• "A classic of World War I, literature, which deserves a place next to All Quiet on the Western Front. The horrors of war were never rendered so clearly."
  --Dan P., W. Hartford, CT

• "Wonderful content for a women's reading group! My group is reading it in October on my recommendation. We love books about friendships--but the clincher was that these are REAL women. Bravo!"
  --Erin B., Rock Island, IL

• "A wonderful little book of letters. The writers were so interesting, candid, funny, and smart. I enjoyed being able to share their lives, and I've since shared them with others. . . . I've gone on to recommend the book to my book group and it was chosen for November's meeting!"
  --Kathe G., Manteca, CA

Evening by Susan Minot

• "This book would definitely cause a great book club dicussion as there are multiple levels for interpretation."
  --Trish R., Zimmerman, MN

• "After spending a month watching my own mother die, I was drawn to this book, despite being unable to focus enough to read anything else. An excellent book with great insight into the process of death, memory, hopes, dreams, regrets and reality."
  --Christine C., Lexington, MA

• "This book was fascinating yet heartwrenching; learning about Ann's life in bits and pieces, so much like real memory."
  --Marcia L., Cedar Rapids, IA

• "Grasped my attention from the start. . . . It conveys the passion that every human being desires to feel--indeed, deserves to feel--at least once!"
  --Joyce B., Albemarle, NC

• "I'd heard this book was sad, but I didn't find it so. A woman found solace on her deathbed from a memory that wasn't sullied by time or reality. Who could ask for more?"
  --Laurel C., Minneapolis, MN

• "Love this book! I'm a teacher and I love finding great outside reading books for my high school seniors. They adore this. It's irreverent. It breaks rules. I continue to suggest this time and again!" --Julie G., Los Angeles, CA

• "I have never read a book like this! I'm definitely going to recommend this one to my reading group--not sure if it will be everyone's cup of tea, but those books make for the best discussions!" --Melissa M., Windsor, CO

• "I'm finally able to begin to understand young people, thanks to this book. I can't wait to discuss it with my single, twenty-nine-year-old son. I belong (and have for thirty-five years) to a book club, and this will be my selection for our next meeting. There are twelve of us, ranging in age from fifty-three to seventy-three, so it should be quite an interesting meeting!" --Jane H., Port Republic, MD

• "What an absolutely appropriate title--it sums up the book in five words. I might add witty, but the title might become too cumbersome. Without glossing over the grittiness and messiness of his life, Eggers honestly portrays the true emotional roller coaster of life 'bringing up brother.' A gem of a book." --Lani S., Narberth, PA

• "A well-drafted memoir such as Eggers' is a credit to the genre, and his poignant recollection of a heartbreaking time in his young life is a lesson for us all." --Sonja M., El Dorado, KS

• "Great read. . . . It takes you on a frenetic ride and never lets you get off. Passionate, compassionate, and full of laugh-out-loud passages." --Stephanie C., Spring Valley, CA

• "With different likes/dislikes, backgrounds, etc., my book club of 10 rarely agress on anything. But the one book we all thought was our best "read" yet was Memoirs of a Geisha! We were all sorry when it ended!"
  --Sally M., Great Neck, NY

• "Vintage Books really has a grasp on what readers and book clubs want to read. Recently, I read Memoirs of a Geisha, which kept me hooked page after page after page. It was like I stepped into a world I never knew existed. The author not only shows a world very few are familiar with, but also makes you feel the strength, weaknesses, and emotions of the characters. After reading it, you feel as though you have traveled on some great journey, exhausted, but filled with a new knowledge."
  --Susan M., Dassel, MN