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07/18
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The Provincial Lady in London (Provincial Lady) by E.M. Delafield bookshelves: currently-reading |
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06/16
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Duma Key (Hardcover) by Stephen King bookshelves: currently-reading |
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The Provincial Lady in London (Provincial Lady) by E.M. Delafield bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Ghost: A Novel (Hardcover) by Alan Lightman |
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read in June, 2008
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"Bor-ring. That's the only word I can muster up. I'm too bored to write any more.
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Duma Key (Hardcover) by Stephen King bookshelves: currently-reading |
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The In-between World of Vikram Lall (Paperback) by M.G. Vassanji |
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read in June, 2008
Africableu said:
"As a mzungu kid growing up in Kenya, I really related to this book--my heart felt African, though my skin was white and my home was supposed to be America. It's not something I've ever gotten over, either--when people ask me where I'm from, "Ken...more
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| May 20 | ||
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The Book of the Dun Cow (Paperback) by Walter Wangerin, Jr. |
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| May 11 | ||
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One Pair of Hands (Paperback) by Monica Dickens |
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read in May, 2008
Africableu said:
"Loved this book. LOVED. IT. I laughed my booty off the whole way through it (though sometimes my hands covered my mouth in horror at the scraps Ms. Dickens got herself into). Such a great book; man, those Dickenses have writing in the blood, don't th...more
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| May 05 | ||
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Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules (Paperback) by David Sedaris |
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read in April, 2008
Africableu said:
"This was a great collection of stories, I thought. Good job, David Sedaris, in picking them out. I also liked his forward, of course--funny, funny fella that he is.
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The Future Homemakers of America (Paperback) by Laurie Graham |
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read in April, 2008
Africableu said:
"I did like this book. It was an easy read, not terribly difficult to get through, but entertaining. I liked how the author did a span of a lifetime with these ladies, beginning in the 50s and moving into the 80s. Some things rang a little false (one ...more
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| April 22 | ||
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My Antonia (Paperback) by Willa Cather |
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read in April, 2008
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"Very engaging characters--people who you'd want to know in real life. I appreciated that Cather gave us a "post-story" and told us what happened to Antonia, instead of just letting the story disappear, like so many other writers might.
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| April 07 | ||
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The Palace of Illusions: A Novel (Hardcover) by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni |
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read in March, 2008
Africableu said:
"At first, I kept getting confused by all the characters, but once I got them straight, I loved this book. I am a big Divakaruni fan anyway, so I was not suprised to enjoy the book as much as I did--nor was I disappointed, because it was as wonderful ...more
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