Change: The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen Jacques Pepin Dec, 2004 Torrents of Spring Ivan Turgenev Nov, 2004 The Summer of My Greek Taverna Tom Stone Oct, 2004 Empire Falls Richard Russo Sep, 2004 Divine Secrets of the Ya-ya Sisterhood Rebecca Wells Aug, 2004 The Book of Dead Birds   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 928)

Change: 20072008 Book List 2006 Book List 2005 Book List 2004 Book List 2003 Book List 2002 Book List 2001 Book Title Author Cover Month/YearWe Read It and Rating Comments The Lottery Patricia Wood Dec, 2008 Rating: 7.5 High: 8 Low: 6 We have changed   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1177)

Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 1177)

Change: Rating: 8.0 High: 9.5 Low: 6.5 Here's another book we all enjoyed. Many of us had read it before, but a good number of us hadn't, either. Those   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1170)

Change: Rating: 7.5High: 8.5Low: 6 We all liked this book. There were several comments about the vivid descriptions and passages. We discussed the living conditions, the ruggedness,   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1084)

Change: We have changed this book because we will have a chance to speak with the author. Our original December choice, And Then There Were None, will be read later.Call of the WildJack LondonNov, 2008Random PassageBernice MorganOct, 2008We all liked   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1076)

Change: We were across the board in a appreciation of this book. Some of us didn't finish it, others felt like they struggled, others really enjoyed the book. Most of us agreed the travelers were very naive and we had trouble empathizing with the characters.Dr. ZhivagoBoris PasternakAug, 2008   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1003)

Change: We all tried to read the short stories on a list we had, plus extra works by this excellent authorThe Blind AssassinMargaret AtwoodFeb, 2006Rating: 8.2Low: 8High: 9Of Mice and MenJohn SteinbeckJan, 2006Rating: 8.4Low: 7High: 10Gonzalez &   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 950)

Change: Many of us had problems with this book because the English translation from Russian was clumsy. The English version has been revised and now flows   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1339)

Change: And Then There Were NoneAgatha ChristieDec, 2008Call of the WildJack LondonNov, 2008Random PassageBernice MorganOct, 2008Saving Fish from DrowningAmy TanSep, 2008Dr. ZhivagoBoris PasternakAug, 2008GiantEdna FerberJun, 2008Rating: 5.5High: 8Low: 4Cathy   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1229)