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July 05
815309 New comment on Laura's review of On Chesil Beach
Nophoto-f-25x33 Nancy wrote: "This rang a bell with me. I loved the beginning of Atonement, skipped the middle, hated the end, whi...more "

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April 09
14050 New comment on Jana's review of The Time Traveler's Wife
Nophoto-f-25x33 Nancy wrote: "Interesting -- you're quite right. But I did finish the book, with all reservations -- including so...more "

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April 06
492050 New comment on Nancy's review of The Janissary Tree: A Novel
Nophoto-f-25x33 Nancy wrote: "Different: it's not intimate, and there is no smell of coffee - people talking to themselves mostly....more "

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March 23
1342650 New comment on Laura's review of Life Class
Nophoto-f-25x33 Nancy wrote: "Hmmm, I loved the Regeneration trilogy (had an obsession with WWI for awhile). I guess I'll have to...more "

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March 02
Blankets Nancy gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Blankets (Paperback)
by Craig Thompson
bookshelves: graphic-novel
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didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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recommended for: people who like graphic novels
read in January, 2008

Nancy Nancy said: "I loved Craig Thompson's Carnet de Voyage, which I read first. This earlier book is much more ambitious. It's a coming of age story of Thompson's rural childhood, Christian fundamentalism, and first love. The graphics are beautifully swirling, ver...more "
Pictures at a Revolu... Nancy gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood (Hardcover)
by Mark Harris (Goodreads author!)
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recommended for: anyone; film buffs
read in February, 2008

Nancy Nancy said: "I love (non-technical) books about the process of movie making, and about film history. I'd read a good review of this one, and I found it extremely absorbing and thoughtfully written.

The author takes the five movies which were nominated for th...more
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January 09
919231 New comment on Laura's review of The World at Night: A Novel
Nophoto-f-25x33 Nancy wrote: "I love everything by Alan Furst - although his heroes tend to be a little uniform -- but the atmosph...more "

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January 03
Exit Wounds Nancy gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Exit Wounds (Hardcover)
by Rutu Modan
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read in January, 2008

Nancy Nancy said: "I've been seeing Rutu Modan's work in the New York Times, and liked her visual style, the wry stories, and the exotic -- to me -- locale, Israel. I really enjoyed Exit Wounds. It's rueful, sad, funny. It's a good story. It is believable. It has ...more "
December 04
Need More Love: A Gr... Nancy gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Need More Love: A Graphic Memoir (Hardcover)
by Aline Kominsky Crumb
bookshelves: graphic-novel
my rating:
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recommended for: children of the sixties
read in December, 2007

Nancy Nancy said: "I enjoyed this book because I remember the sixties, and read underground comics, including those of R. Crumb, Aline Crumb’s husband. Aline Crumb has written a racy memoir, composed of autobiographical comics, linking text, and family photos. I fo...more "



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