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]]> <![CDATA[Allen added 'Intimacy']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77927865 to: Intimacy (Paperback) by Hanif Kureishi
Damn near perfect. ]]> <![CDATA[Allen is on page 100 of Intimacy ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77927865 Allen is finished with Intimacy ]]> <![CDATA[Allen added 'The Crow Road']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77116500 to: The Crow Road (Paperback) by Iain M. Banks
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Terrific. Smart. Slim. Full of truth. ]]> <![CDATA[Allen added 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74982237 to: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (Paperback) by John le Carré
An exceptional piece of storytelling: full-bodied, warm-blooded, suspenseful, surprising, charming and saddening. The narrative is tied together extremely tightly, plot and character are perfectly balanced, and the pages are as satisfying onto themselves as they are rife with foreshadowing. In short, a perfect companion to The Spy Who Came In From the Cold, albeit more generous and, thankfully, longer. ]]> <![CDATA[Allen added 'First Love']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74040278 to: First Love (Classics) by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Another adequate, well-told interpretation of the paradigm; held back at points by tawdry racism and hyperbole. ]]> <![CDATA[Allen added 'The Spy Who Came In from the Cold']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73709605 to: The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (Paperback) by John le Carré
Astounding, sharp, exacting, trim. Propulsive, breathless, surprising, hard. ]]> <![CDATA[Allen added 'The Fish Can Sing']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71990395 to: The Fish Can Sing (Vintage International) by Halldór Kiljan Laxness
A quiet, perfect book. Independent, ironic and subtle. Finishes well. ]]>