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July 02
	Margaret gave to: War and Peace (A Modern Library Giant) by Leo Tolstoy	my rating:
	read in January, 2007 Margaret said: "Nothing could console me when I finished this book. Nothing in 19th century literature even approaches it. And he's so transparent, that Tolstoy! So earnest. I think he's already starting to turn cynical by A.K. But the descriptions are stunning...more " add a comment
	Margaret gave to: Anna Karenina (Paperback) by Leo Tolstoy	my rating:
	read in January, 2004 Margaret said: "Recently reread this favorite. I don't know if it stands up to W&P...isn't that odd? Also I have begun to feel my initial love of Dostoevsky was immature... " add a comment
	Margaret gave to: Moby-Dick (Bantam Classics) by Herman Melville	my rating:
	read in January, 1999 Margaret said: "My favorite book ever. " add a comment
	Margaret gave to: Glas (Paperback) by Jacques Derrida, John P., Jr. Leavey, Richard Rand	my rating:
	Margaret said: "Gorgeous typesetting, wish I had the HC... " add a comment
	Margaret added: Specters of Marx (5 wordy chapters) by Jacques Derrida	my rating:
	read in January, 1997 add a comment
	Margaret marked as to-read: The Gift of Death (Religion and Postmodernism Series) by Jacques Derrida bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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	Margaret gave to: Borges: Selected Non-Fictions (Paperback) by Jorge Luis Borges	my rating:
	recommended for: essayists read in January, 1999 Margaret said: "I'm actually not a huge fan of the translations but they are far better than the ones in the Selected Fictions. And, Borges translates well into English. AND-- there's cool stuff that is not often anthologized, like movie reviews and magazin...more " add a comment
	Margaret gave to: A Prayer for Owen Meany (Mass Market Paperback) by John Irving	my rating:
	recommended for: those in mourning read in January, 1991 Margaret said: "Rereading it as an adult it's not quite the same, but I love love loved this when I read it of a cold, sad Maine winter... " add a comment
	Margaret gave to: The Dharma Bums (Paperback) by Jack Kerouac	my rating:
	recommended for: eh read in January, 1990 Margaret said: "Rather a guilty pleasure, I guess. Much better than _On The Road_, I think. Brings back memories of crushes on long-haired boys and long bus rides after field hockey games. " add a comment
	Margaret gave to: Nausea (New Directions Paperbook) by Jean-Paul Sartre	my rating:
	recommended for: armchair existentialists read in January, 1990 Margaret said: "ick. reminds me of high school. even THEN it struck me as heavy-handed. " add a comment