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Nadine in NY Jones
Apr 01, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction, 1001-books, womens-day
This books remains a hazy memory for me - every once in a while something reminds me of it, and I try to remember the name but I can't, I struggle, and finally I find it again. So I'm putting it on my list. ...more
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Cat
Jul 22, 2014 rated it liked it
Shelves: fiction, booker-prize-winners
I felt like Roy was enamored of her own story too much. The way she withheld details of Sophie Mol's death felt manipulative, an omniscience on the author's part withheld to keep me reading. But I did find myself, when the story did finally reveal itself in the last few pages, to be really moved. ...more
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Jana
Jul 05, 2019 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: book-club, classics, x2019-reading-challenge
Wow! A beautifully crafted book. There is so much here. I can't wait to discuss it in my very academic book club.
Update: Now I am reading it for my less academically oriented book club! ...more
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Jess
Mar 08, 2007 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: best-evers
Heather
May 09, 2007 rated it really liked it
Shelves: book-club
Hilary
Jul 02, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Kate
Jul 18, 2007 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: read-for-book-club
Susan
Sep 29, 2007 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction, booker-prize-winner
Laurii
Oct 02, 2007 rated it it was ok
Molly
Oct 17, 2007 rated it really liked it
Sandy
Jul 30, 2010 marked it as to-read
Jocelyn
Aug 06, 2011 marked it as to-read
martha
Jul 25, 2012 added it
Shelves: bipoc-author
Kelsey
Dec 31, 2018 rated it really liked it
Melissa
Feb 28, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: modern-fiction
Jessica
Mar 29, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Lucinda
Dec 19, 2015 marked it as to-read
Ann
Jun 03, 2018 added it
Valerie
Jun 28, 2018 marked it as to-read
Shelves: z-asia, z-asia_india, booker-prize
Anne
Dec 02, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Barb Novak
Dec 28, 2018 marked it as to-read
Chelsea
Feb 17, 2019 marked it as to-read
Kristina
Aug 15, 2019 marked it as to-read
Shelves: audible
Andrea
Sep 14, 2019 marked it as to-read
Cathy
Dec 03, 2019 marked it as to-read
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