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Aug 15, 2014
Flora
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it was amazing
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I read a review in which the reviewer didn't think How to Be Both a very friendly book - I disagree entirely. I think it IS a friendly book; a generous book; a witty, warm and playful book. As I read it, I could hear Ali Smith's voice - rapid yet precise, sparking from topic to topic, making connections, looping back but never repeating, funny and insightful, very very clever and, yes, friendly.
I read Camera and then Eyes (and for a moment missed George terribly - and then was won over completel ...more
I read Camera and then Eyes (and for a moment missed George terribly - and then was won over completel ...more
I really enjoyed the section about George but the painter part was too meandering for me, and it built it up and made it interesting and then it kind of just ended. I don't know, I was into the idea of this book but maybe it just didn't work for me
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A book that promises to deliver a) a unique high-concept of story telling and b) powerful emotions, great humor, and abundant joy. This book does both.
Sep 09, 2014
Emily
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Melanie Greene
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Sharone
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Dec 12, 2014
Joana
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Crystal
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Dec 16, 2014
Allison
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Dec 30, 2014
Jessie B
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Oct 30, 2015
Nicole
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Dec 04, 2016
Siobhan
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Dec 20, 2016
Allison
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