false745423maleBrussels, Belgium01/200812/2009116868true5640052read0true1510327currently-reading0true1510326to-readL'élégance du hérisson (Broché) by Muriel Barbery]]>
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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:22:26 -0800
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The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 (Paperback) by Doris Lessing]]>
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:59:52 -0800
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Europa (Paperback) by Tim Parks]]>
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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:53:55 -0800
As Marlowe picks over the scabs of his failed relationship with a fello...more...]]>
The Rose (Mass Market Paperback) by Charles L. Harness]]>
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Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:45:50 -0700
The Rose is a strange length. At 90 pages it's too long for a short story but too short for a novel. The premise of human evolution into homo superior is one I always enjoy, but here it's married to a rather pretentious and absurd "art vs. science" de...more...]]>
The Shadow of the Wind (Paperback) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón]]>
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Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:49:33 -0700
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The Unexpected Universe (Paperback) by Loren Eiseley]]>
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Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:10:43 -0700
It was a bit of a slog, to be honest. Less rigorously scientific than expected, and too philosophically woolly. Some interesting...more...]]>
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Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:45:18 -0700River of Gods (Paperback) by Ian McDonald]]>
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Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:34:41 -0700
The bad: too many characters means the focus on the plot is lost, and the explanation given in the last three pages for what actually happened is tantalising, but should have been given m...more...]]>
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Paperback) by Michael Chabon]]>
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