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recommended for: Gen X-ers
read in August, 2008 
Holly said:
"I love great characters and Anthony in this book is a great character. Also, the dialog and scenes are strong... I wish the characters of the women seemed less 2-dimensional. I have met this author and I know his work is heavily autobiographical, s...more
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The Wench Is Dead (Paperback) by Colin Dexter |
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Paul Bowles: The Sheltering Sky/ Let It Come Down/ The Spider's House (Library of America) by Paul Bowles |
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Change Me into Zeus's Daughter: A Memoir (Paperback) by Barbara Robinette Moss |
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read in August, 2008
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"So far, heart-breaking. I find myself feeling angry at the mother who chose to stay with an abusive, alcoholic husband who kept the family in abject poverty. She had 8 children with him. A bit hard to read.. I have to do so in small doses.
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Holly's groups (recent posts)
History is not boring
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— last activity 49 minutes ago
Why do people think history is boring? I don't get it.
Literary Fiction by People of Color
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This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af...more
Our History
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This group is for anyone who is interested in history - biographies, narratives, hard history, historical fiction, alternate history, etc. - to share ...more
Women Who Love Books Too Much
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Group named after the book (of the same name) by Brenda Knight and without permission. A place for women who are avid readers to discuss their reads a...more
Latin America
— 26 members
— last activity 07/17/2008 10:47AM
For those interested in Latin American history and current affairs
events Holly is attending
event: Miami Book Fair Internatioal
date: November 09, 2008 09:00AM
location: Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus (Downtown), Miami, FL, United States
description: This is a fantastic book fair for people interested in literature period. It is an exceptional fair for those interested in Caribbean and Latin American literature! There are tons of readings with major and lesser-known writers. There is also a great street fair.
The fair runs from 11/9 through 11/16.
date: November 09, 2008 09:00AM
location: Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus (Downtown), Miami, FL, United States
description: This is a fantastic book fair for people interested in literature period. It is an exceptional fair for those interested in Caribbean and Latin American literature! There are tons of readings with major and lesser-known writers. There is also a great street fair.
The fair runs from 11/9 through 11/16.
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