false <![CDATA[The History of Love]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178741539m/829959.jpg 3867 21 1882970 book 1 5 2006 The History of Love: A Novel total:19148|5:6027|4:6892|3:4338|2:1466|1:425| 19148 74074 27105 3274 3867 0393328627 9780393328622 18510 3147 The History of Love 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165367089m/3867.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3867.The_History_of_Love 2 27 false Tue Jul 17 06:41:45 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 00:52:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3867 0393328627 9780393328622 18510 3147 The History of Love 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165367089m/3867.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3867.The_History_of_Love 4 20 false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Wed Feb 28 12:01:21 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 16 16:13:08 -0800 2009 The History of Love was like having my chest cracked open, the words flooding into me.

Some passages I loved:

The floorboards creaked under my weight. There were books everywhere. There were pens, and a blue ...more...]]> 77274 0393060349 9780393060348 369 79 The History of Love: A Novel 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900039m/77274.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77274.The_History_of_Love_A_Novel 3 13 false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat Aug 11 05:17:28 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 04:42:55 -0800 2009
"An unlikely and unforgettable hero, Leo Gursky is a survivor -- of war, of love, and of loneliness. A retired locksmith, Leo does his best to get by. He measures the passage of day...more...]]> 3867 0393328627 9780393328622 18510 3147 The History of Love 3.87 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165367089m/3867.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3867.The_History_of_Love 3 12 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 07 21:27:56 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 07 21:28:24 -0700 2007
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Leo Gursky's melancholy, lonely presence. The sections of the novel told from his perspective are hauntingly beautiful.

Alma's precocious teenager voice. Her voice is less compelling for me than that of Leo Gursky, but still good.

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