What I'm Reading JULY 2015

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Kat wrote: "Ellen wrote: "Kat wrote: "Would that be a good novel title? The Joy of Remembering?"

Recherche du Temps Perdu!"

I don't speak French, but doesn't that leave out the joy?"

You're right. I think Proust disdained the exclamation point, though, so maybe that's some joy?

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Finished, breathless, How to Be Both. I have no words for the journey it took me on.

Picked up Beautiful Ruins,

[Book Concierge]

The Tortilla Curtain by T Coraghessan Boyle – 3***
Two couples – illegal immigrants Candido and America Rincon, and LA liberals Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher – lives intersect over the course of nine months near Topanga Canyon. I found myself siding with opposing points of views at different times in the story. It is at once a satire, a comedy, and a tragedy. There is much to think about and it remains current and topical 20 years after it was first published. T C Boyle narrates the audio version himself and does a credible job.
Link to my full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Ruth]

Book Concierge wrote: " The Tortilla Curtain by T Coraghessan Boyle – 3***
Two couples – illegal immigrants Candido and America Rincon, and LA liberals Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher – li..."

I read this quite a few years ago. It's an area I knew well when I was young. Went to high school on Topanga Canyon Blvd. But I was seriously unsatisfied by the book. Here's a link to my review and the short discussion that followed. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...