From the Bookshelf of Q&A with Matt Stewart

The French Revolution
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Start date
July 7, 2010
Finish date
August 7, 2010
Why we're reading this
The debut novel for Matt Stewart - the author responsible for this revolutionary goodreads group

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Matt Stewart
May 06, 2010 rated it it was amazing  ·  (Review from the author)
Best book ever. I wrote it, so I might be biased.

If you're interested in reading The French Revolution at your book club, I'd be happy to join your club via Skype. Ping me via http://matt-stewart.com to schedule a time.
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Andrew Dugas
May 06, 2010 rated it really liked it
This was a fun romp, a buffet at a party vs. a sit-down formal dinner (or a slice of pizza). As much as I enjoyed the read, I often found myself stylistically at odds. Stewart often paints with a broad brush -- an often bright and witty and clever brush -- whereas I am more of an "in scene" kind of reader.

That said, Stewart often struck me with some remarkably poetic lines and details. The most memorable was when a character sees a beautiful Asian-American woman and sees her black hair as "the
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Becca
Jul 10, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Wanda Shapiro
May 06, 2010 marked it as to-read