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What do readers say about Jane Eyre?
beautifully descriptive language emphasis on feminism strength of character overwrought gothic nonsenseB is for Brontë. A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre dazzles and shocks readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom. Orphaned Jane Eyre grows up in the home of her heartless aunt, where she endures ... More details on Jane Eyre
THERE WAS NO POSSIBILITY of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning; but since dinner (Mrs. Reed, when there was no company, dined earl...
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What do readers say about Other Voices, Other Rooms?
coming of age tale gender and sexuality slow but enjoyable gothic style novelsTruman Capote's first novel is a story of almost supernatural intensity and inventiveness, an audacious foray into the mind of a sensitive boy as he seeks out the grown-up enigmas of love and death in the ghostly landscape of the deep South.
NOW A TRAVELER MUST MAKE his way to Noon City by the best means he can, for there are no buses or trains heading in that direction, though six days a week a truck from the Chuberry Turpentine Company ...
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What do readers say about Train Dreams?
sparse poetic prose focused prosa style thoughtful and reflective plain, unadorned proseA New York Times Notable Book
An Esquire Best Book of 2011
A New Yorker Favorite Book of 2011
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In the summer of 1917 Robert Grainier took part in an attempt on the life of a Chinese laborer caught, or anyway accused of, stealing from the company stores of the Spokane International Railway in th...
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What do readers say about Animal, Vegetable, Miracle?
clear and passionate beautifully descriptive prose self-sustainable organic farming memoir style bookSince its publication in 2007, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle has captivated readers with its blend of memoir and journalistic investigation. Newly updated with original pieces from the entire Kingsolver clan, this commemorative volume explores how the f... More details on Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
This story about good food begins in a quick-stop convenience market. It was our family’s last day in Arizona, where I’d lived half my life and raised two kids for the whole of theirs. Now we were mov...
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What do readers say about City of Bones?
fantastically addictive mortal instruments series ferociously entertaining teen fiction good ya fantasyDiscover the world of the Shadowhunters in the first installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and "prepare to be hooked" (Entertainment Weekly). City of Bones is a Shadowhunters novel.
When Clary Fray heads out to the ... More details on City of Bones
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” the bouncer said, folding his arms across his massive chest. He stared down at the boy in the red zip-up jacket and shook his shaved head. “You can’t bring that thing in...
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What do readers say about Memories of My Melancholy Whores?
a story of hope a short book poetic, sensual book odd little novellaMemories of My Melancholy Whores is a powerful novel about a man who so far has never felt love from Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Márquez, author of the One Hundred Years of Solitude.
'The year I turned ninety, I wanted to give myself the gift of a... More details on Memories of My Melancholy Whores
The year I turned ninety, I wanted to give myself the gift of a night of wild love with an adolescent virgin. I thought of Rosa Cabarcas, the owner of an illicit house who would inform her good client...
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What do readers say about Stay?
friendship and love well written and believable beautifully descriptive writing beautifully written, emotional storyAn unforgettable novel about the power of friendship and kindness by the New York Times bestselling author of Pay It Forward.
In the summer of 1969, fourteen-year-old Lucas Painter carries a huge weight on his shoulders. His brother is fighting in Vi... More details on Stay
The day started with a letter from my brother Roy. I was always first to the mailbox, and for just that reason. As soon as I saw that airmail envelope with the APO return address—his name scribbled ab...
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What do readers say about Big Sur?
beautifully descriptive language self indulgent work stream-of-consciousness beat generation novels his most powerful novelA poignant masterpiece of wrenching personal expression from the author of On the Road and The Dharma Bums
In this 1962 novel, Kerouac's alter ego Jack Duluoz, overwhelmed by success and excess, gravitates back and forth between wild binges in San Fr... More details on Big Sur
“ONE FAST MOVE OR I’M GONE” so I blow $8 on a cab to drive me down that coast, it’s a foggy night tho sometimes you can see stars in the sky to the right where the sea is, tho you cant see the sea you...
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What do readers say about Door One?
beautifully descriptive language it's missing emotion straight-up erotica introductory novelOnce you enter, anything goes. No fantasy-however dark and dirty and depraved it may be-is forbidden. You have no past, no inhibitions, no morals…and no memory. All you have to cling to is the memory of a scorching touch, a searing kiss, the wet slid... More details on Door One
And then, a tiny, dancing flicker of light appears. Orange and yellow, wavering side-to-side, jumping upward, then going still. Only the flame, though, no candlestick, no details revealed in the dim p...
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What do readers say about The Second Jungle Book?
an accomplished indian beautifully descriptive prose the stories are strong ethics and morality46 black and white illustrations including 8 full page illustrations by David Ljungdahl. Don't be fooled by other versions with missing or made-up pictures.
Text that has been proofread to avoid errors common in other versions.
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The stream is shrunk—the pool is dry, And we be comrades, thou and I; With fevered jowl and dusty flank Each jostling each along the bank; And by one drouthy fear made still, Forgoing thought of quest...
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