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November 26
A Coffin for Dimitri... Jen gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Paperback)
by Eric Ambler
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read in January, 2000

Jen Jen said: "I read this over and over. I started it again on the train this morning. So classic. I always forget the little twists and turns and so I'm thrilled anew each time. "
Garden of Eden Jen gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Garden of Eden (Paperback)
by Ernest Hemingway
my rating:
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read in January, 2005

Jen Jen said: "This may be the perfect book to read at a beach, any beach. Well, ok, not any beach. I mean, you can't read this on a rocky coastline with salt spray misting your brow. It has to be sandy, secluded, and preferably quite warm and sunny. Yes, it is rea...more "
The Plot Against Ame... Jen gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Plot Against America (Vintage International)
by Philip Roth
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read in January, 2007

Jen Jen said: "I read this on a long flight and was quite entertained. I always buy Philip Roth in airport bookstores. Maybe it's because he writes best-sellers I can actually stand to read. "
My Last Sigh Jen gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
My Last Sigh (Paperback)
by Luis Buñuel
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read in January, 2006

Jen Jen said: "i think i would have liked it more if he were so typically, surrealistically, boringly self-centered. because otherwise it's so beautiful. "
Journey Into Fear Jen gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Journey Into Fear (Paperback)
by Eric Ambler
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read in January, 2000

Jen Jen said: "perfection in character development. oh so dry and clever. not witty. clever. "
Maus II: A Survivor'... Jen gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Paperback)
by Art Spiegelman
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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read in January, 1992

Jen Jen said: "I think I read this masochistically the following year simply in order to deepen my newfound sense of German guilt. "
Maus I: A Survivor's... Jen gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Hardcover)
by Art Spiegelman
my rating:
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read in January, 1991

Jen Jen said: "My dad gave this to me when it came out. I was nine.
"Here, sweetie, I brought you a comic book."
"Thanks, daddy! What is it?"
"It's a history of the Holocaust, where the German people collaborated in the mass murder of...more
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Things Fall Apart Jen gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Things Fall Apart (Paperback)
by Chinua Achebe
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read in January, 2006, has a copy to sell/swap

Jen Jen said: "I read this on a short flight from NYC to Chicago and it was very appropriate to my mood at the time. Thus, it gets five stars. "
The Metamorphosis Jen gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by Franz Kafka
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read in January, 2005

Jen Jen said: "Kafka makes me chainsmoke. Not that it takes a lot to make me chainsmoke. "
November 01
Massacre of the Drea... Jen gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Massacre of the Dreamers: Essays on Xicanisma (Paperback)
by Ana Castillo
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read in October, 2007

Jen Jen said: "i had only ever read her poetry up until now and i like her poetry better. mainly because this is hard to read as far as theory goes - it feels a little rambling in its separate parts. oh, but the upside of that is that she manages to write together ...more "



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