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03/01
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All the Pretty Horses (Border Trilogy, Vol 1) by Cormac McCarthy bookshelves: currently-reading |
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02/12
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The Jewish Messiah: A Novel (Hardcover) by Arnon Grunberg bookshelves: currently-reading |
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All the Pretty Horses (Border Trilogy, Vol 1) by Cormac McCarthy bookshelves: currently-reading |
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New comment on Amber's review of
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
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The Jewish Messiah: A Novel (Hardcover) by Arnon Grunberg bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Under the Banner of Heaven (Paperback) by Jon Krakauer |
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"The secret story is the one we'll never know, although we're living it from day to day, thinking we're alive, thinking we've got it all under control and the stuff we overlook doesn't matter." — Roberto Bolano | |||
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"You're on Earth. There's no cure for that." — Samuel Beckett | |||
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Atonement: A Novel (Paperback) by Ian McEwan |
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recommended to Ryan by:
my moms
recommended for: Anyone who enjoys books about unhappy Brits. read in January, 2008, has a copy to sell/swap 
Ryan said:
"I simply could not get into this novel. While I certainly appreciate McEwan's talent and the narrative style of Atonement, I couldn't escape the feeling that this was just another tragic, British romance novel. Blech.
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The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3) by Philip Pullman |
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recommended to Ryan by:
My friend Ken.
recommended for: anyone who likes a good story and can stomach a heavy dose of atheism. read in February, 2008
Ryan said:
"I'm currently revisiting this. I'm not sure it's as good as I remembered it being. I forgot how heavy handed Pullman really gets in this novel. I still adore the story and the characters and the sections that deal with the Land of the Dead are jus...more
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The Tenderness of Wolves: A Novel (Hardcover) by Stef Penney |
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found randomly at the bookstore.
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Ryan said:
"When I picked this up I had all sorts of expectations considering it's about a reclusive wolf hunter in Canada who is found brutally murdered in his cabin. Unfortunately, this novel took a nose dive after page 23. I plugged away through page 100 an...more
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"The secret story is the one we'll never know, although we're living it from day to day, thinking we're alive, thinking we've got it all under control and the stuff we overlook doesn't matter."
— Roberto Bolano
— Roberto Bolano
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