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August 08
Zorro Jan gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Zorro (Paperback)
by Isabel Allende
bookshelves: historicalfiction
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Jan Jan said: "What I liked so much about this book, beyond the actual writing, which was lovely, was the reinterpretation of the story. She really created a reason for Zorro, she embodied the hero with a history and a soul. "
June 24
Master and Commander Jan gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Master and Commander (Book 1)
by Patrick O'Brian
bookshelves: historicalfiction
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May 09
The Plague Jan gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Plague (Paperback)
by Albert Camus
bookshelves: agreedclassic
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read in January, 1989

Jan Jan said: "I connected better with this book than with the Stranger, and both were required reading... I felt that the exile created by the sickness was quickly seen to be affecting the characters of the story and tied his purpose to his prose very well. "
April 27
Gravity's Rainbow Jan marked as to-read:
Gravity's Rainbow (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by Thomas Pynchon
bookshelves: to-read
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February 07
25019 New comment on Matthew's review of The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
305910 Jan wrote: "Hey, MattKrause, please let me know what you thought of this one... I've been eyeing it for a while ...more "

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February 02
'Tis Jan gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
'Tis (Paperback)
by Frank McCourt
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The Pillars of the E... Jan gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Pillars of the Earth (Paperback)
by Ken Follett
bookshelves: historicalfiction
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Jan Jan said: "Set in the time of the wars between Empress Maud and King Stephen of England, Pillars of the Earth had been recommended to me as an "excellent example of real historical fiction." And the historical part was excellent. Follett certainly g...more "
August 08
Born Standing Up: A ... Jan gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life (Hardcover)
by Steve Martin
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read in August, 2008
December 11
The Birth of Venus: ... Jan gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
The Birth of Venus: A Novel (Paperback)
by Sarah Dunant
bookshelves: historicalfiction
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Jan Jan said: "I'm bothered by people who believe in reincarnation and were always someone important in their past lives... everyone was Cleopatra, no one was a five-penny hooker in Capetown. This book rubbed me the same wrong way.
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