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Prague: A Novel (Paperback) by Arthur Phillips |
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recommended for: expat wannabes
read in January, 2004 |
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Glory (Paperback) by Vladimir Nabokov |
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recommended for: exiles
read in January, 2002 
Ted said:
"Martin's days at Cambridge are my favorite. His roommate Darwin, the newspapers getting sucked up through the fireplace, rowboats on the Cam: it all draws me into a foggy fantasy world. Meanwhile, Martin teems with the wild adventurousness of an ex...more
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Pnin (Mass Market Paperback) by Vladimir Nabokov |
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recommended for: anyone
read in January, 2002
Ted said:
"Poor, poor Pnin!
He's constantly misunderstood because of his linguistic goofs. You will laugh at Pnin, but don't laugh too hard... One complaint: The book is short, and the plot and character relationships sometimes feel forced as VN tries to...more " |
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The Annotated Lolita: Revised and Updated (Paperback) by Vladimir Nabokov |
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recommended for: anyone
read in January, 2002
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"Terrible and hilarious- one of the finest linguistic playgrounds ever constructed.
The first few times I read Lolita, I felt the tension dip during the last third of the book. I've come to realize that the quilt, so to speak, just gets more intri...more " |
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Lolita (Penguin Modern Classics) by Vladimir Nabokov |
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Paperback) by James Joyce |
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recommended for: anyone
read in January, 2003
Ted said:
"Unlike so many other great authors, Joyce's work isn't hit-or-miss. The evolution of his craft is so clear: Dubliners-->Portrait-->Ulysses-->Finnegan's Wake*.
I most enjoy reading portrait after Ulysses. An emerging soul goes through gr...more " |
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Ulysses (Paperback) by James Joyce |
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recommended for: anyone with time and patience.
read in September, 2002
Ted said:
"If I could choose one book to read for eternity, it would be this. I've read Ulysses a bunch of times, and each time I enter that day in Dublin, I feel like I'm in the crystalline center of an ontological glacier.
As with most great books, it's mo...more " |
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Sarah 104 books 53 friends |
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Chris 80 books 3 friends |
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Charlene 130 books 29 friends |
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Dave 0 books 7 friends |
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Melissa 9 books 20 friends |
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Rachel 26 books 3 friends |
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Jessica 1 book 3 friends |
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Natalia 33 books 4 friends |
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Joe 2 books 5 friends |
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