 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) (Deluxe Edition) by J. K. Rowling
Buy new: $44.17 / Used from: $8.57 The "have to" read...with a very good ending.
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 | Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 13) by Janet Evanovich
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $2.48 Every summer I start with a Stephanie Plum book and I always laugh so hard. Brain candy at its best :)
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 | The Quickie by James Patterson
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $0.01 filler...can't remember. Oh yes I do...it was pretty good suspense and the characters just kept making horrible decisions.
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 | Too Late to Say Goodbye: A True Story of Murder and Betrayal by Ann Rule
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 filler...okay
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 | Simple Genius by David Baldacci
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.01 my brain candy...but I love it. Even though it is mass market and predictable, this book made me really think about trusting computers/internet/cash cards, etc.
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 | The Woods by Harlan Coben
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.01 A good summer thriller
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 | Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Buy used from: $1.57 My first book in the book club...not so great but I finished it. Most of the people in the book club didn't like it or even finish it.
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 | Broken for You by Stephanie Kallos
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $0.11 My second book and it became one of my favorites. I have recommended it to many people already.
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 | The Constant Princess (Boleyn) by Philippa Gregory
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $0.76 book club...super good!
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 | OTHER BOLEYN GIRL, THE by PHILIPPA GREGORY
Buy used from: $0.99 book club...good, but I liked "The Constant Princess" better. As a bookclub, we went to see the movie later...the book was definitely better.
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 | The Traveler (Fourth Realm Trilogy, Book 1) by John Twelve Hawks
Buy new: $11.86 / Used from: $0.01 Recommended by my mom...one of my top ten for the year. Another book that is fiction, but not so much...yikes.
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 | Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $0.75 I read this thinking I may recommend it for a book club book but I wasn't that impressed. It was just okay. I liked the story and the characters but wasn't sure if would bring out a good discussion.
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 | On Strike for Christmas by Sheila Roberts
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $0.47 We needed a Christmas book for December book club and this one was really good. It stimulated a great discussion on priorities about the holidays.
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 | THE DARK RIVER by JOHN TWELVE HAWKS
Buy used from: $1.61 This is the 2nd book in the trilogy and it was also good.
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 | Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
Buy used from: $11.88 I read this in Mexico during Christmas break...so was everyone else. It was good, but not great. I like Italy the best.
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 | The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Buy new: $8.97 / Used from: $2.50 book club...really good, but I had to re-read it because it is hard to keep track of the times and places (especially the ending).
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 | The Red Tent: A Novel by Anita Diamant
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $3.50 book club...double WOW!! This is also on my impact bookshelf.
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 | Wicked by MAGUIRE GREGORY
Buy used from: $13.97 I have had this sitting on my end table forever. I have tried to read it twice before and couldn't get into it. The third time was the charm and I did like it, though it drags in places. I have heard the musical is better.
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 | The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01 A book from my sister...it was really interesting/informative/too close to home and my husband and I had a great discussion about it.
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 | The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Buy new: $7.97 / Used from: $5.63 A Christmas present from my mom...it is placed in the time of the Holocaust but definitely written in a different way. A very good read.
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 | I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $3.49 Another Christmas present from my mom, but the two books are completely different. This one is also written in an unpredictable way, but a lighter topic. I like this author.
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 | My Sister's Keeper: A Novel by Jodi Picoult
Buy new: $9.36 / Used from: $0.01 book club...very good and brought out a great conversation. I will probably read more of this author now.
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 | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $0.26 Just on a whim I picked this up (maybe it was the book cover?). I liked it very much and am impressed that the author was able to write from this perspective. A very unique book.
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 | A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $0.09 book club...INCREDIBLE! On my impact book list.
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 | The Ten-Year Nap by Meg Wolitzer
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $0.01 The concept of women with college degrees but who choose to stay home with kids has always been close to my heart. I was looking forward to a great story and was half-way rewarded. I liked the book, but I didn't love it...though it had the potential to be great.
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 | Around the World in 80 Dates by Jennifer Cox
Buy new: $22.45 / Used from: $0.01 just filler...cute
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 | The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury
Buy used from: $0.01 more filler, but good
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 | The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.49 MY FAVORITE BOOK OF ALL TIMES! This was a re-read because I convinced my book club to read it. I wasn't able to go to that meeting and I am bummed because I was dying to talk about it.
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 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (P.S.) by Betty Smith
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $4.81 book club...good
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 | The Burnt House LP (Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus Novels) by Faye Kellerman
Buy new: $19.72 / Used from: $0.66 filler...I don't remember it.
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 | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia) by C. S. Lewis
Buy used from: $0.97 Just curious...I wanted to read the whole series and compare it to the movies. My plan is to read the rest this summer with my kids.
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 | His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) by Philip Pullman
Buy new: $37.80 / Used from: $34.98 More curiousity...I really liked the books, despite the controversy.
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 | Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 14) by Janet Evanovich
Buy new: $18.45 / Used from: $0.01 Back to summertime and good laughs.
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 | Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.19 book club...not one of my favorites but I finished it. I thought the relationship with his dad was creative but the rest of the story was very predictable.
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 | My Enemy's Cradle by Sara Young
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $1.00 I am always interested in reading books about the Holocaust and this one was about the topic of Lebensborns... maternity wards for women who got pregnant by German soldiers. A good book.
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 | The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by Diane Setterfield
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $1.50 I would love to recommend this for any bookclub and then also follow up with reading Jane Eyre (I have never read it, but want to now). I think this book has much to discuss...very good.
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 | The Double Bind (Vintage Contemporaries) by Chris Bohjalian
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01 I enjoyed this book very much and was surprised at the ending, just like the reviews said I would be :) Another good bookclub book and again it would be fun to follow with reading The Great Gatsby (I did read that one in high school, but don't remember much).
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 | Hold Tight by Harlan Coben
Buy used from: $0.01 Very good suspense...read it in a day! The many stories within the story are so close to home for most of us now... especially dealing with children and technology & trusting your teenagers to deal with peer pressure. A good read.
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 | Next by Michael Crichton
Buy new: $11.18 / Used from: $0.49 I am very interested in science books and this one was good, but I think there were too many side stories that amazingly all came together in the end. I'd give it a 3 out of 5.
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