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Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

Kentucky Fan, August 5, 2012

Can't believe I waited this long to read this classic. It was so painly astute as a character study, but it was also like a car wreck I couldn't look away from. Such a good example of how people make choices; bad, ill-informed choices, that shape the path of their lives. A compelling read!

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American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld

Kentucky Fan, January 23, 2012

Although this book was published in 2008, I just got around to reading it and it had a profound effect on me. I don't remember it causing much furor, but it borrows so much from what we've heard and speculate about Laura Bush's life that we wonder if all of it could be true. Regardless of its references to "real people", and no matter what one's politics are, it is a powerful study of the inner life of a reluctant public figure and the inner workings of a marriage. I think reading it made me more compassionate toward both public figures and married people!

I also loved Curtis Sittenfeld's Prep. She has amazing insights into her subjects and I think all adolescent girls and their moms could get a lot of perspective on the pressures of that age group from reading it.

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The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A. J. Jacobs

Kentucky Fan, September 28, 2011

The Know-It All is funny, gratifying and informative. In his quest to become the most informed man on the planet,(or annoying party guest)you get the history of the world through the various Encyclopedia Brittanica clips that author A.J.Jacobs chooses to share with the reader. The book also chronicles this magazine editor's struggle to find his place in the world and his family. I'm looking forward to what other challenges he decides to tackle beyond reading the Encyclopedia Brittanica and becoming a father!

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The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Kentucky Fan, January 6, 2011

So powerful, so painful, so true.

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