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I wanna know what you think. I was a bit put off by ASTB in the beginning but ended up finding it hilarious by the end. The third policeman is even weirder and funnier.
So many books I've bought,that I can't know the next book to read...
I've got to choose very well...
I've got to choose very well...


And for the past couple of weeks I've been listening to the audiobook of Kafka on the Shore by Murakami which I'm loving.

Soldados de Salamina
It helps to know something of the history of the Spanish Civil War of the 1930's to better track with this story. Intriguing...


Just finished that one actually, really really enjoyed it, flew through it much quicker than I expected to!"
I'm really enjoying it, though with little reading time at the moment it's taking me a while to get through.

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "My 8th of the Dickens on the list, Hard Times."
Dickens is something monstruous ... in the good sense,of course...
Dickens is something monstruous ... in the good sense,of course...




I'm loving it..."
I think this might be my 2nd favorite Austen, after Pride and Prejudice.
Ann A wrote: "Luís wrote: "
by Jane Austen.
I'm loving it..."
I think this might be my 2nd favorite Austen, after Pride and Prejudice."
ME TOO

I'm loving it..."
I think this might be my 2nd favorite Austen, after Pride and Prejudice."
ME TOO

I found such a profound connection to people from the past when I read this book. And yes, I would read any Peter Ackroyd book. His understanding and connection with London, its people, and its history is unsurpassed.


The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
My first time with this classic, and I have never even seen a film version of this story to ruin it for me!

So true! I enjoyed Lambs of London and Hawksmore (spelling?) by Ackroyd and will be reading his other titles on and off the Lists.
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