false 37 78 68 true 5699756 read 2 true 2254095 currently-reading 8 true 2254094 to-read 2 false 6744097 non-finished http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78027962 Near to the Wild Heart (Paperback) by Clarice Lispector
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77896389 Life of Pi (Paperback) by Yann Martel
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76642099 to: Anna Karenina (Paperback) by Leo Tolstoy
The most astonishing thing about this novel is how Tolstoy is able to discuss serious matters like philosophy and psychology but not for a second sounding too smart, obnoxious or boring. He leads you through the lives of his characters and you believe they are real people, you understand and defend even those you'd despise in real life. In just a few details he is able to show a wide range of emotions, raw and honest, but never does he go overboard.
I simply love this book, although I didn't find any of the female characters to identify with myself. I think his male characters are much stronger and more interesting. It's ironic the novel is titled "Anna Karenina", but then maybe there's something I'm not old enough to see yet? I'm sure I'll read it again several years from now and find something new. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56280316 to: Middlesex (Paperback) by Jeffrey Eugenides
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76641811 to: My Invented Country CD: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile (Audio CD) by Isabel Allende
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76641652 Anticancer: A New Way of Life (Audio CD) by David Servan-Schreiber
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71346425 The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Paperback) by Haruki Murakami
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69897359 to: Sputnik Sweetheart (Paperback) by Haruki Murakami
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69893875 The Last Lecture (Hardcover) by Randy Pausch
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