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July 11
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Aprille
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The White (Paperback)
by Deborah Larsen
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read in June, 2008, has a copy to sell/swap
Aprille said:
"Book #14 of 2008. I have to say, I was a bit disappointed in this. A novelization of the story of Mary Jemison - the "white woman of the Genesee" - kidnapped as a teen, who passed up several opportunities to have her freedom redeemed to rem...more
Book #14 of 2008. I have to say, I was a bit disappointed in this. A novelization of the story of Mary Jemison - the "white woman of the Genesee" - kidnapped as a teen, who passed up several opportunities to have her freedom redeemed to remain with the Seneca (I believe) family she became a part of, to me it failed on the "novelization" side. Mary told her story to a doctor in her later years, and this book reads like I believe that would. Not that I don't like the style and cadence, the sparseness of the prose, etc., but I expected more. For what I got, I would rather have read the doctor's edition of the tale and bypassed a modern interpreter. I thought I'd get more depth....less
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Aprille
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Paperback)
by Mark Haddon
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read in June, 2008
Aprille said:
"Book #13 of 2008. Yes, the description of what happens to the dog is a bit nasty. Otherwise, I thoroughly enjoyed this. Narrated by an autistic teen who is determined to write a detective story and, through his discoveries, forced to experience more ...more
Book #13 of 2008. Yes, the description of what happens to the dog is a bit nasty. Otherwise, I thoroughly enjoyed this. Narrated by an autistic teen who is determined to write a detective story and, through his discoveries, forced to experience more of life than might be expected, this is incredibly well done. I feel like I got a great glimpse into the mind of an autistic person. And I discovered some logic that seems to explain some of my, well, issues - ones that probably afflict many of us to some degree.
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July 01
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Aprille
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The Moor's Last Sigh (Paperback)
by Salman Rushdie
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Aprille
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The Shipping News : A Novel (Paperback)
by E. Annie Proulx
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Aprille
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Mass Market Paperback)
by Susanna Clarke
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Aprille said:
"Book #12 of 2008. This book is big, but has incredible pull. I couldn't stop reading it and was very unproductive the last few days, especially. A great romp, immersive and realistic while still giving a great fantasy tale. Norrell is so uptight you'...more
Book #12 of 2008. This book is big, but has incredible pull. I couldn't stop reading it and was very unproductive the last few days, especially. A great romp, immersive and realistic while still giving a great fantasy tale. Norrell is so uptight you'd like to smack him around. Strange is compelled and it takes him to incredible places that no one ever expected he'd reach. Very cool. Now I need to get her second, The Ladies of Grace Adieu....less
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Aprille
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I Shudder at Your Touch (Hardcover)
by Michelle Slung
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Aprille said:
"Book #11 of 2008. This was a reread from that Alien Sex lit class I took in college (yep, vampires, aliens, robots, the whole shebang). It's subtitle is "22 Tales of Sex and Horror". What is it with this Horror thing? Some of the tales wer...more
Book #11 of 2008. This was a reread from that Alien Sex lit class I took in college (yep, vampires, aliens, robots, the whole shebang). It's subtitle is "22 Tales of Sex and Horror". What is it with this Horror thing? Some of the tales were odd, some were gross, but I found none horrific - none made me wary of sleeping in a hotel alone without a light on. Overall, it was just ... odd....less
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Aprille
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I Shudder at Your Touch (Paperback)
by Stephen King, Ruth Rendell, Clive Barker
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Aprille
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Nine Stories (Paperback)
by J.D. Salinger
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Aprille said:
"Book #10 - I picked this up to see what other stuff of his was like, after The Catcher in the Rye. It's a series of pretty down and dreary vignettes. The most striking was the last story - "Teddy", but I won't tell you why - try not to spo...more
Book #10 - I picked this up to see what other stuff of his was like, after The Catcher in the Rye. It's a series of pretty down and dreary vignettes. The most striking was the last story - "Teddy", but I won't tell you why - try not to spoil things here....less
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June 16
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Aprille
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On Writing (Mass Market Paperback)
by Stephen King
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Aprille
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Waking Up Screaming: Haunting Tales of Terror (Mass Market Paperback)
by Howard Phillips Lovecraft
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read in April, 2008
Aprille said:
"Book#9, 2008: I have to be honest. Lovecraft had been so hyped as a master of terror, that I felt I must be horribly jaded as I read most of this book. Creepy, gross things, yes. Terrifying, no. In most stories, I figured out the deal early on, so al...more
Book#9, 2008: I have to be honest. Lovecraft had been so hyped as a master of terror, that I felt I must be horribly jaded as I read most of this book. Creepy, gross things, yes. Terrifying, no. In most stories, I figured out the deal early on, so all of his work building suspense was just in the way. That said, I did really enjoy "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" - the novella at the close of this collection. I didn't have it totally right at the start and I enjoyed the history of Providence it wrapped in....less
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