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The Names by Florence Knapp - Sep 25 Adult / Non-Fiction BOM (starts 16 Sep)
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The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese - Sep 25 Theme BOM - South and South East Asia (Starts 5 September)
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Nov 11, 2012
Logan
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I resisted this book for a long time, for three very good reasons: 1) it’s literary fiction; 2) it won the Man Booker Prize, and I’m historically 50/50 on liking Man Booker nominee and winning books; and 3) everyone talked about how amazing it was, and that kind of lavish praise makes me wary.
It wasn’t until my sister said she wanted to see the movie and I read a bunch of reviews that said the book was one that needed to be discussed that we decided we should read it. She may live 500 miles away ...more
It wasn’t until my sister said she wanted to see the movie and I read a bunch of reviews that said the book was one that needed to be discussed that we decided we should read it. She may live 500 miles away ...more
I think that I am the only person in America--perhaps the world--who hated this book. I didn't care about the situation, I didn't care about the boy, I didn't care about the tiger. But maybe I'm on a rant.
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Aug 15, 2009
Angela Cheney
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it was amazing
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Nov 07, 2012
Cora
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