 | The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.94 My dad recommended this book to me...it is definitely a "must read" especially at times of war. 3.5 stars
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 | Coal Black Horse by Robert Olmstead
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $0.01 This was recommended by my mom. It is a Civil War story about a boy that needs to bring back his father from the war. It was good, but not great. 3 stars
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 | The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes by Diane Chamberlain
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $0.70 I read this in September and loved it. I convinced my bookclub to read it for February. Such a great book about a young girl who makes some bad choices and has to live with those for her lifetime. Even though I would not have made the same choice that she does, I sympathized with her and was on her side throughout the story. I rate it 3.5 stars
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 | Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson
Buy new: $9.47 / Used from: $3.29 bookclub September...I started the book, but didn't finish it. I think I got the idea within the first 100 pages but I probably need to finish it someday.
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 | The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds
Buy new: $4.80 / Used from: $0.82 A story about a young girl growing up in a very fundamental Christian organization (almost cult-like). 3.5 stars
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 | Temple by Matthew Reilly
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 An Indiana Jones-like adventure/thriller...you have to suspend your disbelief...then it is fun. I don't rate these books :)
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 | Middlesex: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides
Buy new: $17.82 / Used from: $0.02 bookclub October...this book has a lot of odd topics but I learned so much and I became sympathetic of a character I never imagined I could relate to. 3 stars
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 | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel by Lisa See
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01 bookclub November...I learned so much about Chinese women and was in awe of the tough life they lived. A great book! I have "Peony in Love" on my to-read list. 4 stars
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 | Marley&Me by John Grogan
Buy used from: $3.99 cute, entertaining, and better than the movie!
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 | The Christmas Shoes by Donna Vanliere
Buy used from: $2.96 bookclub December...pretty predictable but a great story for the season. I cried (not a tough task).
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 | Christmas Jars by Jason F. Wright
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $6.18 Not predictable...it moved me to start my own jar. Definitely an Impact book. 4 stars
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 | Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $4.57 A third take on Christmas books...each one a little different but good in its own way.
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 | The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel (Oprah Book Club #62) by David Wroblewski
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $0.98 Christmas present from mom...it has earned a spot on my Impact Shelf. An amazing, unique story (and I am not a dog person). 4.5 stars
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 | When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
Buy new: $17.15 / Used from: $1.83 Christmas present from my sister. I had heard a lot about David Sedaris. I don't think he is always that funny in the book, but I have heard he is funnier to listen to on the radio.
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 | Fraud: Essays by David Rakoff
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $0.60 I don't know why I read this...sort of like Sedaris I guess. Not really my style but that isn't to say it's bad.
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 | The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $1.01 Christmas present from my sister...I asked for this book thinking it was fiction. It turned out to be non-fiction but very interesting. I learned about architecture and the World Fair in Chicago along with a gruesome, real-life murderer.
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 | The Venetian Betrayal (Cotton Malone) by Steve Berry
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.01 filler in between bookclub books...it was good, but not great.
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 | The Jesuit and the Skull by Amir Aczel
Buy new: $12.00 / Used from: $0.25 My 2nd non-fiction book of the year (not typical for me)...in honor of the 150th anniversary of Evolution.
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 | Dreamers of the Day: A Novel by Mary Doria Russell
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $4.64 very interesting and good, but not as good as the Sparrow (my favorite book). 3.5 stars
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 | The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Buy new: $9.36 / Used from: $1.22 I thoroughly enjoyed this book and was caught up in the suspense/intrigue to the very end. 3 stars
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 | The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01 This book kept showing up on recommendation lists for me so I finally read it. Very good and I would recommend it to others. 3.5 stars
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 | Change of Heart: A Novel by Jodi Picoult
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $1.46 I've read My Sister's Keeper and when I read the outside cover of this book it seemed like it was a very similar story line...not so. So much pondering of religion and capital punishment and right vs. wrong go on in this book. In both books you really find yourself asking "What would I do?". 3.5 stars
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 | Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: $5.50 / Used from: $3.67 I have a teenage daughter and I witnessed her fascination with these books. Then I heard over and over from some of my best grown-up friends (who are very intellligent) that the books were amazing. So...I had to read them. I, too, think that they are very good.
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 | New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2) by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: $5.50 / Used from: $2.48 I finished "Twilight" on a Saturday morning and immediately picked "New Moon" up to read it. I finished it Saturday night. Everyone I have talked to says the second book isn't as good as the other ones, but I liked it. Now I just need to get back Book 3 from the person I lent it to :) I am hooked.
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 | Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, Book 3) by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $3.09 I got my book back and finished "Eclipse" in 8 hours...I do not really understand why these are so addictive/fascinating. I even find myself re-reading certain passages. Hmmm...
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 | Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4) by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: $11.50 / Used from: $8.14 I promised my family I wouldn't ignore them all of Spring Break, but that I just needed to get this stinking vampire family out of my head. I finished "Breaking Dawn" and now I am sad. This is the way I felt in high school when I read the "Clan of the Cave Bear" series. I would recommend these to anybody :)
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 | The Host: A Novel by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: $14.97 / Used from: $9.33 Well...I just got stuck on the Stephenie Meyer books and couldn't go on. I tried to pick up other books and nothing happened. I have never had this situation/problem before and it confounded me. I re-read all 4 books over and over (mostly just passages) and then found this book. It was really good as well...in a different way...Sci-Fi/Love Story. 3.5 stars
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 | Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Buy new: $9.36 / Used from: $2.22 This is my 3rd Jodi Picoult book and every time I think I am going to read an after-school special kind of story I am surprised. Her books really make you think and change the world. I am a teacher and I have been pondering how I could use this book to deal with bullying. 4 stars
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