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"Stewart O'Nan really nailed the language & thoughts of older widows in Emily, Alone. This is a well-written novel that is mainly character driven, not a lot of action here. I liked the fact that it wasn't bleak or dismal. Te best that could happen i...more"
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A superb biography of a unique individual. Bruce Chatwin was a superb British travel writer -- though he would contest being called that. He was uncomfortable with his Britishness, and he hated being classified as a travel writer.
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― Logan Pearsall Smith
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If you're over 50, which is when time gets shorter, subtract your age from 100 - the result is the number of pages you should read before deciding whether or not to quit. If you're 100 or over you get to judge the book by its cover, despite the dangers in doing so.”
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