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July 07
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Marjorie
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Hardcover)
by Junot Díaz
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read in June, 2008
Marjorie said:
"I enjoyed this book so thoroughly. It's main character is so unique and heartbreaking, it's take on magical realism so wonderfully new. Junot Diaz in many ways is writing a family epic, one of my favorite genres, but he does it differently than it ha...more
I enjoyed this book so thoroughly. It's main character is so unique and heartbreaking, it's take on magical realism so wonderfully new. Junot Diaz in many ways is writing a family epic, one of my favorite genres, but he does it differently than it has ever been done before....less
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Marjorie
marked as to-read:
Père Goriot (Norton Critical Editions)
by Honoré de Balzac
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Marjorie
marked as to-read:
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by Khaled Hosseini
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Marjorie
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Washington Square (Penguin Classics)
by Henry James
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Marjorie
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Pale Fire (Paperback)
by Vladimir Nabokov
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Marjorie
is currently reading:
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It (Hardcover)
by Jonathan Zittrain
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Marjorie
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The Gathering (Paperback)
by Anne Enright
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read in May, 2008
Marjorie said:
"I didn't like this book. It just wasn't enjoyable, and at the end I felt it wasn't all that insightful. Enright is investigating how undependable our own memories are, how it can be as difficult to construct our own histories as it is to truly unders...more
I didn't like this book. It just wasn't enjoyable, and at the end I felt it wasn't all that insightful. Enright is investigating how undependable our own memories are, how it can be as difficult to construct our own histories as it is to truly understand the histories of our parents. Because of this, it can be difficult to put together the real narrative.
I don't mind reading difficult books, but I want there to be a payoff for them, and I didn't feel there was in this book. I didn't like or care about any of the characters, and the main concept was not executed in a way that made the book an intriguing read. It won a Booker, so clearly others have enjoyed it, but it was hard for me to get to the end....less
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May 15
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Marjorie
added:
Natural Selections: Selfish Altruists, Honest Liars, and Other Realities of Evolution (Hardcover)
by David P. Barash
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May 02
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Marjorie
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The History of Love: A Novel (Paperback)
by Nicole Krauss
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read in April, 2008
Marjorie said:
"I wept at the end of this book. Gorgeous love story, as well as a tribute to the power of the written word.
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