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July 19
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Emma
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The Angel of Darkness (Mass Market Paperback)
by Caleb Carr
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read in July, 2007
Emma said:
"This book was just as much fun as the Alienist. I guess stories that involve serial killers should not be classified as fun, but it is hard not to enjoy this novel. Like the Alienist, this book features cameos of famous historical figures. The mos...more
This book was just as much fun as the Alienist. I guess stories that involve serial killers should not be classified as fun, but it is hard not to enjoy this novel. Like the Alienist, this book features cameos of famous historical figures. The most notable is Elizabeth Cady Stanton. ...less
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Emma
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Life and Death are Wearing Me Out: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Mo Yan
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Emma said:
"I must be a literary sadist. One half of my brain hates this author, the other loves him. Nevertheless, I feel compelled to continue reading.
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Emma
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The Age of Innocence (Paperback)
by Edith Wharton
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read in June, 2008
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March 31
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Emma
added:
The Portrait of a Lady (Penguin Classics)
by Henry James
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read in October, 2007
Emma said:
"<sigh> After months and months of plodding through this wonderful book I am putting it down. I know what is going to happen and it is just not compelling enough to keep going.
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Emma
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Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Hardcover)
by John J. Ratey
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read in March, 2008
Emma said:
"The concepts in this book are great, but I think you can pick it up in the first few chapters. It talks about how exercise impacts your emotions, hormones, aging and learning capacity. I was really inspired by the book to try to use short exercise ...more
The concepts in this book are great, but I think you can pick it up in the first few chapters. It talks about how exercise impacts your emotions, hormones, aging and learning capacity. I was really inspired by the book to try to use short exercise stints to wake me up and increase my alertness. Knowing that working out in the morning has the potential to help me perform better during the day is a much more motivating reason to get out of the bed than some ellusive goal of a trimmer waist line. ...less
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July 22
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Emma
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to:
Eighth Moon: The True Story of a Young Girl's Life in Communist China (Paperback)
by Bette Lord
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read in June, 2007
Emma said:
"Before the Communist party took control of China, Bette Lord's family left China to spend a year in the United States. They did not intend to be gone long and did not think that leaving their daughter, Bette's sister, would be a problem since she wa...more
Before the Communist party took control of China, Bette Lord's family left China to spend a year in the United States. They did not intend to be gone long and did not think that leaving their daughter, Bette's sister, would be a problem since she was so young. However, changes happened quickly and the two separated parts of the the family are unable to reunite. As a result Sansan grows up believing her aunt is her mother. Her story provides an interesting perspective into life in Communist China. ...less
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Emma
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Spring Moon: A Novel of China (Paperback)
by Bette Bao Lord
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read in July, 2007
Emma said:
"Someone else on Good Reads who read this book said that it is a borderline romance novel, but she still throughly enjoyed it. I have to agree. It does have substance, however, as a work of historical fiction. In the late 1800s many people in China...more
Someone else on Good Reads who read this book said that it is a borderline romance novel, but she still throughly enjoyed it. I have to agree. It does have substance, however, as a work of historical fiction. In the late 1800s many people in China were struggling with the introduction of foreign ideas into China. It is the beginning of a divide that will have much greater implications. Through this novel we see this unfold in the lives of three generations of a wealthy family. I think it is loosely based on the history of the author's family....less
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Emma
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to:
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II (Paperback)
by Iris Chang
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read in April, 2007
Emma said:
"There are many things that are shocking about this book. I have read a few books in which the Rape of Nanking is the backdrop of a fictional tale, but nothing prepares you for the true horrors that occur. The author does an excellent job of present...more
There are many things that are shocking about this book. I have read a few books in which the Rape of Nanking is the backdrop of a fictional tale, but nothing prepares you for the true horrors that occur. The author does an excellent job of presenting the events and highlights some of the unexpected heroes that rose up and risked their lives to save others. The most intriguing is a former leader in the Nazi party. According to the author bio, the author, who did not live through the events in Nanking, suffered from sever depression and eventually killed herself. After producing such a poignant piece of work, I can't help but feel her death was equally tragic. Before reading this book, I recommend reading The Girl Who Played Go and The Devil of Nanking....less
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Emma
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A Yellow Raft in Blue Water: A Novel (Paperback)
by Michael Dorris
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Emma
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Nice Work (King Penguin)
by David Lodge
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