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Henry marked as to-read: These Broken Stars (Starbound, #1) by Amie Kaufman (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Oct 17, 2012 09:53am
Henry rated a book 3 of 5 stars Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth by Apostolos Doxiadis read in July, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Similar to Godel, Escher, Bach in terms of underlying motivation, but closer to a Steven Levy book in terms of approachable, slightly salacious, personality-driven narrative. Draws out some nifty themes and analogies (e.g. to Oresteia). I wanted more...more
Jul 28, 2012 12:13pm · see review
Henry rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern read in July, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book was delicious, intriguing, rich escapism fantasy at its best. If Neil Gaiman's and Susanna Clarke's books had babies this would be the result. Excellent world-building that draws you in with fun pieces, but hints at so much more around the...more
Jul 28, 2012 11:59am · see review
Henry rated a book 4 of 5 stars Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel García Márquez read in July, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Hits the Marquez highpoints: bittersweet reflections on love, family, death, solitude. I enjoyed in a discomforted way the unique perspective offered by the main character, who is ninety years old. I feel like this book and Love in the Time of Choler...more
Jul 28, 2012 11:32am · see review
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Henry rated a book 4 of 5 stars Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov read in December, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nabokov is one of my favorite authors, so I've been looking forward to reading his autobiography for awhile. While the prose contained his powerful lyricism in spades, I came away disappointed, feeling that I hadn't come to understand his motivations...more
Apr 01, 2012 07:33pm · see review
Henry rated a book 3 of 5 stars Islands in the Net by Bruce Sterling read in December, 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I'd describe this as a post-cyberpunk thriller that hasn't aged very gracefully. Strong female main character. Plotting was a bit bumpy in places. Technological predictions in re: internet, smartphones, etc. are close enough to reality to be awkward...more
Apr 01, 2012 07:25pm · see review
Henry rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde read in December, 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Re-read due to it being free on the Kindle, last read when I was ~17. The constant barrage of epigrams and witticisms struck me as more tiresome than I remembered, but the characters' fear of aging and their various coping mechanisms seemed more poig...more
Apr 01, 2012 07:20pm · see review
Henry rated a book 4 of 5 stars Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick read in January, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I usual I loved the surrealism and confusion between the real and unreal. Dick is the master of slowly fanning the flame of unsettled paranoia.
Apr 01, 2012 07:14pm · see review
Henry rated a book 5 of 5 stars Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton read in January, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 01, 2012 07:11pm