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Jane gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Villa Pacifica by Kapka Kassabova
Villa Pacifica
by Kapka Kassabova
read in February, 2012
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I was really enjoying Villa Pacifica up until Part 3 when I had to reread it in case I had missed a vital part that gave me a clue as to what the hell was going on with Ute after she left Villa Pacifica in the rain storm and arrived in Agua Sagrada. ...more
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The ghost of Lily Painter by Caitlin Davies
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Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
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This is a very interesting book about the history of the Mormon church in the USA. After reading this book, I can see why Krakauer compares the fundamentalist Mormons to the Taliban - not much difference at all especially in their treatment of women....more
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
" Blargh, I'd been having such good luck with Goodreads Choice finalists.

I really should have put it down after page two, when the female, working-class narrator describes her roommate as follows:

"Eve was one of those surpr... "
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Jane gave 2 of 5 stars to:
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Rules of Civility
by Amor Towles
read in February, 2012
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I enjoyed this book, it was an interesting story and well written enough to keep me reading till the end. Although a little way in, I started wondering about the author, is Amor Towles male or female? I found it hard to believe that the story was nar...more
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The Legacy of Hartlepool Hall by Paul Torday
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Outpost by Adam Baker
" This has to be one of the worst things I've read. I had no idea what the hell was happening 90% of the time, the writing was terrible and read more like a film script than a book. Jane goes from Pathetic Wimp to Capable Warrior Woman in a blink of an... "
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Jane has challenged herself to read 36 books in the 2012 Reading Challenge
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