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Another way to look at it is that the coincidences are what make the novel so good. All those things had to happen before mom and the kid and the Pinto end up in the barnyard with a rabid dog, starting with some red food dye in a breakfast cereal. :D

Fluff sounds negative. How about "light"? Sarah Vowell, David Sedaris, Bailey White. They're light but with some substance.

I love this movie. The humor is character driven, and I think that's rare in black comedies (or whatever category this movie belongs in).

Some I've enjoyed: Afterage by Yvonne Navarro -- it's set in modern times. Vampires have taken over and humans are kept caged, for feeding. They Thirst by Robert McCammon Salem's Lot by Stephen King Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin -- the setting is the late 1800's so it doesn't...

Just finished this one -- I'd recommend it. From Amazon: "A compelling and sympathetic narrator instantly draws the reader into Bayard's stellar third historical. In 1818, the notorious Vidocq, a master detective who's rumored to work on both sides of the law, pulls 26-year-old Parisian...

I read the first two stories (liked them) and then my daughter grabbed the book. What's wrong with the cover? It has a nice hologram-type thing going on. Not as pretty as the Simon-Schuster covers, but not a cheapo either. My favorite King covers are the ones for Desperation and The...

I liked it too. There were a couple of plot holes and one instance of foreshadowing that I wish he would have left out. I really hate "And that was the last time I saw . . . ". It could have been shorter but, like many other King fans, I enjoy spending time with his characters.

Try Hunter's Run by George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, and a third author whose name I can never remember. I'm leery of collaborations but this one was fine. It has everything -- sex, violence (but no rock 'n roll), adventure, alien contact, and a nice twist. I liked The Sparrow, but I...

I liked it a lot. I'm not happy with how it ended. Without spoiling anything, it felt like the ending would have worked better as the beginning of the next book. It just didn't "fit".

It's 1977 and I'm on the island of Madeira. I'm the guest of a wealthy man who has hired me to find out why a promising politician dropped out of sight in 1910.

Past Caring by Robert Goddard

It was, and it was. :) I won't read a book just because it's an Oprah pick, but I won't not read one just because she picked it. She's chosen some excellent books.

I think the series is a remarkable achievement. My only complaint is that sometimes the scope is a bit too wide -- too many characters to keep track of, and too much going on. For example, in Reaper's Gale, we see the end of a relationship that began almost 1,000 pages earlier (in another...

I'll second the Abhorsen Trilogy and The Book Thief. Also Dust by Arthur Slade -- it's a bit dark but no darker than the Potter books. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint by Brady Udall -- for mid-teen and older Holes by Louis Sachar The Magic...

I read it when it first came out. I like Wroblewski's writing style but the book's ending ruined it for me. I donated my copy to the library, just before Oprah picked it. I'll bet they were glad to have an extra.