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<![CDATA[Mark David added 'Lolita']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78000655
Lolita (Paperback)
byVladimir Nabokov bookshelves: to-read
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<![CDATA[Mark David added 'Great Gatsby']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78000446
Great Gatsby (Worlds Classics)
byF. Scott Fitzgerald bookshelves: to-read
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http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/231235-book-nominations-for-november-december
Mark David made a comment in the Japanese Literature group:
Marc wrote: "Incidentally, the last book (1Q84) is very sexist. One of the characters is a young woman, and every time we encounter her, we get a long description of how fantastic her large breasts look in the ..."
Yes I'm inclined to agree with your opinion on Murakami's writing. I also tell others not to take Murakami too seriously. Most of the time, I don't think he's trying to convey any particular message or idea. I like to tell other readers that with Murakami, it's more about the experience. And that works for me because I tend to focus more on form rather than plot.
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<![CDATA[Mark David added 'The Escapement']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47974339
to: The Escapement (Engineer Trilogy, #3)byK.J. Parker
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<![CDATA[Mark David added 'Revolutionary Road']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74806062
Revolutionary Road (Paperback)
byRichard Yates bookshelves: currently-reading
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<![CDATA[Mark David added 'Evil for Evil']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47974346
to: Evil for Evil (Engineer Trilogy, #3)byK.J. Parker
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<![CDATA[new comment from Mark David]]>
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/162257-the-beijing-of-possibilities-jonathan-tel
Mark David made a comment in the Essential CHINA group:
I've read somewhere that you've also been to Japan. I think it'll be great if you could also write a short story collection that's set in Japan, similar to what you've done with The Beijing of Possibilities. I really enjoyed your stories in that book. Here's my review, by the way: