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The Week of August 4th

amarkham@jhsph.edu
MALICE DOMESTIC by Anne Perry, 5 stars
CHESAPEAKE by James Michener, 3 1/2 stars

YTCOC@aol.com
HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG by Andre Dubus III, 4 stars
MOONLIGHT ON THE AVENUE OF FAITH by Gina B. Nahai, 5 stars

Martjoyc@aol.com
WHITE TEETH by Zaidie Smith, 5 stars

SusanE@aol.com
HANNA'S DAUGHTERS by Marianne Fredriksson, 4 stars
WHILE I WAS GONE by Sue Miller, 4 stars
WHITE OLEANDER by Janet Fitch, 3 stars
Just started STRANGE FITS OF PASSION by Anita Shreve...looks like a winner.

UKHRAH@aol.com
THE MIRAGE by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, 4 stars
THE DEVIL'S TEARDROP by Jeff Deaver, 5 stars
THE EMPTY CHAIR by Jeff Deaver, 4 stars
ASHES TO ASHES by Tami Hoag, 5 stars
THE PERFECT STORM by Sebastian Junger, 3 stars

Bookgrana@aol.com
ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE by Alison Weir, 4 stars
I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE by Wally Lamb, 5 stars
SWEET POTATO QUEENS' BOOK OF LOVE by Jill Conner Browne, 5 stars
DAISY FAY AND THE MIRACLE MAN by Fannie Flagg, 4 stars
THE LAST DAY by Glenn Kleier, 5 stars

Bsevrens@aol.com
GIDEON by Russell Andrews, 5 stars
RETURN TO MARS by Ben Bova, 4 stars
MY NAME IS ASHER LEV by Chaim Potok, 5 stars
DAVITA'S HARP by Chaim Potok, 5 stars
ON MYSTIC LAKE by Kristin Hannah, 4 stars
I am currently reading a book entitled THE MYTH OF SANTA FE by Chris Wilson. The historical content is pretty accurate, as far as I can tell, but his jaded view of the life and times of the Santa Fe residents over the ages, I feel, leaves much to be desired. I would give it 2 stars.

Ella480@aol.com
VOID MOON by Michael Connelly, 4 stars

Lmorris804@aol.com
Just finished THE DIARY OF MATTIE SPENSER by Sandra Dallas, 4 stars
Just began POSSESSION by A. S. Byatt, too early to rate
Read CONFESSIONS OF AN UGLY STEPSISTER by Gregory Maguire, 3 stars
GARDEN OF LIES by Eileen Goudge, 3 stars
CLOUDSPLITTER by Russell Banks, 5 stars

Cipsi2@aol.com
PLAIN TRUTH by Jodi Picoult, 5 stars
BEE SEASON by Myla Goldberg, 4 stars
WHITE TEETH by Zadie Smith, 5 stars
THE TWISTED ROOT by Anne Perry, 4 stars
DEUS LO VOLT! by Evan S. Connell, 3 stars (a toughie)

JJMMcCann@aol.com
THE EIGHT by Katherine Neville, 5 stars but very complex.
A TIME FOR DREAMS by Jen Holling, 4 stars

Rachelc@aol.com
THE VANISHED CHILD by Sarah Smith, 5 stars
NEVERWHERE by Neil Gaiman, 4 stars
JINGO by Terry Pratchett, 4 stars
INSOMNIA by Stephen King, 4 stars
CROCODILE ON THE SANDBANK by Elizabeth Peters, 3 stars

MALCLAN@aol.com
CITY OF GOD by E. L. Doctorow, 0 stars (horrible)
THE BEAN TREES by Barbara Kingsolver, 5 stars
THE MEASURE OF A MAN by Sidney Poitier, 5 stars
THE THINGS THEY CARRIED by Tim O'Brien, 3 stars
THE BLUEST EYE by Toni Morrison, 1 star (disappointing)

Mo-n-cats@worldnet.net
WHERE SERPENTS LIE by T. Jefferson Parker, 5 stars
SEVEN SISTERS by Earlene Fowler, 3 stars
HALF MOON STREET by Anne Perry, 4 stars
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, 1884-1933 by Blanche Weisen Cook, 5 stars

ManfromNan@aol.com
THE LION'S GAME by Nelson Demille, 5 stars
MARRYING THE MISTRESS by Joanna Trollope, 4 stars
WHEN MOUNTAINS WALKED by Kate Wheeler, 5 stars
SULLIVAN'S ISLAND by Dorothea Benton Frank, 4 stars
VINEGAR HILL by A. Manette Ansay, 3 stars

MARILYN190@aol.com
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD by Cokie and Steven Roberts, 5 stars
HORSE HEAVEN by Jane Smiley, 3 stars
UNDERWORLD by Don Delillo, 4 stars
OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon, 4 stars

Don61345@aol.com
ON SECRET SERVICE by John Jakes, 4 stars
Jakes's ability to weave fictional history has once again created an interesting read. Whether a Civil War buff or merely a fan of Jakes's work, you will enjoy this one.

Niffteer@aol.com
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE by J. K. Rowling, 5 stars
MIDWIVES by Chris A. Bohjalian, 5 stars
WHITE OLEANDER by Janet Fitch, 3 1/2 stars
WHERE THE HEART IS by Billie Letts, 4 1/2 stars
RIVERS END by Nora Roberts, 4 stars

Krebsman@aol.com
ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? by William Sutcliffe, 4 stars
INTERPRETER OF MALADIES by Jhumpa Lahiri, 4 stars
CITY OF DJINNS by William Dalrymple, 5 stars
THE CONCH THAT ROARED by Gregory King, 1 star
THE OTTOMAN CENTURIES by Lord Kinross, 1 star