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Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez - Nov 25 Theme BOM - South America (starts 16 Nov)
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A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett - Nov 25 Adult / Non-Fiction BOM (starts 2 Nov)
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This is such an amazing book. I loved it!
The first and second halves are like two different volumes with each dependent upon the other and I found each of them equally interesting in the reading.
"Doesn't the telling of something always become a story?"
Oh yes indeed. (Amy you touched on this very concept with a Margaret Atwood quote from your recent reading of "The Blind Assassin").
To my husband who said the story dragged in spots, I said, "This is a brilliantly written book about a boy being los ...more
The first and second halves are like two different volumes with each dependent upon the other and I found each of them equally interesting in the reading.
"Doesn't the telling of something always become a story?"
Oh yes indeed. (Amy you touched on this very concept with a Margaret Atwood quote from your recent reading of "The Blind Assassin").
To my husband who said the story dragged in spots, I said, "This is a brilliantly written book about a boy being los ...more
Feb 28, 2009
Ketutar Jensen
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HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE BOOK!
I liked the beginning and the end, but the middle... all the boring, never-ending miserable chapters in the middle... *sigh*
I liked the beginning and the end, but the middle... all the boring, never-ending miserable chapters in the middle... *sigh*
enjoyed the first half more than the last half from what i can remember.
Jun 22, 2008
Amy
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it was amazing
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Aug 20, 2009
Vesra (When She Reads)
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Aug 24, 2011
Jen Ifer's Inklings
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really liked it
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