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by Khaled Hosseini
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Riverhead (2007-05-22)
ISBN: 1594489505
EAN: 9781594489501
Dewy Decimal #: 813.6
Hardcover: 372 pages
SKU: 110608001
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: ...No noticeable Underlining or Highlighting...
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After 103 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and with four million copies of The Kite Runner shipped, Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel that confirms his place as one of the most important literary writers today.
Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love.
Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them-in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul-they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other, and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation. With heart-wrenching power and suspense, Hosseini shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival.
A stunning accomplishment, A Thousand Splendid Suns is a haunting, heartbreaking, compelling story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love.
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Amazon.com Review
It's difficult to imagine a harder first act to follow than The Kite Runner: a debut novel by an unknown writer about a country many readers knew little about that has gone on to have over four million copies in print worldwide. But when preview copies of Khaled Hosseini's second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, started circulating at Amazon.com, readers reacted with a unanimous enthusiasm that few of us could remember seeing before. As special as The Kite Runner was, those readers said, A Thousand Splendid Suns is more so, bringing Hosseini's compassionate storytelling and his sense of personal and national tragedy to a tale of two women that is weighted equally with despair and grave hope. We wanted to spread the word on the book as widely, and as soon, as we could. See below for an exclusive excerpt from A Thousand Splendid Suns and early reviews of the book from some of our top customer reviewers.--The Editors
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We have arranged with the publisher to make an exclusive excerpt of A Thousand Splendid Suns available on Amazon.com. Click here to read a scene from the novel. It's not the opening scene, but rather one from a crucial moment later in the book when Mariam, one of the novel's two main characters, steps into a new role.
| Early Buzz from Amazon.com Top Reviewers |
We queried our top 100 customer reviewers as of March 6, 2007, and asked them to read A Thousand Splendid Suns and share their thoughts. We've included these early reviews below in the order they were received. For the sake of space, we've only included a brief excerpt of each reviewer's response, but each review is available for reading in its entirety by clicking the "Read the review" link. Joanna Daneman:  "His style is deceptively simple and clear, the characters drawn deftly and swiftly, his themes elemental and huge. This is a brilliant writer and I look forward to more of his work." Read Joanna Daneman's review
Seth J. Frantzman: "Khaled Hosseini has done it again with 'A Thousand Splendid Sons', presenting a new, dashing and dark tale of two generations of women trapped in a loveless marriage, bracketed by great events." Read Seth J. Frantzman's review
Donald Mitchell: "Khaled Hosseini has succeeded in capturing many important historical and contemporary themes in a way that will make your heart ache again and again. Why will your reaction be so strong? It’s because you’ll identify closely with the suffering of almost all the characters, a reaction that’s very rare to a modern novel." Read Donald Mitchell's review
Lawrance M. Bernabo: "All things considered, following up on a successful first novel is probably harder than coming up with the original effort and Hosseini could have rested on his laurels in the manner of Harper Lee, but as "A Thousand Splendid Suns" amply proves, this native of Kabul has more stories to tell about the land of Afghanistan." Read Lawrance M. Bernabo's review
Amanda Richards: "There are parts of this book that will have grown men surreptitiously blotting the tears that are on the verge of overflowing their ducts, and by the time you get to the middle, you won’t be able to put it down. Hosseini's simple but richly descriptive prose makes for an engrossing read, and in my opinion, "A Thousand Splendid Suns" is among the best I have ever read. This is definitely not one to be missed." Read Amanda Richards's review
N. Durham:  "All that being said, "A Thousand Splendid Suns" is a bit more enjoyable than Hosseini’s previous "The Kite Runner", and once again he manages to give we readers another glimpse of a world that we know little about but frequently condemn and discard. However, if you were one of the many that for some reason absolutely loved "The Kite Runner", chances are that you'll love this as well." Read N. Durham's review
John Kwok: "Khaled Hosseini's "A Thousand Splendid Suns" is a genuine instant literary classic, and one destined to be remembered as one of 2007's best novels. It should be compared favorably to such legendary Russian novels like "War and Peace" and "Doctor Zhivago"." Read John Kwok's review
Thomas Duff: "Normally I'm more of an action-adventure type reader when it comes to novels and recreational reading. But I was given the chance to read A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (author of The Kite Runner), so I decided to try something out of my normal genre. I am *so* glad I did. This is a stunning and moving novel of life and love in Afghanistan over a 30 year period." Read Thomas Duff's review
Charles Ashbacher: "This book manages to simultaneously capture the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years and how women are treated in conservative Islamic societies.... In many ways it is a sad book, your heart goes out to these two women in their hopeless struggle to have a decent life with a brutal man in an unforgiving, intolerant society." Read Charles Ashbacher's review
W. Boudville:  "Hosseini presents a piognant view into the recent tortured decades of the Afghan experience. From the 1970s, under a king, to the Soviet takeover, to the years of resistance. And then the rise and fall of the Taliban. An American reader will recognise many of the main political events. But to many Americans, Afghanistan and its peoples and religion remain an opaque and troubling mystery." Read W. Boudville's review
Mark Baker: "I tend to read plot heavy books, so this character study was a definite change of pace for me. I found the first half slow going at times, mainly because I knew where the story was going. Once I got into the second half, things really picked up. The ending was very bittersweet. I couldn't think of a better way to end it." Read Mark Baker's review
Grady Harp: "Hosseini takes us behind those walls for forty some years of Afghanistan's bloody history and while he does not spare us any of the descriptions of the terror that continues to besiege that country, he does offer us a story that speaks so tenderly about the fragile beauty of love and devotion and lasting impression people make on people." Read Grady Harp's review
Robert P. Beveridge: "When I was actively reading it, the pages kept turning, and more than once I found myself foregoing food or sleep temporarily to get in just one more chapter. When I had put it down, however, I felt no particular compulsion to pick it back up again. It's a good book, and a relatively well-written one, but it's not a great book. Enjoyable without leaving a lasting impression." Read Robert P. Beveridge's review
B. Marold: "While the events in Afghanistan and the wider world create a familiar framework for the stories of these two women, it is nothing more than a framework. The warp and weft of everyday life, and the interaction of the two women and their close relatives is the heartbeat of the story." Read B. Marold's review
Daniel Jolley: "Khaled Hosseini has written a majestic, sweeping, emotionally powerful story that provides the reader with a most telling window into Afghan society over the past thirty-odd years. It's also a moving story of friendship and sacrifice, giving Western readers a rare glimpse into the suffering and mistreatment of Afghan women that began long before the Taliban came to power." Read Daniel Jolley's review
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Woes of Misogyny
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-11-12
I had no intention of reading this book because of the negative publicity surrounding Khaled Hosseini's previously published novel, The Kite Runner, and the movie based on it. I know some people who will not watch any movie with rape scenes. Unfortunately, I'm not that ideologically consistent, as my favorite director is Sergio Leone, and his films have a lot of rape scenes.
In any event, a local Muslima was leading a book discussion group which was planning to talk about A Thousand Splendid Suns, so I decided to read it and participate.
I should list reviews in major publications.
1. Christian Science Monitor, by Yvonne Zipp
2. New York Times, by Michiko Kakutani
3. London Times by Joan Smith
4. Washington Post by Johnathan Yardley
My first impression while reading this was its similarity to a film hindi, you know, where the twins are seperated at birth, one becomes an outlaw, the other a policeman, and both fall in love with the rich man's daughter, who is going to be married off to a politician, etc. Or an episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, where the detectives' uncovering of one gruesome crime leads to the discovery of an even more gruesome crime.
So the book is an unending tale of the woes of misogyny. And however cliche that may be, it does not change the fact that misogyny does cause a lot of damage in people's lives.
In addition, the author actually tries to teach contemporary Afghani history through the characters' lives. In the author's retelling of events, the period of communist rule in the 1970s-1980s, comes out looking the best, at least from the vantage point of Kabul. And while the Taliban come out looking bad, the previous mujahideen factions also come out looking bad. While a lot of this is old news to most Muslims who have followed Afghanistan for the last 30 years, the discussion group participants in Augusta, GA remarked that, despite the fact that U.S. forces have been deployed in Afghanistan for nearly 7 years, they learned a lot from this aspect of Khaled Hosseini's book.
One concern I have is whether Khaled Hosseini whitewashes the current government of Afghanistan. My understanding is that it relies so much on the anti-Taliban warlords that life for most Afghanis has improved marginally. Has misogyny decreased since the Taliban left Kabul? What about Malalai Joya, who has been suspended from the Afghani parliament for speaking against its warlords? In addition to her June 2007 interview on Democracy! Now, she was featured in a [wideangle] episode which aired in September 2007. Economic improvement has occurred through the increase of opium production.
The novel has an obvious anti-Pushtun bias. And it seems as if this is how the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan is shaping up, with primarily Pushtun Taliban controlling areas of the south and primarily non-Pushtun militias ruling in various northern and western provinces and taking part in the weak central government. In this regard, the novel fails to achieve the uplifting ending it portrays through the individual character of Laila because there is no approaching of consensus towards a less misogynistic, more ethnically and religiously tolerant society.
Having said all that, the novel is an easy read, and there is a plot twist that I did not expect. Most of the people who attended the discussion group said the novel was better than Kite Runner. So I'd say it's a good vacation read.
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Enthralling...
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-11-11
This is so beautifully written. Absolutely enthralling and you cannot put it down. The two main characters are so well drawn you can actually feel empathy for them at what they have to endure throughout the story. This is in short..one the best books I have ever read.
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Very touching
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-11-05
This is a must read if you have read Kite Runner. I loved this book from start to finish.
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Very good BOOK
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-11-02
My Book came in excellent condition, I had a great time reading the story. Hope to buy more soon from here
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Excellent Story
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-11-01
I believe it was Benjamin Franklin who said, "Why buy a book when you can go to the library?" Well, I agree with him in part. If I'm interested in a book, I first check it out at the library. If I really like it, I return it and then I buy a new copy for my own personal library at home. After reading this book, I had to have my own personal copy. It is such a beautiful story. The love and friendship that develops between the two main female characters reminds me so much of Christ and the church, even though the story is set in Afghanistan where Christianity is not widespread, to say the least. And the emotional strength that each of these women demonstrates is remarkable. I highly recommend this book to anyone, regardless of your spiritual beliefs.
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by Rolf Gompertz
Product Group: Book
Publisher: AuthorHouse (2001-05-06)
ISBN: 0595176976
EAN: 9780595176977
Dewy Decimal #: 813
Paperback: 259 pages
Release Date: 2001-05-06
SKU: 090108011
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: writing on first few pages...minor wear on cover
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Abraham and Sarah set off to serve a new God in a new land, with an unspeakable family secret in their heart and a marriage in serious trouble. In time, the childless Sarah offers Hagar, her slave, to Abraham. Hagar not only gives him a son, Ishmael, but also offers Abraham a passionate, fulfilling love that he had never known with Sarah. When Sarah, unexpectedly, gives birth to Isaac, she drives Hagar and Ishmael away, arousing a deep-seated murderous rage in Abraham that threatens the life of Isaac, all in the name of the new God. The author sheds new light on the biblical story, exploring what it was like to come out of a polytheistic society and serve a single, new and invisible God. Sarah is portrayed as a high priestess in service to Inanna, the goddess of love and war. When called on, Sarah performs the erotic Sacred Marriage Rite as part of her religious duties, in Ur, Egypt and Canaan. Only through deep, personal sorrow does she come to shift her allegiance to Abraham's new God. The book finally addresses a critical, central human question: How can we ever know the will of God with any certainty?
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'Abraham the Dreamer' by Rolf Gompertz
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-08-20
Rolf Gompertz' 'Abraham, the Dreamer- an Erotic and Sacred Love Story' is an extraordinary and extremely ambitious book. I will admit that I was a bit put off by the word `erotic' in the title and, once I started reading, by the first infant sacrifice - Abram's son. At first, I didn't think I could handle such an archaic tale. However, Gompertz is certainly to be congratulated on this achievement.
First of all, congratulations to him on a very good attempt to bring these ancient names to life. This is set in the Bronze Age, or thereabouts, and I'm rather taken with the fact that we have no `thou's' and `thee's' or `o, my brother' etc., but instead, a relationship and dialogue transposed into a modern idiom. Gompertz makes this story, these relationships and these problems timelessly relevant. Congratulations are due, as well, on a heroic reconstruction of the liturgy of this ancient people. He makes it sound as it must have sounded then, chanted. Despite its explicit language and graphic description, the book never lapses into prurience - a fine balancing act for any author. The Song of Songs, other Hebrew poetry and even parts of the Creed are all seen here in their deepest, most distant origins. It's all rather beautiful and terribly courageous.
Secondly, as a serious student of Theology and Religious Studies, I found the ideas presented by this work extremely interesting. Well, how did Yaweh become distinguished from all the other gods then come to be seen as the only god? Here is a really honest attempt at answering that question. It's much easier to look at Abraham's leap of faith once we can see where he was coming from. How do we, today, cope with the Binding of Isaac? Was it Abraham who got it wrong, or are we here looking at a society so primitive that the whole concept of God was, well, wrong? How can we see a sense of continuity with modern faith? Who invented God? Was it Abraham? Or was it the other way round? That which is now called God had to start somewhere in His beckoning of mankind? This book addresses anthropological issues as much as it does theological ones.
Thirdly, and taking the bull by the horns, sex and religion, what's the deal? This book demonstrates more clearly than many another that in a society which literally depended on fecundity, fecundity was seen as a gift of the divine, hence the divination of the male and female forms and worship that involved an attempt at coming to terms with the Mystery of creation. I like the way this book says sex is OK. It's a sort of `Jewish Joy of Sex', I guess, presenting sexuality in general, and marital relationships in particular, in a natural, healthy light. Incidentally, the account of how circumcision became the mark of Judaism is very interesting as well, placing it in context and revealing it as rather more civilized than other contemporary practices!
The main theme of the book is the relationship between Abraham and Sarah, creatively explored and explained. Yes, it was troubled, and here are some good reasons why. The writer's stance towards Sarah is very consistent and really quite shocking! As the First Lady of Judaism, we don't usually think of her like that! It's very touching that, in her despair, she appeals to Abraham's God and then the angels come. The treatment of Abraham is really affectionate, too. He is seen as a genuine forefather, of course, rather than as a Patriarch, a distant `holy Jo'. He is made a real man, but of his time, and that's another fine line for any writer to tread. Possibly the greatest achievement of this novel, however, is that the relationship between Abraham and Hagar is sweet, sweet, sweet... sweet on all sorts of kind and gracious levels. Wisdom indeed.
Lastly, of course, as a Christian reader, all this helps me understand my own faith a little better, for as we puzzle over this figure, so must Jesus have done, so must his disciples. How very logical, then, that they should conclude that God now wanted a sacrifice for the sins of the world... I like the way Gompertz tells us that Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of El Elyon, God Most High, `brought forth the bread and wine and invited everyone to eat and drink.' I see this midrash was well appreciated at the time, and so it should be. Here we have ritual as old as the hills, a good read for anyone who is genuinely interested in the very earthy origins of religious tradition.
by Chris Colverson, author of 'Prince of Peace' and 'The Zebedee Boy'.
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highly disappointing after reading the reviews
Rating  (2)
Date: 2004-02-01
2 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
I just finished this book and went back again to read the Amazon.com reviews. I purchased the book, largely based on those reviews. I found this to be a moderately interesting story with poorly written dialog. The book itself is a slim offering, with many pages devoted to the author's self-promoting acknowledgements by others. I am highly disappointed by this book and am sorry I wasted the money to buy it.
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A fresh, provocative take on an ancient story
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-08-05
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Not only is this book extremely well-written I was amazed by all the historical detail and how the author captured an almost cinematic sense of time and place. Since I knew almost nothing about the story I was constantly surprised. The candid use of sexuality is not meant to titilate or exploit yet there is no denying the book really sizzles. Highly recommended.
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a groundbreaking book for the modern goddess
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-08-01
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
"It has been said that 'history is a lie agreed upon.' I applaud Rolf Gompertz for breaking tradition and shining the light on bible stories and leading characters that cry out for modern and truthful interpretation. Finally someone has put the goddess back into the bible, and honored the woman in all her power. Finally, we can read his-story as her-story too, and face all the deep dilemmas of life, as if they were our own. "Thank you, Rolf, on behalf of all women who are finally embracing their inner beauty and power in modern times." Audrey Hope,Host of "REEL WOMEN", an international cable talk show for women.
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Challenging my preconceptions...
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-08-01
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
"Abraham, the Dreamer challenged my preconceptions of the akedah, awakened my sensitivities to the amazingly complex and all too human relations between members of Judaism's "first family," and painted a picture of the historical, political, and sociological time and place in which this family lived."Carol Felixson
Environmental education administrator
Los Angeles, California
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by Charlaine Harris
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Ace Hardcover (2007-05-01)
ISBN: 0441014941
EAN: 9780441014941
Dewy Decimal #: 813.54
Hardcover: 336 pages
SKU: 092208042
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: exlibrary copy in good condition with the usual markings and stickers
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Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has her hands full dealing with every sort of undead and paranormal creature imaginable. And after being betrayed by her longtime vampire love, Sookie must not only deal with a new man in her life-the shapeshifter Quinn-but also contend with the long-planned vampire summit.
The summit is a tense situation. The vampire queen of Louisiana is in a precarious position, her power base weakened by hurricane damage to New Orleans. And there are some vamps who would like to finish what nature started. Soon, Sookie must decide what side she'll stand with. And her choice may mean the difference between survival and all-out catastrophe.
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Great Book
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-11-15
I love this series of books....just cant put it down. Its like a vampire fairy tale!
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Good but not Great
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-11-13
Having read the whole series over the past couple of months I expected to love this book as much as the previous 6, only it didn't work out that way. The first hundred pages or so flew by - Sookie trying to explain the concept of baby and bridal showers to Pam was really funny. Also, Pam dispensing corny advice based on her fascination with 'Dear Abby' was a hoot. Once Sookie departed for the Vampire Summit I found myself losing interest. Could be just personal preference; I enjoy reading about Bon Temps. Also,the scenes involving her love interest, Quinn, just fall flat for me. Still, I can't help but think that something in the writing style seemed a little "off" to me with this one...
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After discovery the Sookie Stackhouse series..
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-11-11
Is ran through all of them as fast as Amazon could deliver them! Can't wait for the continuation (and hope HBO continues the True Blood series).
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Loved Charlaine Harris's Book
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-11-11
This book provides a little mistery mixed with a little romance. It is suspensful enough that you want to read the entire series and see what Sookie Stackhouse will be up to next. If you love the show on HBO "True Blood" based off the book series, than you'll love the books even better.
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All Together Dead
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-10-30
Book 7 of the Southern vampier mysteries. I have to hand it to Charlaine Harris. She reeled me in within the first 10 pages of Book 1 (Dead after Dark) and the hold is unforgiving. All Together Dead did not disappoint. I never try to solve the mystery in her books; instead, I allow myself to be completely engulfed until the author sees fit to release me from the hold. Pure reading pleasure.
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by Charlaine Harris
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Ace Hardcover (2007-05-01)
ISBN: 0441014941
EAN: 9780441014941
Dewy Decimal #: 813.54
Hardcover: 336 pages
SKU: 092208042
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: exlibrary copy in good condition with the usual markings and stickers
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Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has her hands full dealing with every sort of undead and paranormal creature imaginable. And after being betrayed by her longtime vampire love, Sookie must not only deal with a new man in her life-the shapeshifter Quinn-but also contend with the long-planned vampire summit.
The summit is a tense situation. The vampire queen of Louisiana is in a precarious position, her power base weakened by hurricane damage to New Orleans. And there are some vamps who would like to finish what nature started. Soon, Sookie must decide what side she'll stand with. And her choice may mean the difference between survival and all-out catastrophe.
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Customer Reviews
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Great Book
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-11-15
I love this series of books....just cant put it down. Its like a vampire fairy tale!
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Good but not Great
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-11-13
Having read the whole series over the past couple of months I expected to love this book as much as the previous 6, only it didn't work out that way. The first hundred pages or so flew by - Sookie trying to explain the concept of baby and bridal showers to Pam was really funny. Also, Pam dispensing corny advice based on her fascination with 'Dear Abby' was a hoot. Once Sookie departed for the Vampire Summit I found myself losing interest. Could be just personal preference; I enjoy reading about Bon Temps. Also,the scenes involving her love interest, Quinn, just fall flat for me. Still, I can't help but think that something in the writing style seemed a little "off" to me with this one...
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After discovery the Sookie Stackhouse series..
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-11-11
Is ran through all of them as fast as Amazon could deliver them! Can't wait for the continuation (and hope HBO continues the True Blood series).
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Loved Charlaine Harris's Book
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-11-11
This book provides a little mistery mixed with a little romance. It is suspensful enough that you want to read the entire series and see what Sookie Stackhouse will be up to next. If you love the show on HBO "True Blood" based off the book series, than you'll love the books even better.
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All Together Dead
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-10-30
Book 7 of the Southern vampier mysteries. I have to hand it to Charlaine Harris. She reeled me in within the first 10 pages of Book 1 (Dead after Dark) and the hold is unforgiving. All Together Dead did not disappoint. I never try to solve the mystery in her books; instead, I allow myself to be completely engulfed until the author sees fit to release me from the hold. Pure reading pleasure.
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by Charlaine Harris
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Ace Hardcover (2007-05-01)
ISBN: 0441014941
EAN: 9780441014941
Dewy Decimal #: 813.54
Hardcover: 336 pages
SKU: 092208042
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: exlibrary copy in good condition with the usual markings and stickers
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Product Description
Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has her hands full dealing with every sort of undead and paranormal creature imaginable. And after being betrayed by her longtime vampire love, Sookie must not only deal with a new man in her life-the shapeshifter Quinn-but also contend with the long-planned vampire summit.
The summit is a tense situation. The vampire queen of Louisiana is in a precarious position, her power base weakened by hurricane damage to New Orleans. And there are some vamps who would like to finish what nature started. Soon, Sookie must decide what side she'll stand with. And her choice may mean the difference between survival and all-out catastrophe.
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Customer Reviews
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Great Book
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-11-15
I love this series of books....just cant put it down. Its like a vampire fairy tale!
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Good but not Great
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-11-13
Having read the whole series over the past couple of months I expected to love this book as much as the previous 6, only it didn't work out that way. The first hundred pages or so flew by - Sookie trying to explain the concept of baby and bridal showers to Pam was really funny. Also, Pam dispensing corny advice based on her fascination with 'Dear Abby' was a hoot. Once Sookie departed for the Vampire Summit I found myself losing interest. Could be just personal preference; I enjoy reading about Bon Temps. Also,the scenes involving her love interest, Quinn, just fall flat for me. Still, I can't help but think that something in the writing style seemed a little "off" to me with this one...
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After discovery the Sookie Stackhouse series..
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-11-11
Is ran through all of them as fast as Amazon could deliver them! Can't wait for the continuation (and hope HBO continues the True Blood series).
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Loved Charlaine Harris's Book
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-11-11
This book provides a little mistery mixed with a little romance. It is suspensful enough that you want to read the entire series and see what Sookie Stackhouse will be up to next. If you love the show on HBO "True Blood" based off the book series, than you'll love the books even better.
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All Together Dead
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-10-30
Book 7 of the Southern vampier mysteries. I have to hand it to Charlaine Harris. She reeled me in within the first 10 pages of Book 1 (Dead after Dark) and the hold is unforgiving. All Together Dead did not disappoint. I never try to solve the mystery in her books; instead, I allow myself to be completely engulfed until the author sees fit to release me from the hold. Pure reading pleasure.
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by Francine Rivers
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers (1998-03-01)
ISBN: 0842339760
EAN: 9780842339766
Dewy Decimal #: 813.54
Paperback: 508 pages
Edition: 10 Anv
SKU: 110808014
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...no markings or highlighting...minor wear on cover
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This classic series has inspired over half a million readers. Both loyal fans and new readers will want the 10th anniversary editions of this beloved series. These editions include a new foreword from the publisher, a new preface from Francine Rivers, and discussion questions suitable for personal and group use. #3 As Sure As the Dawn: Atretes. German warrior. Revered gladiator. He won his freedom through his fierceness . . . but his life is about to change forever.
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Wow
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-09-09
Excellent read. Nice to see a book written about the christian daily struggle with a message that says what we all already know but need to hear over and over. One day at a time and never take your focus off the Lord.
The only thing that I didn't like was that the story line didn't continue in another book however the Epilogue sufficed.
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Great read, but wanted more
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-08-29
The first two books in this trilogy were simply amazing and I was sad when they ended. I wanted to hear more of Hadassah's story. This third book is a good read and I recommend it, but I felt let down a bit. It's almost like an entirely different story. Although Atretes actions would not make nearly as much sense without reading the first two.
The characters are believable, real, loveable, inspirational, and I enjoyed the book. Francine Riveres did a great job telling the rest of Atretes story. I just wasn't ready to leave Hadassah's yet.
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Sad to be finished...
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-08-13
This has been an absolutely amazing series!!! I am so upset that I am finished with these books. They are such wonderful stories of God's presence throughout all of the trials of our lives. I am always amazed and pleased by Rivers. She is an AMAZING author!!!
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As Sure As The Dawn - Review
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-06-23
I read all three Mark of the Lion series in order. All three were very enjoyable. The amount of research Francine Rivers has done is incredible and I felt I was back in ancient times. The Christian message was very strong. However, due to the violence and promiscuity - the violence can be graphic but the promiscuity is not - some readers might not find this their cup of tea.
I found As Sure As The Dawn to be very enjoyable, although I thought it ended rather abruptly. I would recommend the whole series with the caveat of violence and promiscuity as noted above.
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As Sure as the Dawn (Mark of the Lion #3)
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-02-23
Great Book. I hated to finish it because it is the last of the series. I recommend it to everyone.
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by Karen Kingsbury
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Zondervan (2007-11-05)
ISBN: 0310257727
EAN: 9780310257721
Dewy Decimal #: 813.54
Hardcover: 304 pages
Release Date: 2007-11-06
SKU: 091308075
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...No noticeable Underlining or Highlighting...
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Product Description
Football season becomes a time of realization that life’s most important victories are won off the field. A star running back with much to learn, a younger player with much to give, and a woman with a heart for underprivileged kids—thrown together into a time of self-discovery and a new awareness of the things that matter most.
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Customer Reviews
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Nice Fairy Tale--Way Too Predictable For Me
Rating (3)
Date: 2008-11-01
This book would make a perfect Disney movie! Star quarterback falls for a hard-working woman. Her friend who died has a kid who she becomes a foster mom to and who just happens to be the star quarterback's son! Back-up quarterback gets the star quarterback to seek God, star finds son, realizes, yes, it is my son. Team wins super bowl. Star and woman marry and live happily ever after. The End
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A Happy Story of Faith
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-10-28
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Between Sundays by Karen Kingsbury is Christian fiction about how God works in the lives of two NFL players, a low-income foster mom and her foster son. Each of them has their own issues which they turn over to God. I liked this book very much because it is about relationships and how God works in our lives. Although predictable, it is a fun and interesting read. I liked how it focused more on the private lives of the football players and their interaction with each other off the field between Sundays although the game coverage was interesting too. [...]
I rate this book 4 stars instead of 5, just because of its predictability. Even though I knew the end early on, I enjoyed seeing how it all unfolded and reviewing the discussion questions at the end. It's a quick, enjoyable read. I recommend it to anyone who likes football or stories about families or the working of God in lives. The message for the readers is what we do between our Sunday "huddles" at church is what matters most.
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Good but not great
Rating (3)
Date: 2008-10-12
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I've been reading Karen Kingsbury books for a few years now and must say that I do enjoy reading them. I was unsure of what this was really about when I started reading and knew that it would be faith filled I just think the story was not as layered as some other books. There were times the story actually iritated me, in particular when the DNA test arrives. There is no way in reality that a father would not check them out. At other times I thought the story laboured but others it really worked. I will continue to read her books I'm just hoping I wont be let down again. I'm a massive fan of the redemption series so I recommend that. Happy reading.
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Couldn't put it down
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-07-05
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I love Karen Kingsbury and this book is no exception. It was hard for me to put it down!!
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A Great Read!
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-06-18
Karen Kingsbury has done it again. I could hardly put Between Sundays down. This uplifting story tackles modern issues from the foster care system to the impact that famous sports figures have on society. If you like Christian fiction, this is a must read!
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by Karen Kingsbury
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Zondervan (2007-11-05)
ISBN: 0310257727
EAN: 9780310257721
Dewy Decimal #: 813.54
Hardcover: 304 pages
Release Date: 2007-11-06
SKU: 091308075
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...No noticeable Underlining or Highlighting...
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Football season becomes a time of realization that life’s most important victories are won off the field. A star running back with much to learn, a younger player with much to give, and a woman with a heart for underprivileged kids—thrown together into a time of self-discovery and a new awareness of the things that matter most.
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Customer Reviews
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Nice Fairy Tale--Way Too Predictable For Me
Rating (3)
Date: 2008-11-01
This book would make a perfect Disney movie! Star quarterback falls for a hard-working woman. Her friend who died has a kid who she becomes a foster mom to and who just happens to be the star quarterback's son! Back-up quarterback gets the star quarterback to seek God, star finds son, realizes, yes, it is my son. Team wins super bowl. Star and woman marry and live happily ever after. The End
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A Happy Story of Faith
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-10-28
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Between Sundays by Karen Kingsbury is Christian fiction about how God works in the lives of two NFL players, a low-income foster mom and her foster son. Each of them has their own issues which they turn over to God. I liked this book very much because it is about relationships and how God works in our lives. Although predictable, it is a fun and interesting read. I liked how it focused more on the private lives of the football players and their interaction with each other off the field between Sundays although the game coverage was interesting too. [...]
I rate this book 4 stars instead of 5, just because of its predictability. Even though I knew the end early on, I enjoyed seeing how it all unfolded and reviewing the discussion questions at the end. It's a quick, enjoyable read. I recommend it to anyone who likes football or stories about families or the working of God in lives. The message for the readers is what we do between our Sunday "huddles" at church is what matters most.
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Good but not great
Rating (3)
Date: 2008-10-12
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I've been reading Karen Kingsbury books for a few years now and must say that I do enjoy reading them. I was unsure of what this was really about when I started reading and knew that it would be faith filled I just think the story was not as layered as some other books. There were times the story actually iritated me, in particular when the DNA test arrives. There is no way in reality that a father would not check them out. At other times I thought the story laboured but others it really worked. I will continue to read her books I'm just hoping I wont be let down again. I'm a massive fan of the redemption series so I recommend that. Happy reading.
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Couldn't put it down
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-07-05
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I love Karen Kingsbury and this book is no exception. It was hard for me to put it down!!
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A Great Read!
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-06-18
Karen Kingsbury has done it again. I could hardly put Between Sundays down. This uplifting story tackles modern issues from the foster care system to the impact that famous sports figures have on society. If you like Christian fiction, this is a must read!
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by Karen Kingsbury
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Zondervan (2007-11-05)
ISBN: 0310257727
EAN: 9780310257721
Dewy Decimal #: 813.54
Hardcover: 304 pages
Release Date: 2007-11-06
SKU: 091308075
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...No noticeable Underlining or Highlighting...
More Product Infomation
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Football season becomes a time of realization that life’s most important victories are won off the field. A star running back with much to learn, a younger player with much to give, and a woman with a heart for underprivileged kids—thrown together into a time of self-discovery and a new awareness of the things that matter most.
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Customer Reviews
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Nice Fairy Tale--Way Too Predictable For Me
Rating (3)
Date: 2008-11-01
This book would make a perfect Disney movie! Star quarterback falls for a hard-working woman. Her friend who died has a kid who she becomes a foster mom to and who just happens to be the star quarterback's son! Back-up quarterback gets the star quarterback to seek God, star finds son, realizes, yes, it is my son. Team wins super bowl. Star and woman marry and live happily ever after. The End
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A Happy Story of Faith
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-10-28
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Between Sundays by Karen Kingsbury is Christian fiction about how God works in the lives of two NFL players, a low-income foster mom and her foster son. Each of them has their own issues which they turn over to God. I liked this book very much because it is about relationships and how God works in our lives. Although predictable, it is a fun and interesting read. I liked how it focused more on the private lives of the football players and their interaction with each other off the field between Sundays although the game coverage was interesting too. [...]
I rate this book 4 stars instead of 5, just because of its predictability. Even though I knew the end early on, I enjoyed seeing how it all unfolded and reviewing the discussion questions at the end. It's a quick, enjoyable read. I recommend it to anyone who likes football or stories about families or the working of God in lives. The message for the readers is what we do between our Sunday "huddles" at church is what matters most.
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Good but not great
Rating (3)
Date: 2008-10-12
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I've been reading Karen Kingsbury books for a few years now and must say that I do enjoy reading them. I was unsure of what this was really about when I started reading and knew that it would be faith filled I just think the story was not as layered as some other books. There were times the story actually iritated me, in particular when the DNA test arrives. There is no way in reality that a father would not check them out. At other times I thought the story laboured but others it really worked. I will continue to read her books I'm just hoping I wont be let down again. I'm a massive fan of the redemption series so I recommend that. Happy reading.
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Couldn't put it down
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-07-05
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I love Karen Kingsbury and this book is no exception. It was hard for me to put it down!!
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A Great Read!
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-06-18
Karen Kingsbury has done it again. I could hardly put Between Sundays down. This uplifting story tackles modern issues from the foster care system to the impact that famous sports figures have on society. If you like Christian fiction, this is a must read!
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by Karen Kingsbury
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Zondervan (2007-11-05)
ISBN: 0310257727
EAN: 9780310257721
Dewy Decimal #: 813.54
Hardcover: 304 pages
Release Date: 2007-11-06
SKU: 091308075
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...No noticeable Underlining or Highlighting...
More Product Infomation
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Football season becomes a time of realization that life’s most important victories are won off the field. A star running back with much to learn, a younger player with much to give, and a woman with a heart for underprivileged kids—thrown together into a time of self-discovery and a new awareness of the things that matter most.
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Customer Reviews
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Nice Fairy Tale--Way Too Predictable For Me
Rating (3)
Date: 2008-11-01
This book would make a perfect Disney movie! Star quarterback falls for a hard-working woman. Her friend who died has a kid who she becomes a foster mom to and who just happens to be the star quarterback's son! Back-up quarterback gets the star quarterback to seek God, star finds son, realizes, yes, it is my son. Team wins super bowl. Star and woman marry and live happily ever after. The End
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A Happy Story of Faith
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-10-28
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Between Sundays by Karen Kingsbury is Christian fiction about how God works in the lives of two NFL players, a low-income foster mom and her foster son. Each of them has their own issues which they turn over to God. I liked this book very much because it is about relationships and how God works in our lives. Although predictable, it is a fun and interesting read. I liked how it focused more on the private lives of the football players and their interaction with each other off the field between Sundays although the game coverage was interesting too. [...]
I rate this book 4 stars instead of 5, just because of its predictability. Even though I knew the end early on, I enjoyed seeing how it all unfolded and reviewing the discussion questions at the end. It's a quick, enjoyable read. I recommend it to anyone who likes football or stories about families or the working of God in lives. The message for the readers is what we do between our Sunday "huddles" at church is what matters most.
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Good but not great
Rating (3)
Date: 2008-10-12
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I've been reading Karen Kingsbury books for a few years now and must say that I do enjoy reading them. I was unsure of what this was really about when I started reading and knew that it would be faith filled I just think the story was not as layered as some other books. There were times the story actually iritated me, in particular when the DNA test arrives. There is no way in reality that a father would not check them out. At other times I thought the story laboured but others it really worked. I will continue to read her books I'm just hoping I wont be let down again. I'm a massive fan of the redemption series so I recommend that. Happy reading.
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Couldn't put it down
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-07-05
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I love Karen Kingsbury and this book is no exception. It was hard for me to put it down!!
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A Great Read!
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-06-18
Karen Kingsbury has done it again. I could hardly put Between Sundays down. This uplifting story tackles modern issues from the foster care system to the impact that famous sports figures have on society. If you like Christian fiction, this is a must read!
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