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The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel 583 reviews
Diane Setterfield
Atria, 2006
Beautiful book
+ A Modern Gothic Romance
+ "When one is nothing, one invents. It fills a void"
+ A little heavy on the dysfunctional, but still a great read
+ A book for book lovers
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Mansfield Park (Oxford World's Classics)7 reviews
Jane Austen
Oxford University Press, USA, 2003
Not Austen's best, but still wonderful
+ One of my favorite books
+ Savor This Jane Austin Masterpiece
+ A Great Read!
+ "A watch is always too fast or too slow..."
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Devoted Ladies (Virago Modern Classics)
Molly Keane
Virago UK, 2006
Jessica and Jane have been living together for six months. They are devoted friends—or are they? Jessica loves her friend with the cruelty of total possessiveness. Jane is rich, silly, and drinks rather too many brandy-and-sodas. Watching from the sidelines, Sylvester regrets that she should be loved and bullied and perhaps even murdered by that frightful Jessica, but decides it is none of ...
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The Death of Achilles: A Novel (Erast Fandorin Mystery) 19 reviews
Boris Akunin
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
The Assessor confronts the Assassin
+ excellent book
+ great book!
+ Complex, convoluted but in the end entertaining
+ Delicious
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Shadows on the Rock (Vintage Classics) 14 reviews
Willa Cather
Vintage, 1995
Fabulous Story by the Great Willa Cather
+ A Novel of Old Quebec
+ Sacramental Ordinariness
+ Beautiful
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The Scapegoat24 reviews
Daphne du Maurier
University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000
Have you ever thought ...
+ Scapegoat or perfect replacement?
+ One of my favorites
+ Is there a winner here?
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A Glass of Blessings5 reviews
Barbara Pym
Moyer Bell, 2008
A Staggeringly Amusing Comic Novel
+ A Glass of Blessings by Barbara Pym
+ Emma Woodhouse in taxicabs
+ Good works are for the old and middle aged, not for youth
+ A most enjoyable Book
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The Heat of the Day 7 reviews
Elizabeth Bowen
Anchor, 2002
Private hazards of war
+ Intriguing but difficult
+ Style and secrets
One sign of a good book is that it continues to pursue you after you have read the last page and put it down. First of all, I liked the switches of scene from war-torn London to the tranquil but disheartened countryside. We are reminded of the constraints of the blackout, ridiculous absence of ...
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Point Counter Point (British Literature)32 reviews
Aldous Huxley
Dalkey Archive Press, 1996
This is fantastic.
+ Point Counter Point - I'm waiting
+ Literature ....
Like all of Huxley's other books, this one requires that you have some intellect before embarking on reading it. Once you finish it you will feel as though you have done more than just read a novel, but rather you will have a better understanding of the human psyche, this being a product of the ...
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The Secret Agent (Oxford World's Classics)11 reviews
Joseph Conrad
Oxford University Press, USA, 2004
Bleak, Mordant, Beautifully Written, Funny...
+ A Secret Agency
+ It will not dissapoint you.
+ A Prophetic Tale
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Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead (Virago Modern Classics)1 review
Barbara Comyns
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1987
A Surreal, Macabre Black Comedy!
In a small village a flood causes some death for animals and humans. The bizarre nature of a small English village flames out as the first deaths are followed by more and more of an increasingly disturbed and shocking nature. The realistic depictions of death and violence make the few acts of ...
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The Secret Agent (Oxford World's Classics)11 reviews
Joseph Conrad
Oxford University Press, USA, 2004
Bleak, Mordant, Beautifully Written, Funny...
+ A Secret Agency
+ It will not dissapoint you.
+ A Prophetic Tale
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Shadows on the Rock (Vintage Classics)14 reviews
Willa Cather
Vintage, 1995
Fabulous Story by the Great Willa Cather
+ A Novel of Old Quebec
+ Sacramental Ordinariness
+ Beautiful
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Mansfield Park (Oxford World's Classics)7 reviews
Jane Austen
Oxford University Press, USA, 2003
Not Austen's best, but still wonderful
+ One of my favorite books
+ Savor This Jane Austin Masterpiece
+ A Great Read!
+ "A watch is always too fast or too slow..."
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Point Counter Point (British Literature)32 reviews
Aldous Huxley
Dalkey Archive Press, 1996
This is fantastic.
+ Point Counter Point - I'm waiting
+ Literature ....
Like all of Huxley's other books, this one requires that you have some intellect before embarking on reading it. Once you finish it you will feel as though you have done more than just read a novel, but rather you will have a better understanding of the human psyche, this being a product of the ...
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The Death of Achilles: A Novel (Erast Fandorin Mystery)19 reviews
Boris Akunin
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
The Assessor confronts the Assassin
+ excellent book
+ great book!
+ Complex, convoluted but in the end entertaining
+ Delicious
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The Heat of the Day7 reviews
Elizabeth Bowen
Anchor, 2002
Private hazards of war
+ Intriguing but difficult
+ Style and secrets
One sign of a good book is that it continues to pursue you after you have read the last page and put it down. First of all, I liked the switches of scene from war-torn London to the tranquil but disheartened countryside. We are reminded of the constraints of the blackout, ridiculous absence of ...
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The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel583 reviews
Diane Setterfield
Atria, 2006
Beautiful book
+ A Modern Gothic Romance
+ "When one is nothing, one invents. It fills a void"
+ A little heavy on the dysfunctional, but still a great read
+ A book for book lovers
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Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead (Virago Modern Classics)1 review
Barbara Comyns
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1987
A Surreal, Macabre Black Comedy!
In a small village a flood causes some death for animals and humans. The bizarre nature of a small English village flames out as the first deaths are followed by more and more of an increasingly disturbed and shocking nature. The realistic depictions of death and violence make the few acts of ...
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The Scapegoat24 reviews
Daphne du Maurier
University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000
Have you ever thought ...
+ Scapegoat or perfect replacement?
+ One of my favorites
+ Is there a winner here?
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