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The Gargoyle

Andrew Davidson

Finish date: November 1, 2011

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Why we're reading this: It took Andrew Davdison 7 years to write this book and it shows!
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Aug 09, 2008 Lolly K Dandeneau rated it it was amazing

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The Gargoyle moves you to want to be in love and to NEVER want to be in love. Love is suffering, love is bliss. Davidson has penned a beautiful book full of love, meaning, and intelligence. It's not often that a person can learn history,religion and culture in a book about love. Oh and he threw in burn procedures, yes BURN procedures in a book about love, somehow it seems fitting. Wait, I think I forgot to mention there are language translations too. I do realize a lot of people run from anythin ...more

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Oct 04, 2010 Colleen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, supernatural, bookshelf-worthy, don-t-die-before-you-read-this

This is not just a book, it's an adventure. You can tell that Davidson did not rush this book. The writing is detailed and vivid but not overdone. The characters jump off the page when you're reading this book, its like you're right there with them. It's amazing, it's a great read, it's an experience.

This book should not be underestimated, there are stories within stories and meanings within meanings and real depth. The writing is excellent. This book will move you emotionally and not always for ...more

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Nov 13, 2011 Hanna rated it liked it

Shelves: romance, contemporary-fiction, 9th-grade

this book was okay. was it just me or did the author never say his name? im not sure if i missed that but i think it was never said. that was pretty cool.
i did not realise when i began reading that the main character was a porn star, which was a little... uh, interesting at some points.
it was pretty good but the thing that ruined it for me was that their love did not seem intense. i could definitely see that marianne and him were best friends but nothing more than that. there was no passion ever ...more

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