 | The Bluest Eye (Oprah's Book Club) by Toni Morrison
Buy used from: $0.01 My favorite book of all time. Morrison's first and probably most accessible novel. It's heartbreaking and even depressing, but a must read.
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 | Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $2.01 I think this is Morrison's best novel. Among other things, a deep, thought-provoking novel about identity, racial and otherwise.
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 | The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Buy new: $8.52 / Used from: $2.39 An amazing love story. I stayed awake night after night reading this book -- I simply could not put it down!
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 | The Dirty Girls Social Club: A Novel by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
Buy new: $11.01 / Used from: $0.01 Hilarious and fun read! I enjoyed every page.
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 | Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01 A fascinating story (and an excellent refresher course on 20th century Chinese history).
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 | A Fine Balance (Oprah's Book Club) by Rohinton Mistry
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $0.01 Mistry is an expert storyteller. And this is one that I will not soon forget.
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 | The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $0.01 Impossible to put down!
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 | Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon) by Dan Brown
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 | The Color Purple by Alice Walker
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 | The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
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 | The Hours by Michael Cunningham
Buy new: $10.40 / Used from: $0.01 |
 | Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies by Laura Esquivel
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $0.01 A story that arouses all of your senses and pulls you in from the start! A delicious and sensual read!
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 | To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 The book that inspired me to be a lawyer.
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 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (P.S.) by Betty Smith
Buy new: $10.76 / Used from: $0.33 My favorite book as a young teen.
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 | Memoirs of a Geisha: A Novel by Arthur Golden
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01 Golden's novel paints a picture so vivid in this novel, that you feel as if you are there, watching and not reading. A fascinating world to disappear into on a rainy afternoon.
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 | Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
Buy new: $10.80 / Used from: $0.01 Weiner's books don't even belong in the "chick lit" category -- from the start, she far surpassed any novel in that genre. She is a master storyteller and in incredibly funny. Her knack for creating likeable (and real characters) is unparalleled by her contemporaries.
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 | In Her Shoes : A Novel by Jennifer Weiner
Buy new: $10.80 / Used from: $0.01 Weiner does it again!
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 | Little Earthquakes : A Novel (Washington Square Press) by Jennifer Weiner
Buy used from: $2.00 Such a fun read. Weiner takes "chick lit" to an entirely different level, and is a great storyteller. A funny and insightful novel about friendship and the ups and downs of new motherhood.
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 | Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $0.01 My guiltiest pleasure. This is pure fun.
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 | Roots by Alex Haley
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