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What I Read in 2002 (Part 1)
By an Amazon.com customer
Queen of the Darkness (Black Jewels, Book 3)Queen of the Darkness (Black Jewels, Book 3) by Anne Bishop
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.05
Good finale to a great trilogy.
End the Struggle and Dance with Life: How to Build Yourself Up When the World Gets You DownEnd the Struggle and Dance with Life: How to Build Yourself Up When the World Gets You Down by Susan Jeffers
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01
Uplifting and motivating. Got me through a rough patch.
We Have Always Lived in the CastleWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Buy new: $11.90 / Used from: $0.70
Haunting, but not frightening. Beautifully written.
The Handmaid's Tale: A NovelThe Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $1.97
Beautiful, beautiful prose. Great premise.
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, Book 1)The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, Book 1) by Robert Jordan
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01
Couldn't finish this one. Interesting plot, but interminably slow.
The Color of MagicThe Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.17
Didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would, but still quite funny.
Cold Front: A Tory Bauer MysteryCold Front: A Tory Bauer Mystery by Kathleen Taylor
Buy used from: $0.07
Reads like gangbusters. I love this series!
Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries)Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries) by Patricia Cornwell
Buy used from: $0.01
Darn near perfect genre fiction.
Reflections in the NileReflections in the Nile by J. Suzanne Frank
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Majorly disappointed with this one. I expected historical fiction and was given a time travel romance.
Feel the Fear and Do It AnywayFeel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers
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Not as good as "End the Struggle"
The New Messies Manual: The Procrastinator's Guide to Good HousekeepingThe New Messies Manual: The Procrastinator's Guide to Good Housekeeping by Sandra Felton
Buy used from: $2.49
This book has been very helpful in my struggle against domestic chaos.
No More Kidney StonesNo More Kidney Stones by John S., MD Rodman
Buy new: $13.22 / Used from: $0.01
Medical information is very clear, but nutritional section is awful. Talk about a can't-eat-anything diet.
A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1)A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) by Ursula K. Le Guin
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01
Gorgeous writing!! Best fantasy I've read in years.
Through a Glass DarklyThrough a Glass Darkly by Karleen Koen
Buy used from: $0.01
Bravissima!
The Widow's ClubThe Widow's Club by Dorothy Cannell
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01
Still working on this one - not as good as The Thin Woman and quite boring in parts
Ruby Slippers, Golden TearsRuby Slippers, Golden Tears by Terri Windling
Buy used from: $0.50
Some stories are mediocre, and some are downright terrible. None are worth the price of admission.
Hot Enough to Kill (Jolene Jackson Mystery Series) (Jolene Jackson Mysteries)Hot Enough to Kill (Jolene Jackson Mystery Series) (Jolene Jackson Mysteries) by Paula Boyd
Buy new: $13.95 / Used from: $0.51
Couldn't finish this one.
Beautiful Brows: The Ultimate Guide to Styling, Shaping, and Maintaining Your EyebrowsBeautiful Brows: The Ultimate Guide to Styling, Shaping, and Maintaining Your Eyebrows by Nancy Parker
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.93
I had high hopes for this, but found it to be generally unhelpful.
Making FacesMaking Faces by Kevyn Aucoin
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $7.49
Beautiful photography, but I doubt I'll ever try to replicate these looks at home.
Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta)Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta) by Patricia Cornwell
Buy used from: $0.01
Pretty good, but not as exciting as Postmortem.
The Tombs of Atuan (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 2)The Tombs of Atuan (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 2) by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Another great Earthsea book.
The Farthest Shore (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 3)The Farthest Shore (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 3) by Ursula K. Le Guin
Buy used from: $0.01
Haven't finished this yet. Slower-paced than the first two books.
Hard Eight (A Stephanie Plum Novel)Hard Eight (A Stephanie Plum Novel) by Janet Evanovich
Buy new: $18.45 / Used from: $0.01
Very funny, very enjoyable. Not any darker than the other books, imo.
A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry, Book 2)A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry, Book 2) by Laurell K. Hamilton
Buy used from: $2.95
Entertaining, but weak and not fully developed. You can do better, LKH.
Willow (De Beers)Willow (De Beers) by V.C. Andrews
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Dreck. Couldn't finish it.