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Marisa De Los Santos: Belong to Me: A Novel
It's awfully predictable and girly, but I enjoyed it so much more than I expected to. Lovely writing in places.

David Lodge: Deaf Sentence: A Novel
Are you part deaf, like me? Getting there? You'll appreciate this book! I laughed and laughed and then the end made me cry. It's not perfect, but David Lodge turns out some pretty fabulous books in general.

Mary Roach: Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Latest in my Books with One Word Titles Series.

Malcolm Gladwell: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Aaah, my favorite genre. Human science light.

Linda Perlstein: Tested: One American School Struggles to Make the Grade
Here, read this and be depressed, if you have kids in public elementary school.

Suzy Gershman: C'est La Vie: An American Woman Begins a New Life in Paris and--Voila!--Becomes Almost French
Not really my cup of tea, but I read it and missed Paris anyway.

Mark Oliver Everett: Things the Grandchildren Should Know
Never heard of the Eels before, but this is a good book.

Amanda Ripley: The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why
Trust me, it's the sort of thing you can't put down.

Alan Bennett: The Uncommon Reader: A Novella
Loved this.

Karleen Koen: Through a Glass Darkly: A Novel
Hey, I know this writer! And it's a pretty good book, too!