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No Chinese stranger 08/05 Lisbeth is currently reading:
No Chinese stranger (Unknown Binding)
by Jade Snow Wong
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July 19
The God of Small Thi... Lisbeth gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The God of Small Things (Paperback)
by Arundhati Roy
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read in July, 2008

Lisbeth Lisbeth said: "Reminded me of Inheritance of Loss (though this one was written first)--the setting, obviously, but also the ramble of characters and their entanglements of politics, personality, culture, and caste. Loved the can't-stop-singing scene, so swee...more "
41cyqk56m6l New comment on Casey's review of No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories
80467 Lisbeth wrote: "But the title is so enticing. I guess it depends on where "here" is. "

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July 18
857759 New comment on Lisbeth's review of Keeping the Moon
80467 Lisbeth wrote: "This is the only one I've read. Maybe start with the movie tie-in How to Deal (which is two books in...more "

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July 12
Keeping the Moon Lisbeth gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Keeping the Moon (Mass Market Paperback)
by Sarah Dessen
bookshelves: middle-school-mix, young-adult
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read in June, 2008

Lisbeth Lisbeth said: "One complaint about a character/plot point that felt like a copout to me: turns out Colie did not do something bad to regret; she was merely rumored to have done something bad to regret. Lucky her. "
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July 11
Mary, Bloody Mary: A... Lisbeth gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Mary, Bloody Mary: A Young Royals Book (Paperback)
by Carolyn Meyer
bookshelves: historical-fiction, middle-school-mix
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read in July, 2008

Lisbeth Lisbeth said: "Yet another book that made me long for a good old-fashioned third-person narration. But I am not its target audience. "
Who Am I Without Him... Lisbeth gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Who Am I Without Him? (Paperback)
by Sharon Flake
bookshelves: coretta-scott-king-award, middle-school-mix, short-stories, young-adult
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read in June, 2008

Lisbeth Lisbeth said: "Mostly told in the first person, with similar voices (even a dad's), this collection of short stories deals with young women, their love interests, and their sense of self (obviously). Nothing too surprising, maybe, but it's compelling subject matte...more "
Dubliners Lisbeth gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Dubliners (Dover Thrift Editions)
by James Joyce
bookshelves: short-stories
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read in June, 2008

Lisbeth Lisbeth said: "Thanks, Mary McKenna, for recommending this.

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He knew the inner side of all affairs and was fond of delivering final judgments. He spoke without listening to the speech of his companions. His conversation was mainly about himself: what he had said to such a person and what such a person had said to him and what he had said to settle the matter. ...more
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Nostromo Lisbeth gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Nostromo (Oxford World's Classics)
by Joseph Conrad
bookshelves: book-group
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read in July, 2008

Lisbeth Lisbeth said: "This was a struggle at first, but rewarding at last. It is a singular work, quite unlike anything else I have read. Conrad's recursive, tangential writing style and many characters did remind me sometimes of Gabriel Garcia Marquez (though, of course,...more "
The Chosen Lisbeth gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Chosen (Mass Market Paperback)
by Chaim Potok
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read in July, 2008

Lisbeth Lisbeth said: "Fascinating portraits of Jewish orthodoxy and Hasidism (big learning curve for me), fathers, friends, sons. Loved the baseball "cute-meet" (or not so cute) at the outset. "



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