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The 39 Steps 10/12 Kris is currently reading:
The 39 Steps (Paperback)
by John Buchan
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October 12
The 39 Steps Kris is currently reading:
The 39 Steps (Paperback)
by John Buchan
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
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1317696 New comment on Geri's review of The Enchantress of Florence
754566 Kris wrote: "oh, Rushdie is so excellent. I haven't read this one, though, so I'll pick it up. I'm looking forwar...more "

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September 29
Theft: A Love Story Kris gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Theft: A Love Story (Hardcover)
by Peter Carey
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read in September, 2008

Kris Kris said: "Wow... after His Innocent Self, which was good but far too short and not fully realized, I next read this. What a mighty book it is, too, among Bliss and Illywacker as Carey´s best. I love to like unlikeable characters! "
August 24
His Illegal Self Kris gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
His Illegal Self (Hardcover)
by Peter Carey
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read in August, 2008

Kris Kris said: "Carey is a master and one of the best living authors. This was typically spellbinding, but... too short! It ended too soon and I wanted there to be much more told about Che and Dial. "
August 03
Black Swan Green: A... Kris marked as to-read:
Black Swan Green: A Novel (Paperback)
by David Mitchell
bookshelves: need-to-get, to-read
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The Perfect Day: 40... Kris gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
The Perfect Day: 40 Years of Surfer Magazine (Hardcover)
by Sam George
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read in August, 2008

Kris Kris said: "For photography this would be 5 stars, but there's text. Quality surf writing is an oxymoron if there ever was one. The writing here seems like some bad high school competition. So skip the articles and drool over the wave pictures! "
August 02
Snow Kris gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
Snow (Paperback)
by Orhan Pamuk
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read in August, 2008

Kris Kris said: "I'm surprisingly disappointed in this book. I've always enjoyed Pamuk's non-fiction stuff on Turkey in the New Yorker, but this fiction foray didn't do it for me. Some interesting things were done in terms of structure, but the story failed to ignite...more "
The Reggae Scrapbook Kris marked as to-read:
The Reggae Scrapbook (Hardcover)
by Roger Steffens
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July 01
Reggae Explosion: Th... Kris marked as to-read:
Reggae Explosion: The Story of Jamaican Music (Hardcover)
by Chris Salewicz
bookshelves: need-to-get, to-read
my rating:
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The Shark Net Kris marked as to-read:
The Shark Net (Paperback)
by Robert Drewe
bookshelves: need-to-get, to-read
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