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July 23
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Rose
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Michael Chabon
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read in July, 2008
Rose said:
"OMG. borrowed this book from Amy when I first moved to NY (March) and just now finished it (July). somewhat of a slow burn and definitely not as exciting as cavalier and clay. I hear the Cohen Brothers have optioned the script, so I'm looking forward...more
OMG. borrowed this book from Amy when I first moved to NY (March) and just now finished it (July). somewhat of a slow burn and definitely not as exciting as cavalier and clay. I hear the Cohen Brothers have optioned the script, so I'm looking forward to John Goodman & Chris Eyre playing half brothers who are also salty cops in the tundra. Fargo meets film noir....less
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July 21
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Rose
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The Fall (Paperback)
by Albert Camus
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June 25
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June 19
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Rose
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Brooklyn Was Mine (Paperback)
by Valerie Steiker, Chris Knutsen
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Rose said:
"picked up at park slope bookshop and was mostly mindless reading on the train (into and out of brooklyn of course). not terribly thrilled by any of the stories, thou i do love the one about brighton beach being more russian than russia. mostly this i...more
picked up at park slope bookshop and was mostly mindless reading on the train (into and out of brooklyn of course). not terribly thrilled by any of the stories, thou i do love the one about brighton beach being more russian than russia. mostly this is the brooklyn of marrieds and people with babies, and not hipsters drinking all night. really thoug, im somewhere in between these two brooklyns aren't i?...less
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May 13
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Rose
gave
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (paperback)
by Italo Calvino
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read in April, 2008
Rose said:
"sigh. borrowed from where i was housesitting, i had to leave it behind. a confusing book, but satisfying, every chapter is a different story, with the same lead character - "I" - thou I is always doing different things, and representing dif...more
sigh. borrowed from where i was housesitting, i had to leave it behind. a confusing book, but satisfying, every chapter is a different story, with the same lead character - "I" - thou I is always doing different things, and representing different characters all together - one an international troublemaker trying to ditch a body, one a young boy going to live with at his farm owner's house for the summer, one a man in love with a woman drawing on the cold beach in front of the prison. every other chapter 'i' is reading these stories, and trying to find the ends of them with another 'other reader.' despite the many stories the tone is consistent and Calvino satisfies. looking foward to finding it on a used shelf somewhere and finishing it!
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Rose
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Another Roadside Attraction (Paperback)
by Tom Robbins
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read in April, 2008
Rose said:
"just re-read? this book (no real recollection of reading it the first time), and it's great. makes me want to eat mushrooms and live in the woods in Washington running a hot dog stand or some other semi-legitimate profession, be a hippy and think abo...more
just re-read? this book (no real recollection of reading it the first time), and it's great. makes me want to eat mushrooms and live in the woods in Washington running a hot dog stand or some other semi-legitimate profession, be a hippy and think about the meaning of existing in the world. According to Amanda, the lead, it doesn't matter what you do, as long as you do it with style. im in full support. a great casual read, with some steamy sex scenes and thoughtful rants about pan/jesus/the universe/the infinite goof and the meaning of it all. (as always for robbins) unfortunately, I nearly destroyed this copy of the book in the reading (already a tattered and smoke-smelling edition from 1976 with a much better cover than that shown), so i can't really lend it to you....less
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April 15
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Rose
gave
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Love in the Time of Cholera (Hardcover)
by Gabriel García Márquez
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read in February, 2005
Rose said:
"i read this on the plane home from visiting D. in Glasgow, which made this story of estranged love even more bittersweet.
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March 20
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Rose
is currently reading:
Not for Tourists 2005-2006 Guide to Brooklyn (N.F.T. Guide)
by Jane Pirone
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May 13
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Rose
gave
to:
McSweeney's Issue 25 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern)
by Dave Eggers
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read in May, 2008
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