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Alias Grace is one of the best books I read last year. But of course, Margaret Atwood Never lets you down...She weaves a facinating story based on a true one about a young woman who might have been a Machiavelic murderess or a victim of circumstances. The story involves you as soon as it begins, and you never wish the book to end.
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A motherless fifteen-year old boy and an old man who only casts half a shadow and speaks with cats go on essential trips in the material and in the metaphysical world. Haruki Murakami makes them so flawed and lovable they become real and you care about them so much you take the trip with them and never look back.
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This is a book I read when I was 16 and now I'm passing it on to my daughter who is 16. I read it again now and noticed how the world has changed with time and how this book still grasps your heart as you get much older than Anne Frank.
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Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Avital, February 5, 2007
Alias Grace is one of the best books I read last year. But of course, Margaret Atwood Never lets you down...She weaves a facinating story based on a true one about a young woman who might have been a Machiavelic murderess or a victim of circumstances. The story involves you as soon as it begins, and you never wish the book to end.(15 of 20 readers found this comment helpful)
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Avital, February 5, 2007
A motherless fifteen-year old boy and an old man who only casts half a shadow and speaks with cats go on essential trips in the material and in the metaphysical world. Haruki Murakami makes them so flawed and lovable they become real and you care about them so much you take the trip with them and never look back.(19 of 35 readers found this comment helpful)
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Avital, January 1, 2007
This is a book I read when I was 16 and now I'm passing it on to my daughter who is 16. I read it again now and noticed how the world has changed with time and how this book still grasps your heart as you get much older than Anne Frank.(12 of 17 readers found this comment helpful)