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By: Bernhard Schlink, Carol Brown Janeway
Publisher: Pantheon
March 10, 1999
If we really live in a world of true equality, then all the people who love this book should love the book of a male ex-SS soldier with no regrets for the atrocities he committed who commits statutory rape on a 15 year old girl before deserting her, leaving her miserable. Imagine the western world's response to that book, and then you have some idea of the gender fascism which rules the show there... more
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| 2. I Know This Much Is True | 
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By: Wally Lamb
Publisher: Regan Books
June 03, 1998
I'm usually not a quitter, but this book bored the heck out of me about 2/3rds of the way through and I just had to stop. It was sooooo slow and boring. I can't really think of anything good to say about it... more
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| 3. A Lesson Before Dying (Oprah's Book Club) | 
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By: Ernest J. Gaines
Publisher: Vintage
September 28, 1997
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Time and Place: 1940's in Bayonne Louisiana
A young unintelligent black man named Jefferson, is present at a shop burglary of a white owned store. Two other black men and the white shop owner end up in a gun fight, and the three men end up dead. Jefferson is scared and confused as to what to do next. He grabs a bottle of liquor off the shelf, gulps down some whiskey, grabs some... more
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| 4. Midwives (Oprah's Book Club) |
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By: Chris Bohjalian
Publisher: Vintage
November 08, 1998
When I ordered this used book, the book was supposed to be in very good condition. I thought the book was in poor condition. The pages appear to be worn... more
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| 5. Song of Solomon |
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By: Toni Morrison
Publisher: Knopf
August 12, 1977
Classic literature framed in mid-century African-American culture by the Lorain, Ohio native. Many layers, moving and throught provoking." ... more
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| 6. She's Come Undone |
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By: Wally Lamb
Publisher: Washington Square Press
December 01, 1996
I read this years ago, and I still think of how much it moved me. Excellent read... more
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| 7. Breath, Eyes, Memory (Oprah's Book Club) |
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By: Edwidge Danticat
Publisher: Vintage
May 18, 1998
Breath, Eyes, Memory is the story of the suffering of three women bound by family ties. It was strongly emotional with some heavy themes. The repercussions of rape, the cultural value of virginity and how mothers routinely sexually abuse their daughters in order to preserve their honor were all covered in great detail. The descriptions of Haitian culture both in Haiti and in the United States were... more
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| 8. Where the Heart Is (Oprah's Book Club) |
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By: Billie Letts
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
June 01, 1998
There is just something about this girl trying to survive in a Walmart store that sucks me in, every time. It's kind of a grass-roots, American survival story. The book is very real, it's very honest, and the writing is pure. I love that the story makes you rethink everything you thought you knew, makes you break through cultural stereotypes. I love to walk in someone else's shoes and grow as a... more
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| 9. White Oleander |
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By: Janet Fitch
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
May 06, 1999
My book club read this book and I enjoyed it very much. I had seen the movie years ago, but the book was better and different from the movie. It was a quick read and I enjoyed it immensely... more
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| 10. Tara Road: Oprah Selection #26 |
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By: Maeve Binchy
Publisher: Delacorte Press
September 01, 1999
Tara Road is a must read for women who have faced the challenges of putting others before themself throughout their life. I found myself reflecting back some 40 years of my life and how I had so many things in common with all the women in the book. ... more
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