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September 26
Alcestis: In a Versi... Dan gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Alcestis: In a Version by Ted Hughes (Paperback)
by Euripides
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Dan Dan said: "It's a shame Hughes didn't live longer to make more translations. I love the spare style he uses in this and The Oresteia. But don't read this thinking it is Euripides. This is a Ted Hughes play based on Euripides' Medea. He reworks it to give a mode...more "
Housekeeping: A Nove... Dan gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Housekeeping: A Novel (Paperback)
by Marilynne Robinson
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Dan Dan said: "Robinson uses an intense, but restrained style. She writes in solemn metaphors. There is something mystical and religious beneath her prose, but she never indulges in the precious syntax or magic that lure so many modern writers influenced by the Sou...more "
Medea and Other Play... Dan gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Medea and Other Plays (Penguin Classics)
by Euripides
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September 12
Fräulein Else. Leut... Dan gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Fräulein Else. Leutnant Gustl. Andreas Thameyers letzter Brief. (Paperback)
by Arthur Schnitzler, Hansgeorg Schmidt-Bergmann
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The Three Theban Pla... Dan gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Three Theban Plays (Paperback)
by Sophocles
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Der Zug War Punktlic... Dan gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Der Zug War Punktlich (paperback)
by Heinrich Böll
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Waiting for Godot: A... Dan gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts (48th Printing)
by Samuel Beckett
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Electra and Other Pl... Dan gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Electra and Other Plays (Penguin Classics)
by Sophocles
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In Suspect Terrain Dan gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
In Suspect Terrain (Paperback)
by John McPhee
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