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	07/20 Gautam is currently reading: 2666: A Novel (Hardcover) by Roberto Bolaño bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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July 25
	Gautam gave to: What They Always Tell Us (Hardcover) by Martin Wilson bookshelves: high-caliber	my rating:
	Gautam said: "I loved this funny and nuanced story of two brothers, drifting apart for reasons they don't quite understand. It's the sort of book that I would have treasured when I was a kid. " add a comment
July 20
	Gautam is currently reading: 2666: A Novel (Hardcover) by Roberto Bolaño bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	Gautam gave to: U and I: A True Story (Paperback) by Nicholson Baker bookshelves: not-my-thing	my rating:
	Gautam said: "I remain extremely skeptical of Baker having read three of his books and not having been thrilled by any of them. I'm hoping The Size of Thoughts will please me more. Given that I'm not a fan of Updike perhaps I was predisposed to dislike the ...more " add a comment
July 19
	Gautam gave to: The Soloist (Paperback) by Mark Salzman bookshelves: middle-ground	my rating:
	read in July, 2008 Gautam said: "Not fabulous and perhaps a little too neatly paralleled but Salzman evokes his protagonist's angst (no other way to put it) sympathetically - a difficult task. " add a comment
	Gautam gave to: Men and Cartoons (Paperback) by Jonathan Lethem bookshelves: high-caliber	my rating:
	Gautam said: "My favorite Lethem - he is a wonderful story writer. " add a comment
	Gautam gave to: The Book of Salt: A Novel (Paperback) by Monique Truong bookshelves: middle-ground	my rating:
	Gautam said: "A little too florid for my tastes but very evocative. " add a comment
July 18
	Gautam gave to: The Hunters (Paperback) by Claire Messud bookshelves: middle-ground	my rating:
	Gautam said: "It's a little scary that Messud writes so perceptively about people in unenviable situations; the first novella in this volume is quite strong if depressing. The second resembles a Hitchcock movie, a bit, but its excessive mannerisms prevent it from ...more " 1 comments
	Gautam gave to: Natasha: And Other Stories (Paperback) by David Bezmozgis bookshelves: middle-ground	my rating:
	read in July, 2008 Gautam said: "Bezmozgis captures the challenging life of an immigrant family quite well in this presumably autobiographical collection, which makes you take notice but also makes you want to read the as-yet-unpublished, likely superior novel that I'm sure will be ...more " add a comment
July 17
	Gautam gave to: The Colossus of New York (Paperback) by Colson Whitehead bookshelves: high-caliber	my rating:
	Gautam said: "It gets five stars just for the first essay. Not that the other ones aren't great - they are wonderful - but the first one so wonderfully encapsulates life in New York that it made me tear up. " add a comment
July 16
	Gautam gave to: Atmospheric Disturbances: A Novel (Hardcover) by Rivka Galchen bookshelves: not-my-thing	my rating:
	Gautam said: "Galchen is undeniably quite smart, but I found this novel to be exceedingly tedious. Her version of incipient insanity certainly convinces but I didn't think she was a very good stylist, which separates her from the Borges whom she so clearly admires...more " add a comment

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