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08/11
Rowan
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (Hardcover) by Michael Chabon bookshelves: currently-reading |
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The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson |
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read in July, 2008
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"It is very true that Stephenson often does a phenomenal job of creating a world for his story and then forgetting to wrap up the story part. I find his books entertaining anyway. The ingenuity is more than worth the somewhat tangled plot.
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"...he said almost nothing, and ground his teeth against his desire to tell them the truth: God is helpless. We are at the mercy of our own radical freedom, and all God can do is take into God's self the grief, the violence, the sublime acts of kindness, the good sex. God comes to us from the future, and has only one godlike gift: the lure. We are lured toward truth, beauty, and goodness...the lure is pulling at our hearts like some lucid joy inside every actual occasion and all we have to do is...Say yes." — Haven Kimmel | |||||||||||
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Thunderstruck (Hardcover) by Erik Larson |
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Rowan said:
"Like Devil in The White City, Thunderstruck weaves two different stories into a fascinating whole. Erik Larson certainly knows how to pull information together to make a very compelling tale.
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Middlesex (Paperback) by Jeffrey Eugenides |
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read in June, 2008
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Red Azalea (Paperback) by Anchee Min |
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read in June, 2008
Rowan said:
"An interesting and thought provoking tour through one woman's experience of China during the end times of the Cultural Revolution. The language was a little difficult to get accustomed to, but the story was well worth the effort.
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The Farthest Shore (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 3) by Ursula K. LeGuin |
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read in April, 2008
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The Tombs of Atuan (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 2) by Ursula K. LeGuin |
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read in April, 2008
Rowan said:
"One of my all-time favorite authors of sci-fi or fantasy, and certainly in my top three in the list of books/series that most influenced me growing up. Beautiful language, spot-on assessment of humanity.
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Rowan's favorite quotes
"...he said almost nothing, and ground his teeth against his desire to tell them the truth: God is helpless. We are at the mercy of our own radical freedom, and all God can do is take into God's self the grief, the violence, the sublime acts of kindness, the good sex. God comes to us from the future, and has only one godlike gift: the lure. We are lured toward truth, beauty, and goodness...the lure is pulling at our hearts like some lucid joy inside every actual occasion and all we have to do is...Say yes."
— Haven Kimmel (The Solace of Leaving Early)
— Haven Kimmel (The Solace of Leaving Early)
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Of all the books you've got listed I've only read the Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell one. I'll be interested in going through your list.
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Of all the books you've got listed I've only read the Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell one. I'll be interested in going through your list.
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