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Snow 135 reviews
Orhan Pamuk
Vintage, 2005
I love this book
+ An engaging listen
Although it was kind of hard to get into at first, it was well worth it. Orhan Pamuk really takes on modern day issues in this book, and it helps you understand that part of the world a little better.
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The Sea35 reviews
John Banville
Vintage, 2006
"Perhaps all of life is no more than a long preparation for leaving it."
+ Another Banville Journey of Self-Loathing
+ Much ado about nothing!
Booker Prize-winning author John Banville presents a sensitive and remarkably complete character study of Max Morden, an art critic/writer from Ireland whose wife has just died of a lingering illness. Seeking solace, Max has checked into the Cedars, a now-dilapidated guest house in the seaside ...
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Between the Bridge and the River 82 reviews
Craig Ferguson
Chronicle Books, 2007
A Surreal Slice of Life
+ HELP OTHERS
+ Fantastic!
+ Awesome Book
+ I was shocked at how good this is
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The Meaning of Night: A Confession 76 reviews
Michael Cox
W. W. Norton, 2007
A must read! A+++
+ A Review - The Meaning of Night by Stephens James
+ great read
+ The Talented Mr. Glyver
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Super-Cannes: A Novel 18 reviews
J. G. Ballard
Picador, 2002
Brilliant Slow Burn Ballard
This book's story is told through the eyes of an english pilot (Paul Sinclair) who is recovering from knee injuries and unable to fly. The book begins with Paul accompanying his young wife Jane to Eden-Olympia - a semmingly utopian business park overlooking Cannes. They arrive to discover that ...
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A Field of Darkness46 reviews
Cornelia Read
Mysterious Press, 2006
A Different Sort of Mystery
+ Fast paced, funny and smart
I can't add a lot to the other positive comments here. I loved this book for a lot of reasons. I stayed up way too late reading it in two sittings. It's not a stereotypical mystery - it has a lot more going on in regard to character, and it doesn't get into all the technical science so many ...
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Envy: A Novel19 reviews
Kathryn Harrison
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
Then Came Jennifer
+ Interesting
+ So messed up...and so good!
+ Too Thoughtful For Three Stars
+ Like nothing she's written before.
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Theft37 reviews
Peter Carey
Vintage, 2007
4.5 out of 5: Part love story, part family saga, part crime thriller
+ I expect more from Carey, but not bad!
+ Brilliant roller coaster ride
This is the story of an aging, out-of-style artist, his idiot savant brother, and a femme fatale they both fall for. Part love story, part family saga, part crime thriller, this book has something for everyone. The alternating narrative voices (the artist and his brother) are pitch perfect, not ...
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Veronica67 reviews
Mary Gaitskill
Vintage, 2006
Amazing, breathtaking prose
+ Poetry is the vehicle -- not plot, not character
+ Beauty and the Beast in Man
+ Why do novels turn her into a poet?
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The Sea35 reviews
John Banville
Vintage, 2006
"Perhaps all of life is no more than a long preparation for leaving it."
+ Another Banville Journey of Self-Loathing
+ Much ado about nothing!
Booker Prize-winning author John Banville presents a sensitive and remarkably complete character study of Max Morden, an art critic/writer from Ireland whose wife has just died of a lingering illness. Seeking solace, Max has checked into the Cedars, a now-dilapidated guest house in the seaside ...
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The Meaning of Night: A Confession76 reviews
Michael Cox
W. W. Norton, 2007
A must read! A+++
+ A Review - The Meaning of Night by Stephens James
+ great read
+ The Talented Mr. Glyver
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A Field of Darkness46 reviews
Cornelia Read
Mysterious Press, 2006
A Different Sort of Mystery
+ Fast paced, funny and smart
I can't add a lot to the other positive comments here. I loved this book for a lot of reasons. I stayed up way too late reading it in two sittings. It's not a stereotypical mystery - it has a lot more going on in regard to character, and it doesn't get into all the technical science so many ...
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Snow135 reviews
Orhan Pamuk
Vintage, 2005
I love this book
+ An engaging listen
Although it was kind of hard to get into at first, it was well worth it. Orhan Pamuk really takes on modern day issues in this book, and it helps you understand that part of the world a little better.
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Between the Bridge and the River82 reviews
Craig Ferguson
Chronicle Books, 2007
A Surreal Slice of Life
+ HELP OTHERS
+ Fantastic!
+ Awesome Book
+ I was shocked at how good this is
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Veronica67 reviews
Mary Gaitskill
Vintage, 2006
Amazing, breathtaking prose
+ Poetry is the vehicle -- not plot, not character
+ Beauty and the Beast in Man
+ Why do novels turn her into a poet?
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Super-Cannes: A Novel18 reviews
J. G. Ballard
Picador, 2002
Brilliant Slow Burn Ballard
This book's story is told through the eyes of an english pilot (Paul Sinclair) who is recovering from knee injuries and unable to fly. The book begins with Paul accompanying his young wife Jane to Eden-Olympia - a semmingly utopian business park overlooking Cannes. They arrive to discover that ...
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Theft37 reviews
Peter Carey
Vintage, 2007
4.5 out of 5: Part love story, part family saga, part crime thriller
+ I expect more from Carey, but not bad!
+ Brilliant roller coaster ride
This is the story of an aging, out-of-style artist, his idiot savant brother, and a femme fatale they both fall for. Part love story, part family saga, part crime thriller, this book has something for everyone. The alternating narrative voices (the artist and his brother) are pitch perfect, not ...
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Envy: A Novel19 reviews
Kathryn Harrison
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
Then Came Jennifer
+ Interesting
+ So messed up...and so good!
+ Too Thoughtful For Three Stars
+ Like nothing she's written before.
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