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"Sara wrote: "Maybe I'm wrong, but I seem to remember that psychological detachment is one way of handling trauma. You think?"
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FATELESS. (1975). Imre Kertesz. ****. Kertesz won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2002. Born in Hungary of Jewish parents in 1929, he was imprisoned as a teenager in Auschwitz. This was his first novel, where he shares his experiences through the pe...more |
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THE WHITE LIONESS. (1993; Eng. Trans. 1998). Henning Mankell. ****. I wish I had had the foresight to read Mankell’s books in order, although, ultimately it didn’t make any difference. What precluded my doing so was the fact that the books were not tr...more |
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"Steven wrote: "Hello Tony, I was wondering what else you've read of Calvino and what you might recommend? I can-and with absolutely no reservations- p...more
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Probably Crews' best work. And the setup for the story couldn't be any better -- a boxer whose only skill is knocking himself out. The opening sequence alone is worth it for this book.
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Along with The Unknown Masterpiece, one of Balzac's best stories from his La Comédie Humaine. In his own amazing way, Balzac was slicing open French society as he saw it at the time, but his insight into human behavior still rings true in modern t...
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NIGHTMARE IN THE STREET. (1988). Derek Raymond. *. After Mr. Raymond had passed away, a search of his files turned up this novel. It was immediately rushed into print. It should have been hidden somewhere among Mr. Raymond’s other papers, restricted t...more |
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THE CONFESSIONS OF AL CAPONE. (2013). Loren D. Estleman. ***. A book can be too long. This is one of those books. Although competently written by one of my favorite writers, it demands too much from the reader. The premise is interesting, and allows t...more |
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MARCOVALDO or The Seasons in the City. (1963). Italo Calvino. *****. This is a marvelous collection of short stories by Calvino that are about Marcovaldo, a poor laborer in some northern Italian city. Marcovaldo is a dreamer and a lover of nature. Unf...more |
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