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06/26
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Personal Days: A Novel (Paperback) by Ed Park (Goodreads author!) bookshelves: currently-reading |
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The Enchantress of Florence (Hardcover) by Salman Rushdie bookshelves: currently-reading |
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The Book Thief (Paperback) by Markus Zusak |
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recommended for: fans of Philip Pullman, Neil Gaiman; well-crafted fantasy
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"Holy Cow! I've been on Goodreads how long and I haven't rated this marvel?!!?!
Such a soul stirring book! It's full of humanity, our terrifying potential and tiny moments of salvation... It's the reason we write, the reason we read. " |
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Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal (Hardcover) by Ben MacIntyre |
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recommended for: historical mystery, Cold War, espionage buffs
vladimir said:
"An extraordinary life, obfuscated by by the Official Secrets Act after WWII by the OSS (proto-MI5), Chapman spent his whole life trying to tell the truth. But being a debonair, mercurial gentleman of crime twisted his claims into Tall Tales.
MacIn...more " |
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Batman: The Killing Joke (Paperback) by Alan Moore |
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Ultimates 2 Volume 2: Grand Theft America (Trade Paperback) by Mark Millar |
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The Ultimates Vol. 2: Homeland Security (Paperback) by Mark Millar |
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Never Let Me Go (Paperback) by Kazuo Ishiguro |
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Cloud Atlas (Paperback) by David Mitchell |
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recommended for: fans of Roberto Bolano, Genre readers, great prose
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"I love the cover to the British version-- somebody in the art department must've blown a fuse trying to distill "Cloud Atlas" into a cover; so they went for a psychedelic Jerry Cornelius (Michael Moorcock reference for those un-genred) desi...more
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Black Swan Green: A Novel (Paperback) by David Mitchell |
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recommended for: definitely NOT Holden Caufield.
vladimir said:
""But yeah, it's another coming of age story--wasn't all that done with when Catcher in the Rye came out?"
Bollocks. Just in that word we have a reason why 'coming of age' is not finished; it evolves based on culture and, in some cases, t...more " |
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