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Clearly, I'm late to this party, but sadly, it's still as important a read as when it came out. But my favorite part was a chapter I didn't even know about. Read on. I like Jon Ronson because he investigates, analyzes, is funny, but doesn't come off l ...more |
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This slim novel is inspired by Peggy and Pegeen Guggenheim. Which might have been part of the reason I didn't like it much - I LOVE PEGGY and either do Peggy or don't do Peggy. It felt too fractured and episodic and more like a sketch than a fully rea ...more |
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This slim novel is inspired by Peggy and Pegeen Guggenheim. Which might have been part of the reason I didn't like it much - I LOVE PEGGY and either do Peggy or don't do Peggy. It felt too fractured and episodic and more like a sketch than a fully rea ...more |
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"I picked this one up as a Blind Date with a book at my local bookstore. The description sounded interesting but I found myself having to really concentrate when reading this book. It felt very fragmented and I really felt there wasn’t really a sto..."
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"I didn't exactly love this book, but boy, did I respect it! It requires a second reading to fully appreciate, however. Like Julian Barnes' novel, 'A Sense of an Ending' the second you finish it, you need to go back to truly see the path you've tra..."
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As a librarian, I found this : Sometimes like reading a professional journal Sometimes like reading a newspaper article Sometimes like listening to cocktail party chitchat Sometimes hearing a person talk about someone I know and nailing it. Sometimes like ...more |
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| Bri and her family feel very real, and her desire to do the right thing and also make money rang true (throwback to Sharon Flake's Money Hungry). A bit long, but I doubt the target audience will mind. | |
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World Cup 2014 Reading Seminar
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32 countries have qualified for the 2014 World Cup, to be held in Brazil in June and July. What better way to prepare than reading books from and abou ...more
Jamie’s 2018 Year in Books
Take a look at Jamie’s Year in Books. The good, the bad, the long, the short—it’s all here.
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