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Polstar wants to read: I'm finding myself reading books that are quite lightweight and derivative. I want something like Shadow of the Wind or The Secret History. Books I become so involved with that I can't put them down. Any ideas? ...more

Nov 05, 2013 04:13AM · Like

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Age: 52

Location: London, SE4, The United Kingdom

About: Vegan, teacher, photographer, commuter, ENFP

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Rebecca
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Daphne du Maurier

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Moon Palace
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Paul Auster

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In Cold Blood
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Truman Capote

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Lolita
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Vladimir Nabokov

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L'Œuvre au noir
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Marguerite Yourcenar

he said: " find an English translation of this great novel "

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Life & Times of Michael K
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J.M. Coetzee

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Disgrace
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J.M. Coetzee

he said: " includes some interesting female characters "

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The White Castle
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Orhan Pamuk

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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Milan Kundera

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The Diary of a Chambermaid
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Octave Mirbeau

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Fault Lines
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Nancy Huston

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The Historian
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Elizabeth Kostova

she said: " People either love this one, or hate it. I found it absorbing...and since Anno Dracula is on your favorites, I thought you might like it. "