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Elana
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London Fields (Paperback) by Martin Amis bookshelves: currently-reading |
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London Fields (Paperback) by Martin Amis bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Middlesex (Paperback) by Jeffrey Eugenides |
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read in April, 2008, has a copy to sell/swap
Elana said:
"This was a bit of a battle to read I must admit. The good news is that the book actually gets good around page 400 (if you can wait that long). Overall it was ok - it' snot like eating glass to read but not a page turner.
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Water for Elephants (Paperback) by Sara Gruen |
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read in January, 2008, has a copy to sell/swap
Elana said:
"I think this book got a bit more hype than it deserved. Granted, it was interesting to learn about the circus culture in the early days but I really couldn't connect with many of the characters enough to care about the outcome of the story.
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The Pillars of the Earth (Paperback) by Ken Follett |
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recommended for: anyone looking for a quick read
read in January, 2008
Elana said:
"Great book. Probably one of the longest books I've read in a while (1,000+ pages). This book transforms you to an older era of knights, monks, bishops and kings. Plus- I loved all of the detail about building cathedrals.
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New comment on drublood's review of
People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.)
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Twelve (Paperback) by Nick McDonnell |
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recommended for: anyone's who's looking for a quick read
read in December, 2007, has a copy to sell/swap
Elana said:
"Read it within a week. Very quick read. Reminds me of Brett Easton Ellis' last novel I read.
It makes you think about fate. No matter what some of the characters did, they still were subject to a fatal fate. The only criticism was that I felt t...more " |
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Selected Works of Virginia Woolf (Wordsworth Special Editions) (Wordsworth Special Editions) by Virginia Woolf bookshelves: to-read |
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