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Linda’s 2022 Year in Books
Take a look at Linda’s Year in Books. The long, the short—it’s all here.
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Linda Jaivin
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The Shortest History of China
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2021
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26 editions
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Eat Me: A Novel
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1995
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18 editions
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Rock 'n' Roll Babes From Outer Space
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1996
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17 editions
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Found in Translation: In Praise of a Plural World (Quarterly Essay #52)
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2013
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4 editions
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A Most Immoral Woman
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2009
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8 editions
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The Empress Lover
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2014
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3 editions
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Miles Walker, You're Dead
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2001
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10 editions
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The Infernal Optimist
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2006
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3 editions
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The Monkey and the Dragon: A True Story about Friendship, Music, Politics and Life on the Edge
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2000
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3 editions
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Confessions of an S & M Virgin
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2012
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3 editions
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A confronting novel about faith and community
Abomination by Ashley GoldbergMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Profound, confronting and honest. I was captivated by the relationship between the old classmates and friends Ezra and Yonatan. They had travelled very different life paths following the exposure of a rabbi and teacher at their school as a paedophile, but found one another again at a rally years later demanding the rabbi's extradition from I Read more of this blog post »
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| Javier Marías is such a masterful writer (well served by his translator) - sometimes a demanding read, but always worth the effort. This is a thriller like no other I've read, set in Basque country in Spain while ETA was still active. Marías passed r ...more | |
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| What an amazing story - it reads like a thriller and yet it's not just a true story, but one that actually helped to shape the world we live in. Ben Macintyre's brilliance at storytelling is only matched by the thoroughness of his research. ...more | |
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“Korean Peninsula and stationed a governor-general in the city today known as Hanoi.”
― The Shortest History of China: From the Ancient Dynasties to a Modern Superpower—A Retelling for Our Times
― The Shortest History of China: From the Ancient Dynasties to a Modern Superpower—A Retelling for Our Times
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“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
“Never be so focused on what you're looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find.”
― State of Wonder
― State of Wonder
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Tom wrote: "Thanks for recommending Susan Faludi's book to me. Also, I hope you're well! Been a long time since we had any contact (and I live in Canada these days too)."Hi Tom! I was wondering why I hadn't seen you around the traps for a while. How's Canada treating you? Which part of the country are you in? And are you still writing? Very best wishes to you!
Linda x
Thanks for recommending Susan Faludi's book to me. Also, I hope you're well! Been a long time since we had any contact (and I live in Canada these days too).
Greg wrote: "Congratulations Linda, on winning the 2014 NSW Writers' Fellowship.I just noticed your achievement on The State Library of New South Wales Facebook page. Well done!"
Thank you so much, Greg! I'm more than thrilled!
Congratulations Linda, on winning the 2014 NSW Writers' Fellowship.I just noticed your achievement on The State Library of New South Wales Facebook page. Well done!
