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October 08
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David
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I Am Charlotte Simmons: A Novel (Paperback)
by Tom Wolfe
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September 30
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Cakes and Ale (Paperback)
by W. Somerset Maugham
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read in August, 2007
David said:
"This is oddly my first Maugham book - not sure how I got through college by not reading his most famous novel, The Razor's Edge. Told in the voice of a British writer who's been asked to assist in writing the biography of a recently deceased, acclai...more
This is oddly my first Maugham book - not sure how I got through college by not reading his most famous novel, The Razor's Edge. Told in the voice of a British writer who's been asked to assist in writing the biography of a recently deceased, acclaimed writer, the book creates one of the most memorable heroines I've encountered. Rosie Driffield was married to writer Edward Driffield until she ran away to America with an old friend that the literary class would consider far beneath them (although they never considered Rosie one of their own either way). She's smart, sexy, kind, and genuine - qualities most of the other characters in the novel lack by a long shot. Read the book to get to know her....less
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The Dud Avocado (Paperback)
by Elaine Dundy
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read in August, 2007
David said:
"I picked this one up per Terry Teachout's recommendation - he's the drama critic for the Wall Street Journal, and also wrote an excellent biography of H.L. Mencken. This is a favorite of his, and I certainly wasn't disappointed - you'd be hard press...more
I picked this one up per Terry Teachout's recommendation - he's the drama critic for the Wall Street Journal, and also wrote an excellent biography of H.L. Mencken. This is a favorite of his, and I certainly wasn't disappointed - you'd be hard pressed to find a better light reading experience. It's an innocent abroad story - Sally Jay Gorce travels to Paris, pursues acting, loses her virginity, and does all the funny things you'd expect an inexperience girl to do in a foreign city. It's laugh-out-loud funny, and how can you not like a book with great lines like "they were so violently individualistic as to be practically interchangeable" and "it's amazing how right you can be about a person you don't know; it's only the people you do know who confuse you."...less
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In the Drink: A Novel (Paperback)
by Kate Christensen
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read in October, 2007
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