Rated of 5
by Diane
I enjoyed this book very much. The language is to be savored like a fine meal. The mystery of this town and family were so intriguing that I found myself to be completely engrossed and ignoring my duties in the here and now.
Rated of 5
by dave
was i missing something here?
this book was a chore to read. was it a chick book and i am a guy? somebody throw me a bone here...
dave
Rated of 5
by diane
I hated this book. I felt no sympathy for the narrator. She was a cruel child who didn't manage to earn the redemption that she sought as an adult.
Rated of 5
by Erna
I found this book to be delightful - an intriguing read. The juxtaposition of the nine year old girl with the 60 year old woman reveals how little our true character changes throughout the years. The mystery of the recipe book is played out throughout the story, and retains its mystique from its first mention on page one. The characters were depicted with enough complexity to make them real. I enjoyed it greatly.
Rated of 5
by Manasi
Beautifully written...one of the best books I've ever read...
Rated of 5
by Beth
Such a wonderful blend of delicious aromas, poignant feelings and horrific events. I couldn't put it down.
Stranger than fiction, blending tragedy and farce, How to Create the Perfect Wife is an engrossing tale of the radicalism, and deep contradictions, at the heart of the Enlightenment.
Although heavy on the scientific details, which slowed down the story for me (OK, I admit, I was one of those liberal arts majors who skipped out on...
read more
Loved this book. Magical, quirky, enchanting I could go on. All books do not have to be literary fiction, sometimes it is just so comforting to read...
read more
Can an wiser, older narrator view the past with more wisdom than he might have possessed forty years earlier in the summer he was thirteen? Ordinary...
read more
U.S. ebook sales up in 2012, but rate of growth is slowing(May 16 2013) In 2012, trade book sales (i.e. non academic book sales) rose 6.9%, to $15.049 billion, and e-book sales continued to grow, although the rate of growth...
Full Story
of 5
by Diane 
of 5
by dave 
of 5
by diane 
