Books I've Read Since Easter 2008 Part 3 (5/10 = 'average')

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Short Eyes: A Play (Mermaid Dramabook Series)
1.  Short Eyes: A Play (Mermaid Dramabook Series) by Migu Pinero
The list author says:
  "5/10 Very dark play - set in a prison. Interesting commentary on racial/cultural hierarchy."
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Creating a Class
2.  Creating a Class by Mitchell L Stevens
The list author says:
  "9/10 Fascinating insight into the admissions process of elite American colleges."
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The Curse of the Starving Class
3.  The Curse of the Starving Class by Sam Shepard
The list author says:
  "6.5/10 Interesting play full of metaphors on the state of US society. Amusing yet dark."
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Night, Mother
4.  Night, Mother by Marsha Norman
The list author says:
  "6.5/10 Strong characters and tense plot about a daughter saying goodbye to her mother before she commits suicide. Dark but enjoyable."
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Honeymoon
5.  Honeymoon by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
The list author says:
  "4/10 A fast-paced read but not particularly memorable."
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College Fear Factor
6.  College Fear Factor by Rebecca Cox
The list author says:
  "6/10 Book about how students learn and how professors teach and what can be done to make this relationship as effective as possible. Also a fascinating insight into why we learn in the first place."
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The Normal Heart
7.  The Normal Heart by Larry Kramer
The list author says:
  "9/10 A heartbreaking play about the beginnings of the AIDS epidemic. Wonderful."
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Whistling in the Dark
8.  Whistling in the Dark by Lesley Kagen
The list author says:
  "5/10 I predicted every twist but the description of the sisters' bond and their community was lovely. Readable even though it was predictable to me."
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Fences (Plume)
9.  Fences (Plume) by August Wilson
The list author says:
  "5/10 This play about an African American family was a bit slow-moving but I still enjoyed it."
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Acting Black: College, Identity and the Performance of Race
10.  Acting Black: College, Identity and the Performance of Race by Sarah Susannah Willie
The list author says:
  "5.5/10 An investigation about being black in a traditionally white college and being black at an historically black college. The backdrop is fascinating but the themes are much more overarching."
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Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches (NHB Modern Plays)
11.  Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches (NHB Modern Plays) by Tony Kushner
The list author says:
  "7.5/10 So 'big' - the themes are huge, the characters are 3D, the fantastical merges with the not-so-everyday. Great."
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American Wife
12.  American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
The list author says:
  "6.5/10 Very readable, fantastic concept (loosely based on Laura Bush who I liked a lot more by the end of the book). A tad unrealistic and I'm left wondering what is truth and what is fiction."
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Doubt
13.  Doubt by John Patrick Shanley
The list author says:
  "5/10 The theme of doubt is an interesting topic for a play and this is an interesting play which does indeed leave you with many questions."
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Race and Class Matters at an Elite College
14.  Race and Class Matters at an Elite College by Elizabeth Aries
The list author says:
  "7/10 How do lower-class and/or black students at Amherst settle in after their first year? What challenges do they face? How do all students benefit from diversity? Interesting read."
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Topdog/Underdog
15.  Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks
The list author says:
  "5.5/10 Would love to see this on stage. Strong characters."
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Anna in the Tropics
16.  Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz
The list author says:
  "5.5/10 Lovely play. Timeless characters/themes in a very specific time and place."
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Hooking Up: Sex, Dating, and Relationships on Campus
17.  Hooking Up: Sex, Dating, and Relationships on Campus by Kathleen A. Bogle
The list author says:
  "5/10 Interesting discussion of college students' approach to relationships in college (but mostly what you already know...)"
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The Laramie Project / by Moisaes Kaufman and the Members of Tectonic Theater Project. (Vintage Originals)
18.  The Laramie Project / by Moisaes Kaufman and the Members of Tectonic Theater Project. (Vintage Originals) by Moisaes. Kaufman
The list author says:
  "8/10 Made me cry. An interview play full of real people's words. Wonderful."
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Passing the Torch: Does Higher Education for the Disadvantaged Pay Off Across the Generations? (American Sociological Association's Rose Series in Sociology)
19.  Passing the Torch: Does Higher Education for the Disadvantaged Pay Off Across the Generations? (American Sociological Association's Rose Series in Sociology) by Paul A. Attewell
The list author says:
  "4.5/10 Interesting discussion on how HE can help generations to come, but very dry/statistical."
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The Kite Runner
20.  The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The list author says:
  "8.5/10 Beautiful book.The first half was particularly strong. It's definitely a book which puts one's life into perspective."
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In the Lake of the Woods
21.  In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'Brien
The list author says:
  "5.5/10 O'Brien questions what 'reality' really means through interesting devices such as merging fictional characters with real interviews. Difficult to finish for me, though."
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A Walk In The Woods
22.  A Walk In The Woods by Bill Bryson
The list author says:
  "8.5/10 Very, very funny. I loved Bryson and his friend Katz. The sociological/historical/environmental information combined with the anecdotes is a fantastic mix."
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The House on Mango Street
23.  The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
The list author says:
  "6/10 A story told in vignettes. Beautiful writing and a very believable main character. I wish I'd read this when I was younger."
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1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four (Penguin Modern Classics)
24.  1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
The list author says:
  "9/10 Loved this much more than I anticipated. Such an amazing concept for a story and well told."
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
25.  The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The list author says:
  "6/10 At first, I wasn't convinced that the voice was 'realistic' but got more believable for me. A bit predictable and stilted but still enjoyable."
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