false \ 3230888 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220034148m/3230888.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220034148m/3230888.jpg 3230888 10 3265288 19 6 2008 The Various Flavours of Coffee total:152|5:17|4:52|3:48|2:27|1:8| 152 499 334 58 3230888 0751539430 9780751539431 120 41 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220034148m/3230888.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3230888.The_Various_Flavours_of_Coffee 5 2 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 16:40:09 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 16:40:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3230888 0751539430 9780751539431 120 41 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220034148m/3230888.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3230888.The_Various_Flavours_of_Coffee 1 1 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Sep 12 06:18:42 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 14 10:12:29 -0700 2009
At this tale's beginning, our hero, surveying himself from a distance of some years, warns us of his past self, "I doubt that you will like him very much: that is of no consequence, I do not like him very much myself. He is--well, you will see what he is."

Wh...more...]]> 3230888 0751539430 9780751539431 120 41 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220034148m/3230888.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3230888.The_Various_Flavours_of_Coffee 3 1 false Thu Dec 04 09:28:23 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 06:35:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3230888 0751539430 9780751539431 120 41 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220034148m/3230888.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3230888.The_Various_Flavours_of_Coffee 4 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 01 09:07:49 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 09:33:43 -0700 2009
The story itself isn't so fabulous for the first 3/4 of the book. The protagonist is ...more...]]> 3230888 0751539430 9780751539431 120 41 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220034148m/3230888.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3230888.The_Various_Flavours_of_Coffee 3 0 false Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 12:16:24 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 06:26:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3230888 0751539430 9780751539431 120 41 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220034148m/3230888.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3230888.The_Various_Flavours_of_Coffee 4 0 false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 14:12:58 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 04:47:14 -0800 2009 1
Over the first few pages I hated the main character and thought I would hate the book. As I read more I like...more...]]> 6562143 9789547711983 5 3 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1245741711m/6562143.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6562143-the-various-flavours-of-coffee 2 0 false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 11:35:50 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 03:13:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2998510 0553807323 9780553807325 17 9 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256146102m/2998510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2998510.The_Various_Flavors_of_Coffee 3 0 false Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 09:40:32 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 08:17:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3230888 0751539430 9780751539431 120 41 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220034148m/3230888.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3230888.The_Various_Flavours_of_Coffee 4 0 false Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 08:51:55 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 08:58:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6214830 0553385747 9780553385748 3 2 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256146092m/6214830.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6214830.The_Various_Flavors_of_Coffee 3 1 false Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Dec 20 09:28:16 -0800 2008 Sat Oct 24 11:14:10 -0700 2009
London, 1895

Robert Wallis leaves Oxford under less than honorable circumstances. He fancies himself a poet or writer, but isn't actually talented or motivated. To support himself, he finds employment with a coffee merchant -- tasting various coffees and fi...more...]]> 3230888 0751539430 9780751539431 120 41 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220034148m/3230888.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3230888.The_Various_Flavours_of_Coffee 2 0 false Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 31 14:24:56 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 20 14:50:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3230888 0751539430 9780751539431 120 41 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220034148m/3230888.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3230888.The_Various_Flavours_of_Coffee 2 0 false Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Sep 08 08:23:50 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 29 08:16:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3230888 0751539430 9780751539431 120 41 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220034148m/3230888.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3230888.The_Various_Flavours_of_Coffee 5 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 12:41:19 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 12:46:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2998510 0553807323 9780553807325 17 9 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256146102m/2998510.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2998510.The_Various_Flavors_of_Coffee 3 0 false Tue Oct 06 14:46:17 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 19 07:13:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 6349545 4 2 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237660767m/6349545.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6349545-the-various-flavours-of-coffee 3 0 false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 26 10:11:56 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 09 02:21:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3230888 0751539430 9780751539431 120 41 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220034148m/3230888.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3230888.The_Various_Flavours_of_Coffee 4 0 false Wed Dec 24 12:13:51 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 23 07:53:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3230888 0751539430 9780751539431 120 41 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220034148m/3230888.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3230888.The_Various_Flavours_of_Coffee 5 0 false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 10:10:33 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 10:19:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3230888 0751539430 9780751539431 120 41 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220034148m/3230888.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3230888.The_Various_Flavours_of_Coffee 4 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 10:25:18 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 10:29:28 -0700 2009
I liked the portraits of women as people who strive to be self determining.

It was also a great "journey" novel - the author's evolution in his attitudes towards women and what is impor...]]> 3230888 0751539430 9780751539431 120 41 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220034148m/3230888.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3230888.The_Various_Flavours_of_Coffee 2 0 false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 21:21:07 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 23:15:34 -0800 2009
It did get slightly better halfway through. The symbolism/message was okay, but I was not all that interested in the story lines.]]> 3230888 0751539430 9780751539431 120 41 3.28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220034148m/3230888.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3230888.The_Various_Flavours_of_Coffee 4 0 false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 14:39:28 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 14:44:29 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3230888