A NAG
by M.C. Beaton
DEATH OF GLUTTON
by M.C. Beaton
These feature Hamish Macbeth, lazy but happy constable
in the small Scottish town of Lochdub(pronounce: Lockdoo)
in the Highlands. An unromantic, cheerful and slightly
ironic look at the Highlands - lots of fun and short reads!
AGATHA RAISIN AND THE QUICHE OF DEATH
by M.C. Beaton
AGATHA RAISIN AND THE VICIOUS VET
by M.C. Beaton
These feature a 50+ year old retired PR exec trying to
enjoy retirement and living in a small town in the Cotswolds.
Both of these series are better read in order of publication
date since the characters change and grow.
THE SHIPPING NEWS
by Annie Proulx
Challenging!
MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN
by Jonathan Lethem
Really blew me away - an unusual detective with Tourette's
Syndrome.
condor@dp.net
BLOOD SHOT EYES
by Patrick Picciarelli, 5 stars
One of the most unique mysteries I've ever read, written
by a real life NY private investigator. I happened upon
this book while surfing amazon.com. What a find!
UP IN THE OLD HOTEL
by Joseph Mitchell, 5 stars
Mitchell, former contributor to the New Yorker for many
years shares essays he's accumulated over half a century
about New Yorkers whose only claim to fame is their eccentricities.
Cameron2k@aol.com
LORD OF CHAOS
by Robert Jordan, 4 stars
One long series, but holds interest.
ON THE ROAD
by Jack Kerouac, 3 stars
A book everyone should read, if only for a sense of how
things were.
THE GUNS OF THE SOUTH
by Harry Turtledove, 4 stars
Alternate history that provides some interesting insight
into the causes of the American Civil War.
TwistyLane@aol.com
CHOCOLAT
by Joanne Harris, 5 stars
Young, beautiful, unmarried Vianne Rocher moves into a
small French town with her daughter, Anouk. There she
starts a Chocolate Shop and throws the town into turmoil.
The town inhabitants come out of their shells. Delightful
characters and the descriptions of chocolate and other
confections melt in your mouth. One of my top 5 reads
for 2000 (and now a movie)
DARKNESS BOUND
by Larry Brooks, 4 1/2 stars
This is Mr. Brooks debut novel and it's a winner. About
fantasy, obsession, and betrayal with greed and murder
thrown in. Dillon Masters is a successful stockbroker
who has just separated from his wife. One day he meets
"THE" woman of his dreams --- beautiful, dressed all in
black ... the DARK LADY from his innermost fantasies.
This is not the typical Black Widow mystery. Filled with
twists and turns that will have readers obsessed with
finishing the book!
DEATH, SNOW AND MISTLETOE
by Valerie Malmont, 4 stars
This is the fourth book in the Tori Miracle cozy mystery
series and is the best so far. Ms. Malmont becomes a better
writer and storyteller with each one. It's Christmas time
in Lickin Creek and a small boy is missing. Tori helps
out in the investigation and everything is not as it seems.
The tea cozy Tori is wearing on her head is NOT the latest
fashion. It makes a great bandage for the lickin' she
took on her noggin.
savinggrace@essex1.com
STRAIGHT MAN
by Richard Russo, 5 stars
If you need to relax and just enjoy an intelligent book
that will make you laugh out loud, men perhaps would like
it even more than women.
Loveajoy@aol.com
BURIED EVIDENCE
by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg, 5 stars
FIRST OFFENSE
by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg, 5 stars
CALIFORNIA ANGEL
by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg, 5 stars
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg, 5 stars
FAMILY HONOR
by Robert B. Parker, 5 stars
THE NAVIGATOR
by Dee Henderson,
5 stars
DANGER IN THE SHADOWS
by Dee Henderson, 5 stars
Meenmomx3@aol.com
INVASION
by Robin Cook, 4 stars so far
ABDUCTION
by Robin Cook, 4 stars
I am reading these at the same time. I have enjoyed his
medical fiction in the past. These two are a bit of a
departure from that but they are also well written "pop"
fiction that moves along quickly---just what I need during
this busy time of year.
WINTER SOLSTICE
by Rosamunde Pilcher, 5 stars
This was an excellent "feel good" book with characters
you really grew to love!
ROENI82@aol.com
THE PACT
by Jodi Picoult, 5 stars
My one favorite book this year. This book does a great
job of showing us what can go on in the mind of two teenagers....A
tragedy that affects two families and takes us from one
house to another in the most interesting way.... Not to
be missed
LYNELLE BY THE SEA
by Laurie Lico Albanese, 5 stars
My second favorite book this year. Story of two new mothers
and how their lives cross in the most horrific way...It
turns out to teach us how everyone can have compassion
for each other....
ESTIAN@aol.com
BEFORE NIGHT FALLS
by Reinaldo Arenas, 5 stars
Powerful extraordinary and an eye opener for the gay left
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