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Task 18: Read a Book That Was Adapted Into a Movie. Then Watch The Movie. Debate Which Is Better.
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Task 20: Read a Book About Religion (Fiction or Nonfiction)
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Task #3: A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
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Task #9: A book of colonial or postcolonial literature
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Task #6: Finish a book you’ve DNFed (did not finish).
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I'm not sure how to feel about this book. Parts of it were lovely. And I'm always a sucker for a survival story. But the dismemberment of various animals is described explicitly and (eventually) casually. And then the end summation, the second story, is so, so brutal. It was very difficult to listen to.
I have to say, though, that Richard Parker is an excellent name for a Bengal tiger. ...more
I have to say, though, that Richard Parker is an excellent name for a Bengal tiger. ...more
Read the beginning 5 years ago. Didn't really care for it, but I might just not have been in the mood.
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Aug 04, 2011
Jocelyn
marked it as to-read
Sep 22, 2011
Erica
marked it as to-read
