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May 13
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Amy
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The Speckled People (Hardcover)
by Hugo Hamilton
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read in May, 2008
Amy said:
"A memoir told from the perspective of the author as a young boy living in Ireland after WWII with his German mother and Irish father. At times this perspective is trying because the story is stripped down to such simplicity, but it also allows for ...more
A memoir told from the perspective of the author as a young boy living in Ireland after WWII with his German mother and Irish father. At times this perspective is trying because the story is stripped down to such simplicity, but it also allows for an interesting revelation of difficult details. The pain of his parents' lives sneaks up on you, as related through a child. Thus, I found myself truly startled by some accounts. ...less
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April 26
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Amy
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The Tender Land: A Family Love Story (Paperback)
by Kathleen Finneran
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read in April, 2008
Amy said:
"The telling of this terrible and sweet story is so effortless and seamless; I can't imagine a revision here. Past and present tumble out of Finneran with grace and honesty. Several times during the course of reading it, I felt such sudden gasps and...more
The telling of this terrible and sweet story is so effortless and seamless; I can't imagine a revision here. Past and present tumble out of Finneran with grace and honesty. Several times during the course of reading it, I felt such sudden gasps and heartbreak, I simply had to put the book down for a moment before continuing. Many scenes will stay with me, I know, and sharply. Oh, and the title is perfect....less
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April 25
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Amy
marked as to-read:
When You Are Engulfed in Flames (Hardcover)
by David Sedaris
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Amy
marked as to-read:
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (Hardcover)
by Mary Roach
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April 16
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Amy
gave
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The Handmaid's Tale (Paperback)
by Margaret Atwood
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Amy
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Women in Love (Dover Thrift Editions)
by D.H. Lawrence
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Amy
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Lady Chatterley's Lover and A Propos of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover': A Propos of Lady Chatterly's Lover (Cambridge Edition of the Works of D.H. Lawrence)
by D.H. Lawrence
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Amy
read and liked
Bojana's
review of Lady Chatterley's Lover and A Propos of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover': A Propos of Lady Chatterly's Lover (Cambridge Edition of the Works of D.H. Lawrence):
"This is a good book to read in July. It creates a humidity and a longing in the reader that lingers awhile after putting the text down. I finished this book in a hurry because I had to return it to "
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Amy
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To the Lighthouse (1927)
by Virginia Woolf
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Amy
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Eureka Street (Paperback)
by Robert McLiam-Wilson
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Amy said:
"This book contains one of the funniest moments in my reading life, but I won't ruin it for others. Suffice it to say I remember laughing suddenly and long. Also, there is a really interesting device about mid-way in the book, in which the author pu...more
This book contains one of the funniest moments in my reading life, but I won't ruin it for others. Suffice it to say I remember laughing suddenly and long. Also, there is a really interesting device about mid-way in the book, in which the author pulls his focus back, and it's perfect for the events that accompany the wide lens. ...less
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