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Maledicte 05/09 Hirondelle is currently reading:
Maledicte (Paperback)
by Lane Robins
bookshelves: currently-reading, fantasy
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Magical Thinking: Tr... 04/28 Hirondelle is currently reading:
Magical Thinking: True Stories (Paperback)
by Augusten Burroughs
bookshelves: currently-reading, not-quite-fiction, short-pieces
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The Tea Rose 04/28 Hirondelle is currently reading:
The Tea Rose (Paperback)
by Jennifer Donnelly
bookshelves: currently-reading, historical-fiction
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May 17
Angel Hirondelle marked as to-read:
Angel (Virago Modern Classics)
by Elizabeth Coles Taylor
bookshelves: to-read
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The Kitchen Boy: A N... Hirondelle gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar (Paperback)
by Robert Alexander (Goodreads author!)
bookshelves: historical-fiction, literature
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read in May, 2008

Hirondelle Hirondelle said: "What is the truth in fiction, in history and in historical fiction? This book made me think of it.

Something unusual but which I liked a lot in this book was the sense of research, the main narrator besides drawing on his personal experience als...more "
May 15
A Prayer for Owen Me... Hirondelle marked as to-read:
A Prayer for Owen Meany (hardcover)
by John Irving
bookshelves: to-read
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May 14
These Old Shades Hirondelle gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
These Old Shades (Mass Market Paperback)
by Georgette Heyer
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Year's Best Fantasy ... Hirondelle gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
Year's Best Fantasy 5 (Year's Best Fantasy)
by David Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer
bookshelves: don´t-own, fantasy, loaned-to-me, sf, short-pieces
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read in May, 2008

Hirondelle Hirondelle said: "I love short stories, and love how anthologies can be like a buffet, a bit of everything and you can discover loving dishes you would not have tried. This anthology is rather mixed, the stories I loved come from the usual suspects (Peter Beagle, Kag...more "
May 13
Owl in Love Hirondelle gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Owl in Love (Paperback)
by Patrice Kindl
bookshelves: urban-fantasy, young---at-heart--adult
my rating:
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The Adversary: A Tru... Hirondelle gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Adversary: A True Story of Monstrous Deception (Paperback)
by Emmanuel Carrere, Linda Coverdale
bookshelves: don´t-own, literature
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I Am Alive and You A... Hirondelle gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
I Am Alive and You Are Dead: The Strange Life and Times of Philip K. Dick (Hardcover)
by Emmanuel Carrere, Timothy Bent
bookshelves: not-quite-fiction, sf
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Alanna: The First Ad... Hirondelle gave 1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars to:
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, Book 1)
by Tamora Pierce
bookshelves: fantasy, not-my-cup-of-tea, young---at-heart--adult
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The Seer and the Swo... Hirondelle gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Seer and the Sword (Mass Market Paperback)
by Victoria Hanley
bookshelves: fantasy, young---at-heart--adult
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— Vladimir Nabokov




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