| Reviews |
Lord of the Rings |
J.R.R. Tolkien |
Classics |
Do I have to spell it out for you? |
12 |
| Reviews |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
Douglas Adams |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
Douglas Adams : Science Fiction as Fruvous : Pop |
9 |
| Reviews |
A Prayer for Owen Meany |
John Irving |
Fiction (General) |
Faith for the non-religious. |
10 |
| Reviews |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
J. K. Rowling |
Action/Adventure |
Year 1 at Hogwarts |
11 |
| Reviews |
Pride and Prejudice |
Jane Austen |
Classics |
the ultimate in chicklit |
6 |
| Reviews |
American Gods |
Neil Gaiman |
Other |
A Tail about America and gods of new and old |
8 |
| Reviews |
Neverwhere |
Neil Gaiman |
Action/Adventure |
A book written by the writer of the TV show it was based on |
6 |
| Reviews |
Good Omens |
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett |
Other |
If Monty Python did a comidy of Errors about the Apocolypse |
7 |
| Reviews |
The Catcher In the Rye |
J D Salinger |
Classics |
Unstable adolescent explores New York City |
7 |
| Reviews |
Cryptonomicon |
Neal Stephenson |
Fiction (General) |
WWII codebreakers and Silicon Valley moguls |
5 |
| Reviews |
Skinny Legs and All |
Tom Robbins |
Fiction (General) |
Art...religion...politics... |
4 |
| Reviews |
Mastering Regular Expressions |
Jeffrey Friedl |
Computer |
The canonical book on the subject, written by The Man himself. |
4 |
| Reviews |
To Kill a Mockingbird |
Harper Lee |
Fiction (General) |
Morals and courage vs. prejudice |
4 |
| Reviews |
Any Thing By Orsen Scott Card |
Orsen Scott Card |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
Just Read it. |
5 |
| Reviews |
The Poisonwood Bible |
Barbara Kingsolver |
Other |
How an African missionary trip changes an American family. |
4 |
| Reviews |
Dangerous Angels |
Francesca Lia Block |
Fiction (General) |
A Modern Fairytale, sort of... |
3 |
| Reviews |
Snowcrash |
Neal Stephenson |
Other |
Cyberpunk on the surface, with ancient mesopotamian research |
3 |
| Reviews |
High Fidelity |
Nick Hornby |
Fiction (General) |
you've seen the movie, now read the book already |
4 |
| Reviews |
Timequake |
Kurt Vonnegut |
Fiction (General) |
Reliving 10 years all over. Life, family, a farewell? |
3 |
| Reviews |
I Capture The Castle |
Dodie Smith |
Fiction (General) |
Coming of age story that's much inspired by Jane Austen |
3 |
| Reviews |
The Silver Metal Lover |
Tanith Lee |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
Tale of love and obsession for an intelligent robot. |
3 |
| Reviews |
Naked |
David Sedaris |
Nonfiction (General) |
David Sedaris' hilarious personal anecdotes. |
3 |
| Reviews |
Bloodsucking Fiends; A Love Story |
Christopher Moore |
Other |
girl meets boy... girl is vampire... |
3 |
| Reviews |
Bee Season |
Myla Goldberg |
Fiction (General) |
breathtaking |
3 |
| Reviews |
Wicked: The Life And Times of The Wicked Witch of The West |
Gregory Maguire |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
A look at Oz from the other side- was she a villain? |
3 |
| Reviews |
Sophie's World |
Jostein Gaarder |
Other |
the history of western philosophy within a mystery novel |
5 |
| Reviews |
Stranger in a Strange Land |
Robert Heinlein |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
Human from Mars comes to Earth. |
4 |
| Reviews |
A Confederacy of Dunces |
John Kennedy O'Toole |
Fiction (General) |
A *true* character - Ignatious Reilly in New Orleans |
3 |
| Reviews |
To Say Nothing Of The Dog |
Connie Willis |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
Wonderful time-travel yarn |
3 |
| Reviews |
An American Childhood |
Annie Dillard |
Biography |
Breathtakingly vivid tales of childhood in 1950's Pittsburgh |
2 |
| Reviews |
Alan Mendelsohn, Boy from Mars |
Daniel Pinkwater |
Childrens |
fleegix, the bronx, and brass potatoes from the moon |
2 |
| Reviews |
Atlas Shrugged |
Ayn Rand |
Fiction (General) |
Greatest work of what man is and should be |
2 |
| Reviews |
Jane Eyre |
Charlotte Bronte |
Classics |
Passionately written tale of a real and extraordinary soul |
2 |
| Reviews |
Cyrano de Bergerac |
Edmond Rostand |
Classics |
Courage, romance, and integrity prevail |
2 |
| Reviews |
His Dark Materials |
Philip Pullman |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
definitely not just for children |
2 |
| Reviews |
Mists of Avalon |
Marion Zimmer Bradley |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
Arthurian legend from the perception of the Pagan priestesses |
2 |
| Reviews |
The Day I Swaped My Dad For Two Gold Fish |
Neil Gaiman |
Childrens |
A childrens book adults will enjoy |
2 |
| Reviews |
Sir Apropos of Nothing |
Peter David |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
A 600-page long pun set in a fictional medieval kingdom. |
3 |
| Reviews |
Coraline |
Neil Gaiman |
Childrens |
Neil Gaiman scares The Hell out of you. |
2 |
| Reviews |
Take the Cannoli: Stories From the New World |
Sarah Vowell |
Essay/Poetry |
Like David Sedaris, a This American Life regular. |
2 |
| Reviews |
A Canticle for Leibowitz |
Walter M. Miller Jr. |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
History repeats itself |
2 |
| Reviews |
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls |
Mary Pipher |
Nonfiction (General) |
touching and true |
2 |
| Reviews |
Betsy-Tacy |
Maud Hart Lovelace |
Childrens |
classic children's series |
2 |
| Reviews |
Stardust |
Neil Gaiman |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
Neil should be your god |
2 |
| Reviews |
House of Leaves |
Mark Z. Danielewski |
Fiction (General) |
Layers peel away like an onion, but less likely to make you cry |
2 |
| Reviews |
Jurgen |
James Branch Cabell |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
A unique perspective on the universe |
2 |
| Reviews |
A Walk in the Woods |
Bill Bryson |
Nonfiction (General) |
or any other bryson book. really. he's that good. |
2 |
| Reviews |
Ladder of Years |
Anne Tyler |
Fiction (General) |
a coming-of-age novel... |
2 |
| Reviews |
Guns, Germs, and Steel |
Jared Diamond |
Nonfiction (General) |
The |
2 |
| Reviews |
A Series of Unfortunate Events |
Lemony Snicket |
Childrens |
Three orphans. Nothing good happens. Ever. |
2 |
| Reviews |
Wigfield |
Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello |
Fiction (General) |
Twisted character study |
2 |
| Reviews |
10th Kingdom |
kathryn wesley |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
virginia is transported from newyork to fairy tale worlds |
2 |
| Reviews |
the way about of make more money |
suqin |
Other |
include many good trade websites |
1 |
| Reviews |
Abiyoyo |
Pete Seeger |
Other |
Pete Seeger's book based on the song Abiyoyo. |
1 |
| Reviews |
Anonymous Rex |
Eric Garcia |
Detective |
Dinosaurs haven't died out, they walk among humans in disguise |
1 |
| Reviews |
The Eye of the World |
Robert Jordan |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
basic epic fantasy series beginning |
1 |
| Reviews |
Sense & Sensibility |
Jane Austen |
Classics |
Sisters find love in the most adverse circumstances |
1 |
| Reviews |
Catch-22 |
Joseph Heller |
Other |
Halarious book, also the best. |
1 |
| Reviews |
The Incredible Scream Machine |
Dr. Robert Cartmell |
Nonfiction (General) |
THE definitive book on roller coasters (especially history of) |
1 |
| Reviews |
Without Remorse |
Tom Clancy |
Action/Adventure |
Vigilatism and revenge in Baltimore |
1 |
| Reviews |
Red Storm Rising |
Tom Clancy |
Action/Adventure |
A frigheningly realistic military thriller |
1 |
| Reviews |
Angela's Ashes |
Frank McCourt |
Nonfiction (General) |
Frank McCourt grows up in the slums of Ireland |
1 |
| Reviews |
The Lathe of Heaven |
Ursula K. LeGuin |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
A man dreams alternate realities into existence |
1 |
| Reviews |
The Pitch That Killed |
Mike Sowell |
Historical |
a look at the 1920 baseball season and the death of a player |
1 |
| Reviews |
Phantom of the Opera |
Gaston Leroux |
Classics |
This fascinating book is the back-story of the famous musical. |
1 |
| Reviews |
Fingersmith |
Sarah Waters |
Fiction (General) |
Deception, betrayal, manipulation, and love in Victorian England |
1 |
| Reviews |
The Brothers K |
David James Duncan |
Fiction (General) |
This book is about Family, Religion, Baseball and the Sixties. |
1 |
| Reviews |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
Ken Kesey |
Fiction (General) |
Conformity's war against individuality |
1 |
| Reviews |
The Mooring of Starting Out |
John Ashbery |
Essay/Poetry |
John Ashbery's first five books. |
1 |
| Reviews |
Local Girls |
Alice Hoffman |
Fiction (General) |
A book about a girl going from a pre-teen to an adult. |
1 |
| Reviews |
Skipping Towards Gomorrah |
Dan Savage |
Nonfiction (General) |
"The seven deadly sins and the pursuit of happiness in America" |
1 |
| Reviews |
Queen of the Damned |
Anne Rice |
Nonfiction (General) |
Lineage of the vampires. |
2 |
| Reviews |
The Hottest State |
Ethan Hawke |
Other |
Boy meet girl, boy loses girl, boy gets seriously screwed up. |
1 |
| Reviews |
Cold Mountain |
Charles Frazier |
Historical |
American Civil War:story of a man going home and a woman at home |
1 |
| Reviews |
Infinite Jest |
David Foster Wallace |
Fiction (General) |
Indescribable. |
1 |
| Reviews |
The Frances Books |
Russell Hoban |
Childrens |
Frances the cute little girl badger- cake and qpm, chompo bars |
1 |
| Reviews |
Tabloid Dreams |
Robert Olen Butler |
Fiction (General) |
Tabloid headlines, smarter plots |
1 |
| Reviews |
Fall On Your Knees |
Ann-Marie MacDonald |
Fiction (General) |
A Canadian family's riveting history. |
1 |
| Reviews |
The Cream of the Jest |
James Branch Cabell |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
What is real and what is in the mind? |
1 |
| Reviews |
The Hotel New Hampshire |
John Irving |
Fiction (General) |
Dark, funny, heartbreaking story of bears, hotels, and family |
1 |
| Reviews |
The Clouded Leopard |
Wade Davis |
Other |
collection of short stories from an ethnobotanist |
1 |
| Reviews |
Book of Shadows |
Phyllis Curott |
Biography |
her personal story of discovering Wicca |
1 |
| Reviews |
War For The Oaks |
Emma Bull |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
You should read this book. You won't regret it. |
1 |
| Reviews |
The Small Rain |
Madeleine L'Engle |
Fiction (General) |
A young pianist struggles with growing up |
1 |
| Reviews |
Moab is My Washpot |
Stephen Fry |
Biography |
Hilarious Autobiography of the brilliant british comedian. |
1 |
| Reviews |
Harriet the Spy |
Louise Fitzhugh |
Childrens |
I want to know everything! Everything! |
1 |
| Reviews |
Solaris |
Stanislaw Lem |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
A space station gone mad circles a living planet.. |
1 |
| Reviews |
His Master's Voice |
Stanislaw Lem |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
A manhattan project to decode a message from space. |
1 |
| Reviews |
I Know This Much is True |
Wally Lamb |
Other |
A man achieves autonomy from his schizophrenic identical twin. |
1 |
| Reviews |
The Sound and the Fury |
William Faulkner |
Fiction (General) |
Difficult to read, but *so* worth it. |
1 |
| Reviews |
Practical UNIX and Internet Security |
Garfinkel and Spafford |
Computer |
Computer Security |
3 |
| Reviews |
Giovanni's Room |
James Baldwin |
Classics |
Tragic Love Story |
1 |
| Reviews |
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time |
Mark Haddon |
Detective |
An autistic teenager narrates this unusual "murder" mystery |
1 |
| Reviews |
The Left Hand of Darkness |
Ursula K. LeGuin |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
A human man lands on a planet of androgynes |
1 |
| Reviews |
Trainspotting |
Irvine Welsh |
Fiction (General) |
the basis for the movie |
1 |
| Reviews |
Woman Of Affluence |
The Prodigal Poet |
Essay/Poetry |
Womans poetry |
1 |
| Reviews |
Old Kingdom trilogy (Sabriel; Lirael; Abhorsen) |
Garth Nix |
Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
Dark, intense battle involving overlapping magic/mundane worlds |
1 |
| Reviews |
The Tranparent Society |
David Brin |
Nonfiction (General) |
Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom? |
1 |
| Reviews |
Nipplejesus |
Nick Hornby |
Fiction (General) |
Short story about perception of art |
1 |
