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The Corfu Trilogy by Gerald Durrell
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Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris
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The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford
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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
read in January, 2013
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"saw the movie :) exactly what i was hoping for!beautiful colors,scenes,you can taste the sea salt its so realistic!if u loved the book, see the movie...more "
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
" ’ Life is a peephole, a single tiny entry onto a vastness.

We have all heard the phrase ‘you can’t judge a book by it’s cover.’ While this is a good life lesson, especially when taken as a metaphor that extends beyond books and into people, places... "
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Life of Pi by Yann Martel
" It is not so much that The Life of Pi, is particularly moving (although it is). It isn’t even so much that it is written with language that is both delicate and sturdy all at once (which it is, as well). And it’s certainly not that Yann Martel’s v... "
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"yes u are right :) completely cheated out of a good quote!!!i even read the last chapters to be sure, heartbreaking once again. keep on the good revie...more "
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
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“The world isn't just the way it is. It is how we understand it, no? And in understanding something, we bring something to it, no?
Doesn't that make life a story?”


Life is a story and the story of Pi Patel is one of the most extraordinary stories t... "
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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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