The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

This book is totally amazing! I loved every minute spend reading it. The story is that of a boy growing up in Afghanistan then the rest of his life afterward. It is such a page turner, I couldn't put it down! I completely recommend it!

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Freedom From The Known by Krishnamarh

In this this book the author Krishnamhr explores his philosophical values of life. One of the main questions he contemplates is how we can reach the state of happiness. The secret is lies in self observing!

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Blood and Chocolate

This is a terrific read about a werewolf named Vivian who falls in love with a human. Vivian isn't exactly a werewolf but a wolf called a loup-garou. When a murder occurs which could possibly expose the pack (her family) This book also describes how Vivian must choose where she belongs; her pack or with her humans?

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The Truth about Forever-Sarah Dessen

This book is about a girl, Macy, whose father had recently died. So, she is struggling with that, but not letting anyone know. She dates a guy that seems to not care about her and seems to be perfect in every way. Because of that, everyone has very high expectations for her to be the same. She then meets new friends who help her realize she does not have to be perfect and people like her for just being herself. Throughout this novel, she goes through a change from someone completely fake to who she really is.

I really enjoyed this book because it really gets your attention and keeps you reading I definitely recommend it.

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Great book!!! The author is good and provides great descriptions of both the emotional and physical aspects. In the book, the main character, Macy, struggles to be "perfect" but she is also struggling with her dad's death. When she gets a catering job, she makes new friends and they help her find herself. A very amazing, touching book, I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to read a good, thoughtful, deep book
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig

This book is about the Author who went on a motorcycle journey with his son Chris and friends John and Silvia. The main point of the book was to talk about a philosophy on how to live and learn from experience. Pirsig talks about classic and romantic things. To live is be between classical and romantic. Classical thinking is when you facing challenge you use logical thought to solve it. Romantic is more of a Zen type experience- with your intuitions and emotions. An enjoyable, thoughtful read!
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Castle of Shadows - Beverly C Warren

A girl named Olivia goes to live with her uncle after the death of her parents. There at the castle is a lot of weird things going on. Olivia also tries not to admit she is in love with Alex, even though she grows up knowing he was her cousin. In fact- she discovers that he is truly not related to her at all.

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Grand and Humble

A novel about Harlan Chesterton the privileged son of the Governor and Manny Cravitz a lower class boy who lives alone with his dad. This novel takes you on a journey of twists and turns to unravel the causes that connect the two boys together, the premonitions of their own demise. they come to learn that the visions are truly repressed memories that unveils the truly unpredictable ending. Hortinger uses incredible writing voice and the day out of the diffrent chapters makes you want to keep reading more and more. Ground and Humble is a true visionary work and is nothing short of greatness.

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