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May 12
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wmc
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By Chance: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Martin Corrick
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read in May, 2008
wmc said:
"This is a sweet little novel narrated by one of those fastidious middle-aged men who asks basic questions of himself and of his surroundings, the most important and befuddling being Where did we all come from? Delightful and sweet; a world pat...more
This is a sweet little novel narrated by one of those fastidious middle-aged men who asks basic questions of himself and of his surroundings, the most important and befuddling being Where did we all come from? Delightful and sweet; a world patiently rendered....less
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May 02
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wmc
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Senselessness (New Directions Paperbook)
by Horacio Castellanos Moya
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read in January, 2008
wmc said:
"Bought this little gem yesterday after a panel discussion about Thomas Bernhard, where Moya discussed Bernhard's influence on him. Some choice Moya quotes:
"I wrote this book three years after I was infected by Bernhard . . . I was hypnotized...more
Bought this little gem yesterday after a panel discussion about Thomas Bernhard, where Moya discussed Bernhard's influence on him. Some choice Moya quotes:
"I wrote this book three years after I was infected by Bernhard . . . I was hypnotized by him!"
"I was at a party, and all of a sudden I sat down to write. I had no plan. I was at a party, I thought I was going to a party to enjoy the party---but I wound up with a book."
"Bernhard was writing because he didn't want to go out and kill people!"...less
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April 20
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wmc
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Pedro Páramo (Wittliff Gallery of Southwestern and Mexican Photography Series)
by Juan Rulfo
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wmc
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Pedro Páramo (Paperback)
by Juan Rulfo, Margaret Sayers Peden, trans., Susan Sontag, foreward
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read in June, 2002
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wmc
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Pedro Paramo (Fiction, Poetry & Drama)
by J. Rulfo
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read in June, 2002
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April 19
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wmc
marked as to-read:
A Heart So White (Paperback)
by Javier Marías
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April 17
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wmc
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White King (Hardcover)
by Gyorgy Dragoman
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March 24
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wmc
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Every Day is for the Thief
by Teju Cole
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February 12
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wmc
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Dear American Airlines: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Jonathan Miles
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read in January, 2008
wmc said:
"When American Airlines delays one of its (many) flights one day, an alcoholic writes a long complaint to the company detailing his downward spiral from promising poet to neglectful husband to less-than-hopeful father. The book is intelligent, ramblin...more
When American Airlines delays one of its (many) flights one day, an alcoholic writes a long complaint to the company detailing his downward spiral from promising poet to neglectful husband to less-than-hopeful father. The book is intelligent, rambling, hilarious, poignant, surprising, and utterly brilliant....less
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wmc
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Evening Is the Whole Day: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Preeta Samarasan (Goodreads author!)
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read in November, 2007
wmc said:
"Brilliant, unrestrained storytelling. Points of view are staggering, the characters each given completely believable sympathetic and unsympathetic platforms, and the words on each page utterly flood your senses. Reserve this for your "this is Li...more
Brilliant, unrestrained storytelling. Points of view are staggering, the characters each given completely believable sympathetic and unsympathetic platforms, and the words on each page utterly flood your senses. Reserve this for your "this is Literature" pile....less
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