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A Night Without Armor
A Night Without Armor
by Jewel Kilcher
 (7/15/2001)
Bridget Lembon
"Two thumbs Up"
A Night Without Armor
A Night Without Armor
by Jewel Kilcher
 (7/15/2001)
Mejan Morrell
Though full of meaning to her, these poems are a bit confusing to the reader. Many of them convey feelings which the reader has been subjected to, letting them understand and somewhat bond with what she is saying. Awesome!
A Night Without Armor
A Night Without Armor
by Jewel Kilcher
 (7/15/2001)
Axgrl
This book rocks! It is real, and, unlike Shakespeare and all those other dead poets, Jewel makes sense! No thys, thees or thous. All of you who thinks it sucks, well, I'm sad to hear you are jealous of her.
A New Song
A New Song
by Jan Karon
 (7/15/2001)
Diane
I've enjoyed reading the Mitford series; however, I was disappointed in the majority of A New Song. At least the first half of the book appears to be a reprint of Out To Canaan. A brief synopsis of previous books may have been appropriate for those who have not read the entire series, but not a complete duplication of Out To Canaan. Is it possible that this is a printing error and not the author's intent?
A New Song
A New Song
by Jan Karon
 (7/15/2001)
Connie H
The Mitford series was like going on a vacation where one meets people who they learn to love and want to spend time getting to know. Most importantly Jan Karon adds Biblical truths into the storyline that would bring someone to Christ.
A New Song
A New Song
by Jan Karon
 (7/15/2001)
Pixie Pizarro
This series is one of the most heartwarming that I have ever read. I have told many to read Ms. Karon's books, and all have told me how wonderful they are and how good they make one feel. Would just like to know if anyone knows when the next twp books will be coming out? Thank you,
A New Song
A New Song
by Jan Karon
 (7/15/2001)
Patsy H
I have read all five books of the Mitford series and loved them so much that I just finished reading them for the second time and will continue to keep them in library for future readings. Am hoping Jan Karon will continue to write about these wonderful characters.
A New Song
A New Song
by Jan Karon
 (7/15/2001)
Karen Potts
If you have read any of the other books in this series, you will feel as if you are "coming home". There is a new location, a new church, and some new characters, but this book gives the reader the same warm feeling that the others in the Mitford series has given. This is a book of simple neighborliness and love, where the characters depend on God and one another. A real day-brightener!
A New Song
A New Song
by Jan Karon
 (7/15/2001)
Genny Monteith
I have now read all the books in this series and have enjoyed each one so very much. I pray that Ms. Karon will continue to write more books about Father Tim and Cynthia, and all of the other wonderful characters. Father Tim is my very favorite priest in life.
A Monk Swimming
A Monk Swimming: A Memoir
by Malachy McCourt
 (7/15/2001)
Daniel McDermount
I found this book to be above average at parts, but as a whole, I was not entirely pleased. Yes, Mr. McCourt shared many interesting accounts of his life with the readers, but I must agree with Ms. McIlraith. His use of language could be a bit offensive at times. I also felt that the man's abuse of women was unnecessarily vulgar and lude. However, it could also be hilariously funny at times. So though there are many shortcomings to this book, there are also a great many successes.
A Monk Swimming
A Monk Swimming: A Memoir
by Malachy McCourt
 (7/15/2001)
Eric Carlsson
My dear Erin, nothing could be further from the truth. "A Monk Swimming" is a devilishly funny, and outrageously entertaining book. To try and compare it to "Angela's Ashes" is like drawing parallels between apples and oranges. For one is the dark, evoking memoir of a horribly harsh childhood, and the other; a memoir of the lighter, sometimes equally as dark, times in the life of younger brother Malachy. The book remains a complete enjoyment from start to finish, and I recommend you re-open it (I hesitate "re-" b/c it appears by your review, as though you have yet to open it once) and read the book. Not as a person looking to discover more of the hardship childhood in Limerick, but someone who simply desires to read a great book.
A Monk Swimming
A Monk Swimming: A Memoir
by Malachy McCourt
 (7/15/2001)
Erin McIlraith
I personally despised this book. It was the worst memoir I have ever read! I find Mr. McCourt's language disturbing and his accounts with pretty "young things" sickening. He gives the Irish a bad name. Not to mention, most of the time while reading his book, I wasn't sure what he felt he was accomplishing by writing it. It was all pointless babble. He should learn how to write from his brother Frank. Now HE can write.
A Man In Full
A Man In Full
by Tom Wolfe
 (7/15/2001)
Roger Singer
In 'A Man in Full' Tom Wolfe has tried to capture the essence of a time period, as he has done so masterfully in the past. Unfortunately, this time around it becomes too obvious too soon that Mr. Wolfe has reached way too far in his attempts at journalistic fiction. Mr Wolfe's eye for detail has always been apparent.
However, he proves that he has not ventured far from New York or his white collar lifestyle in this novel. Stick to writing about what you know, Mr. Wolfe, not what you study from internist Charlie Croker. While the development of Croker's character was well laid out for the first part of the book, his eventual "come uppance" reeks of a hurried ending and creative juices that suddenly fell apart.
Mr. Wolfe needs to return to his nonfiction, journalistic endeavors. He has the ability to record the nuances of today's society in a much better fashion than this rehashing of previous work that never quite convinces the reader that Mr. Wolfe knows what he is writing about.
A Man In Full
A Man In Full
by Tom Wolfe
 (7/15/2001)
Joe Pearl
Tremendously satisfying character development. No hidden agendas. a page turner. Wolfe seems to have been in a hurry to finish. The wrap-up ending was somewhat disappointing.
A Man In Full
A Man In Full
by Tom Wolfe
 (7/15/2001)
Nigel Bly
Tom Wolfe's A Man in Full is not only an outstandingly entertaining book, but one that leaves the reader feeling deeply satisfied. Where one would be hard pressed to find a character in Bonfire of the Vanities to feel empathy toward, A Man in Full is loaded with a rambling assortment of players whose scale runs from the tragic hero to the buffoonish loser. This is truly a novel of morality in America, and perhaps catches the flavor of our time with the same clarity of his earlier work, both fiction and non-fiction.
Many people will hate this book because of its frank honesty; perhaps those are the people who need to read it most!
A Man In Full
A Man In Full
by Tom Wolfe
 (7/15/2001)
Linda
A Man in Full by Tom Wolfe is not, in my opinion, a page-turner. Rich men who discard their wives is the fare of T.V. soap. What happens in the first 200 pages is predictable. Is it worth continuing? Why?

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 (7/15/2001)
Chris
I read "A God in Ruins" directly after reading "Exodus" and was stricken by two things:
First, "Exodus" was near sublime, the research was astounding and the characters were wonderful.
"A God in Ruins", however, did not appear to live up to any of the standards set forth in "Exodus".
Second, in "Exodus" it was obvious that Uris recognized the Jewish need to have weapons to defend themselves against both the British and the Arabs. It would appear that he has a lot of faith in the benevolence of the American government... that the people will never have a need to defend themselves against an oppressive governments, regardless of what we saw with the American Indians, and many popular sentiments against different ethnic, religious, moral groups.
I, for one, would like to see how Uris reconciles his two points of view.

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 (7/15/2001)
Bob
Mr. Uris let's his personal bias get in the way of what could have been a most interesting story. His contempt for the NRA is obvious as well as his dislike for Republicans. Unfortunately the story is disjointed and leaps from decade to decade without any real cohesion. I was disappointed in the book.
A Day Late and A Dollar Short
A Day Late and A Dollar Short
by Terry McMillan
 (7/15/2001)
Sharm
I have never read a book in my life that has made me to appreciate my family, friends and my surroundings even more than before. It has taught me that life has a lot to offer and one must be brave enough to take the risk before it becomes too late. The author has also in a way prepared me as I will be taking the big step into the marriage world and not to expect too much from your loved ones and to take one day at a time. Thanks! Terry McMillan. You have made my mom go absolutely crazy with me because I haven't been able to put the book down right up to the end.
A Darkness More Than Night
A Darkness More Than Night
by Michael Connelly
 (7/15/2001)
P. Clark
A powerful trip into the mind and soul, of the most intense kind. Connelly joins James Lee Burke and Dennis Lehane, to become a "literary" mystery/crime/thriller writer. The book simply grabs you in the first two chapters and never lets you go. When I finished the book (in one sitting, couldn't put it down), I was tempted to start the read all over again. The extra added lesson on the painter Bosch, was an added plus.

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