Flashlight Worthy says:
Here at Flashlight Worthy Headquarters we've enjoyed reading Tina's blog, The Only Living Girl in New York -- her humorous tales of adjusting to life in New York City make for a good workday break. With her love of books became apparent in her writing, it was time to ask her for a list of her favorites.
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by Rohinton Mistry
Undeniably flashlight-worthy, I loved this book; the story is delicately unraveled before you, exposing the intricacies of life in India, surviving and sometimes defying the caste system... oh gosh and so much more.
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624 page paperback
|$10.85
|550 reviews
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onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
Ohhh it’s a meaty tale, this one and sometimes feels like an epic soap opera slash biblical journey slash coming of age slash well... it’s great, trust me.
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601 page paperback
|$11.56
|212 reviews
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onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">The Glass Castle
by Jeannette Walls
This is a common story of tragic poverty and crazy parents... but I think it's the way Walls tells it with such nonjudgmental innocence that I like.
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288 page paperback
|$10.20
|1,097 reviews
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by Toni Morrison
I think this is her best book, although that could be argued... she's pretty amazing. Another dark and tragic tale, both heart-wrenching and oddly inspiring.
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352 page paperback
|$10.17
|79 reviews
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onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Interpreter of Maladies
by Jhumpa Lahiri
I think this title is soooo fantastic, it just says it all... Lahiri here does quite a bit of interpreting maladies on this collection of short stories.
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208 page paperback
|$9.64
|454 reviews
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onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">I Was Told There'd Be Cake
by Sloane Crosley
There's everything to love about Sloane, she’s charming and witty and a great writer. I laughed out loud while reading this in the subway and had no care that I looked like a crazy person.
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240 page paperback
|$11.20
|64 reviews
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onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father
by Augusten Burroughs
This one had my head spinning for a few days, so if you have a crappy father, beware... this is one of his darkest books, not at all the funny Burroughs. This exposes some of what makes him a deeper writer -- I read it in only 2 days and I'm a very slow reader.
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256 page hardcover
|$16.47
|91 reviews
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by John Irving
I'm in the middle of this book now and it's fan-freaking-tastic -- and sometimes feels like I shouldn't be reading it in public as it gets a little racy at times -- but is funny and sad and strange.
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576 page paperback
|$10.52
|581 reviews
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