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Evening Is the Whole Day
by Preeta Samarasan
Amazing debut novel (6/11/2008)
Evening is the Whole Day is a beautifully written novel about a wealthy Indian family in Malaysia. Everything is not as it seems in this epic family saga and Samarasan utilizes rich prose and well-developed characters in unveiling the many layers of the families darkmore
Someone Knows My Name: aka: The Book of Negroes
by Lawrence Hill
Outstanding (11/20/2007)
This book was engaging from the very beginning and I could not put it down. The character development, descriptions and plot were all extraordinary and although long it was well-paced. It is impossible not be drawn in by the main character and narrator, Aminata.

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Run
by Ann Patchett
Just OK (11/19/2007)
I loved Bel Canto and was eager to read Run. Although it was well-paced and interesting enough to keep me engaged, the plot didn't seem plausible and none of the characters stayed with me once I was finished. With other books the characters linger with me for days and Imore
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