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August 28
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Kate
gave
 
to:
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens : Peter and Wendy (Oxford World's Classics)
by J.M. Barrie
bookshelves:
fantasy,
fiction
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my rating:
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read in August, 2008
Kate said:
""This is not merely a children's book. This is one of the few works of art that may succeed in rescuing us from our adulthood.
"The next time a pressing problem weighs you down, causing you to press your fingers to your forehead and fur...more
"This is not merely a children's book. This is one of the few works of art that may succeed in rescuing us from our adulthood.
"The next time a pressing problem weighs you down, causing you to press your fingers to your forehead and furrow your brow, sit for a moment and consider the following fact: fairy cakes are so small that they have no crumbs...Is anything else quite as important?"
From the introduction
A strange conceit, and a swirling mix of sweetness, left-field absurdity and morbidity. My version had Rackham's delicious illustrations in color plates in the back--don't buy a copy without them....less
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August 24
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Kate
gave
to:
Dave Barry Does Japan (Paperback)
by Dave Barry
bookshelves:
japan,
nonfiction
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my rating:
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Kate
gave
to:
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Paperback)
by Annie Dillard
bookshelves:
nonfiction
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my rating:
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Kate
gave
to:
Away (Hardcover)
by Amy Bloom
bookshelves:
fiction
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my rating:
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Kate
gave
to:
Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir
by Shalom Auslander
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my rating:
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Kate
is currently reading:
Color: A Natural History of the Palette (Paperback)
by Victoria Finlay
bookshelves:
currently-reading,
nonfiction
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my rating:
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June 05
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Kate
gave
to:
Hannibal Rising (Hardcover)
by Thomas Harris
bookshelves:
fiction
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my rating:
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read in June, 2008
Kate said:
"Maybe I'm just a Lecter groupie but I kind of loved this. I love every moment he is onscreen in the pages, for it is completely written for the screen. When he is off I found it very difficult to follow, as many of the other characters had no persona...more
Maybe I'm just a Lecter groupie but I kind of loved this. I love every moment he is onscreen in the pages, for it is completely written for the screen. When he is off I found it very difficult to follow, as many of the other characters had no personality. ...less
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March 28
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Kate
marked as to-read:
Forgery: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Sabina Murray
bookshelves:
to-read
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my rating:
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Kate
gave
to:
The Historian (Paperback)
by Elizabeth Kostova
bookshelves:
fiction
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my rating:
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March 27
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Kate
gave
to:
A Carnivore's Inquiry: A Novel (Paperback)
by Sabina Murray
bookshelves:
fiction
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my rating:
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