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08/02
Anna
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Suite Française (Paperback) by Irene Nemirovsky bookshelves: currently-reading |
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The Book Thief (Hardcover) by Markus Zusak |
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What Happened in Hamelin (Paperback) by Gloria Skurzynski bookshelves: child-building, magic-carpet, treasure |
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Nocturnes for the King of Naples (Paperback) by Edmund White bookshelves: magic-carpet, wanker |
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recommended for: art wankers, vampires, catamites, parasites
read in July, 2008 
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"This was a hard book to get into - a cross between John Berger and Edith Sitwell - all purple velvet and longing... the first few chapters are barely linear, mostly quivering sensations; I don't mind this but if a book does it from the outset I can f...more
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The Stone Gods (Hardcover) by Jeanette Winterson bookshelves: magic-carpet, political-animal, she-bop |
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New comment on Millie's review of
On Chesil Beach
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Unaccustomed Earth (Hardcover) by Jhumpa Lahiri bookshelves: weepy-good |
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recommended for: chekov-heads, any of you warped by family life
read in May, 2008
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"Accomplished, subtle, very far from an "immigrant" book - yes, all the families are second gen Bengali-US, but the themes will chime for anyone who grew up outside a petri dish.
They f*ck you up, your mum and dad. Well, that's a lit...more " |
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Here Is Where We Meet: A Story of Crossing Paths (Paperback) by John Berger bookshelves: treasure |
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Wolf Totem (Hardcover) by Jiang Rong bookshelves: magic-carpet, trash |
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recommended for: those wanting a trashy, transporting read
read in April, 2008
Anna said:
"What a fascinating topic - the nomads of the mongolian steppe - and yet...
written with the flair of a report to the Central Committee. So, so badly written. What does it mean when the main character describes his pivotal, mentored relationship ...more " |
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Red Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes (Paperback) by Terry Southern bookshelves: addiction |
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