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	Hallow This Ground 4.52 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	#GOODLit SwerveAutumn: An Anthology of Literature About Kanye West by Salvatore Pane (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gregory Sherl (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Barry Grass (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Ulysses

by James Joyce

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Ulysses Unbound: A Reader's Companion to James Joyce's Ulysses (The Florida James Joyce Series)

by Terence Killeen

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The Shadow of the Sun

by Ryszard Kapuściński

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High hopes for this, but ultimately, not as powerful as it might have been. Absolutely sprints toward an ending in the final 30 pages, in a way that feels rushed.
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Are the characters sympathetic? Not really. Is the plot a bit slow? Yes. But the sentences, my god, the sentences!
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A lovely memoir, both heartbreaking and caretaking. I think I knew where the story was going from early in the book, but it’s to Fugett’s credit as a writer that the narrative carried me along. Great sentences, great structure, too, if you care about ...more
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Colin voted on a poll in the group NYRB Classics Which theme would you like to pick from to discuss NYRB books of your own choosing in November 2025 ? (Poll closes October 8) He voted for: Books about travel
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