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The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby
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It had been years since I first read this classic. What a treat to visit it again. I also loved...
As I Lay DyingAs I Lay Dying
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Reviews are by nature subjective. That said, their should be a common element, an underlying...
Bulls IslandBulls Island
Best Price: $12.33
I really enjoyed this book. I'm from Charleston, SC and always feel such kinship with all the...
The Sound and the FuryThe Sound and the Fury
Best Price: $4.09
The Sound and the Fury / 0-679-73224-1 Difficult and complex, The Sound and the Fury details...
101 Great American Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)101 Great American Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)
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This is a wonderful collection of American poetry classics. It contains most of the poems that...


Light in August (The Corrected Text)Light in August (The Corrected Text)
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The American paperback editions of Faulkner published by Vintage are far more readable and...
The Land of Mango SunsetsThe Land of Mango Sunsets
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A little different from other DBF books that I've read, this book tells the story of a Manhattan...
The Great Gatsby (Penguin Popular Classics)The Great Gatsby (Penguin Popular Classics)
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It's difficult to give any even-handed critique F. Scott Fitzgerald's standard-setting Jazz Age...
The Lay of the Land (Vintage Contemporaries)The Lay of the Land (Vintage Contemporaries)
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This is, to my way of thinking, the best of the 3 Frank Bascombe novels. Frank is now all...
Great American Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)Great American Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)
Best Price: $1.58
Featuring 19 of the finest works in the American short-story tradition, this compilation...


Cold MountainCold Mountain
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I have written a review about this book when I first read it and I must say it really is a...
The SportswriterThe Sportswriter
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I am only giving this book two stars instead of one because the author does have some talent....
Can't Wait to Get to Heaven: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)Can't Wait to Get to Heaven: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
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An author of fiction has the power to create the destinies of her characters--how lovely to use...
Master Harold . . . And The Boys (Penguin Plays)Master Harold . . . And The Boys (Penguin Plays)
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Our theater group decided to do this play this season. I'm ashamed to say I had not heard of it...
Tender Is the NightTender Is the Night
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I think you need a quiet place and state of mind to really appreciate this book, because it is...

Independence DayIndependence Day
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In "Independence Day", Richard Ford's depiction of post-marital devolution (divorce)...
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop CafeFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe
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This book is a refreshing cool mist in this southern summer heat that I am currently living in...
Thirteen Moons: A NovelThirteen Moons: A Novel
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I really enjoyed this novel for both the story and for the rich prose. In Thirteen Moons, as...
The Road Not Taken and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)The Road Not Taken and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)
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These early poems of Frost ( 1916) already display his characteristically clear and cold lines,...
The Christmas PearlThe Christmas Pearl
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Her first was Sullivan's Island (Lowcountry Tales) and her newest is The Land of Mango Sunsets....

Madame Bovary: 150th Anniversary Edition (Signet Classics)Madame Bovary: 150th Anniversary Edition (Signet Classics)
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Emma is a typical unrealistic romantic girl, who sees love as the solution to all her problems...
Absalom, Absalom!Absalom, Absalom!
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Just looking for some great reads for the summer As much as I like Faulkner and many say this...
Madame Bovary (Oxford World's Classics)Madame Bovary (Oxford World's Classics)
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Like so many of the classics, Madame Bovary does an incredible job of recording humanity. All of...
The MagusThe Magus
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It's interesting to note how many reviewers pile on Nicholas as an immature, selfish boor who...
The Collector (Back Bay Books)The Collector (Back Bay Books)
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I absolutely adore this novel. Fowles's treatment of the relationship between the kidnapper and...

A Summer of Faulkner: As I Lay Dying/The Sound and the Fury/Light in August (Oprah's Book Club)A Summer of Faulkner: As I Lay Dying/The Sound and the Fury/Light in August (Oprah's Book Club)
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A good value. Faulkner takes a while to adjust to, but a good opportunity to start in on...
Plantation (Lowcountry Tales)Plantation (Lowcountry Tales)
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Another entertaining novel penned by Dorothea Benton Frank. The flavor of the Southern...
The French Lieutenant's WomanThe French Lieutenant's Woman
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This is a good book for anyone who likes self-referential fiction. It's written like a Victorian...
Go Down, MosesGo Down, Moses
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This book says so much about the American South, about the identity crisis that is America as a...
Madame Bovary (Penguin Classics)Madame Bovary (Penguin Classics)
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I admit that I would never have read Madame Bovary for it not being required reading in my...

The Sound and the Fury (Norton Critical Editions)The Sound and the Fury (Norton Critical Editions)
Best Price: $7.92
With Faulkner, and especially with The Sound and the Fury, you're in one of Three camps. You...
The Poetry of Robert Frost: The Collected Poems, Complete and UnabridgedThe Poetry of Robert Frost: The Collected Poems, Complete and Unabridged
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Reading Robert Frost just enriches your life. He writes with incredible color and unusual...
Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man: A NovelDaisy Fay and the Miracle Man: A Novel
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This is another of Fannie Flaggs deeply delightful books. The rich characture development is so...
Sullivan's Island (Lowcountry Tales)Sullivan's Island (Lowcountry Tales)
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Sullivan's Island is truly a wonderful novel that is straight from the heart about family life....
The UnvanquishedThe Unvanquished
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A local English professor's answer to a radio call-in question, "What's a good place to...

Collected Stories of William FaulknerCollected Stories of William Faulkner
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... if you like Faulkner. You'll enjoy the stories here; this is also a great starting point for...
A Redbird Christmas: A NovelA Redbird Christmas: A Novel
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I was drawn in, right away, to the characters. LOVED the end-it was so uplifting! An easy, fun...
The Poetry of Robert FrostThe Poetry of Robert Frost
Best Price: $10.50
Robert Frost's poetry has accompanied me on many a journey throughout my life. He has helped to...
Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
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I loved it! This was my second Fannie Flagg book and she out did herself on this one! What a...
Pawleys Island (Lowcountry Tales)Pawleys Island (Lowcountry Tales)
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It's only happened a few times before, but I actually put this book down just before finishing...

Stopping By Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening
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Had seen and read this book while visiting in a third grade classroom. The poem, of course, was...
Shem Creek: A Lowcountry Tale (Lowcountry Tales)Shem Creek: A Lowcountry Tale (Lowcountry Tales)
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Yes, I agree with other reviewers that this book is sometimes predictable. A divorced mother of...
Isle of PalmsIsle of Palms
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This was my first time reading Frank and I do have to say I loved her conversational, breezy,...
Standing in the Rainbow (Ballantine Reader's Circle)Standing in the Rainbow (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
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This is one of my favorite novels by Flagg. A must-read for anyone who loves witty humor and...
Plantation: A Lowcountry TalePlantation: A Lowcountry Tale
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I love this book. I think that it is well written and I think that it is written for today's...

Robert Frost's PoemsRobert Frost's Poems
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In high school we were probably exposed to at least a few (or more) of Robert Frost's poems,...
Bridget Jones's DiaryBridget Jones's Diary
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The book was a little more used than I anticipated, but I still enjoyed reading it again.
Madame Bovary (Norton Critical Editions)Madame Bovary (Norton Critical Editions)
Best Price: $10.00
The text of this Norton Critical Edition is based on Eleanor Marx Aveling's celebrated...
The Singapore Grip (New York Review Books Classics)The Singapore Grip (New York Review Books Classics)
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this is a magnificant book. the plot and characters twist and turn with the slow realization...
The New Granta Book of the American Short StoryThe New Granta Book of the American Short Story
Best Price: $11.11
There are some amazing stories in this anthology, and not just from the usual suspects. Sherman...

The Great Gatsby CDThe Great Gatsby CD
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It had been 40 years since I had read the Great Gatsby and I had an 8 hour drive, so I took this...
full of gracefull of grace
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I am a big fan of Dorthea Benton Frank...as a GRIT (girl raised in the south!) myself, I love...
The Blue FlowerThe Blue Flower
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Full disclosure: I am an English professor. Penelope Fitzgerald is probably my favorite writer,...
Sentimental Education (Penguin Classics)Sentimental Education (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $4.34
Gustave Flaubert's 1869 semi-autobiographical novel about a young man in Paris memorializes the...
Eudora Welty : Complete Novels: The Robber Bridegroom, Delta Wedding, The Ponder Heart, Losing Battles, The Optimist's Daughter (Library of America)Eudora Welty : Complete Novels: The Robber Bridegroom, Delta Wedding, The Ponder Heart, Losing Battles, The Optimist's Daughter (Library of America)
Best Price: $20.75
Each new volume from The Library of America, the non-profit publisher that has become the de...

Shem Creek (Lowcountry Tales)Shem Creek (Lowcountry Tales)
Best Price: $6.85
While Shem Creek is located on the east coast, it could be anywhere by the writing style and...
Olivia Joules and the Overactive ImaginationOlivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination
Best Price: $0.74
A perfect beach book. A fun way to spend your time. Wild and Imagenative. "Olivia...
   
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