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Time's Arrow by Martin Amis
Wow. This is the most unique book I've ever set eyes upon. The story is brilliantly told.. backwards! Amis handles
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blended perspectives 2002-08-08 16:48
Fraud by David Rakoff
At the library this afternoon I discovered David Rakoff's collection of essays. I feel like anything I say about the
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blended perspectives 2002-08-08 16:52
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Now I remember why this book struck me when I was looking through the shelves: Salinger is known for his
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blended perspectives 2002-08-08 16:55
Nick Hornby: How to be Good
What a Great book! It really made me think about what it means to be truly good...
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andersja's blog 2002-08-12 19:34
Ari Behn: Trist som faen (short stories)
Behn, having married the Norwegian Princess Märtha Louise, has been hyped as a "cool" author the last few years, so I thought I'd read his (only) book...
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andersja's blog 2002-08-12 20:03
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
If a book can be chilling and haunting, Bradbury does it here. His vision for the future is different than
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blended perspectives 2002-08-14 09:33
Lisa Jewell: Thirty Nothing
A twisting and turning love story about a couple of thirty-somethings in denial of true love, uncertain of the love of their exes and so on... Entertaining.
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andersja's blog 2002-08-17 00:29
The Dream of Scipio
Book Review: Iain Pears writes Literature. But very, very good literature.
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W6 Daily 2002-09-03 14:59
Nick Hornby (ed): Speaking With the Angel
12 authors, 12 first-person short stories that are as different as they possibly can be, yet maintaining high quality throughout.
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andersja's blog 2002-09-20 01:17
Review: Mike Gayle: Dinner for two
A funny read for women who want to understand men better, and for men trying to understand why women understand so little sometimes ;-)
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andersja's blog 2002-10-11 16:05
Blott On The Landscape
A summary and story line of Tom Sharpe's "Blott on the Landscape".
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Bookmoz.org 2002-12-08 05:34
Island
Finished reading The Island, by Aldous Huxley, in the past week. A few years ago, I started reading it, but
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Reflective Surface 2002-12-08 18:41
Proteus
A friend of mine had recommended me one of Morris West books called The Navigator, which I promptly borrowed from
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Reflective Surface 2002-12-08 20:25
The Navigator
As I wrote in a previous entry, a friend of mine recommended me one of Morris West's books: The Navigator.
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Reflective Surface 2002-12-16 02:34
Review: Atonement by Ian McEwan
An excellent book: The author cleverly lets us see a developing story from multiple angles; through tapping into several of the actors' minds. Innocent and well-meaning Briony's misunderstandings of the world of the grown ups seem authentic and help un...
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andersja's blog 2002-12-26 16:56
Books: Life of Galileo
I have just finished reading
Life of Galileo, by Bertolt Brecht. The play, which tells the story of Galileo Galilei and his trial by the Roman Inquisition in the 1600s, is a story about resistance and about the moral and social responsibilitie...
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Agustin Schapira 2002-12-30 21:29
Books: Life of Galileo
I have just finished reading
Life of Galileo, by Bertolt Brecht. The play, which tells the story of Galileo Galilei and his trial by the Roman Inquisition in the 1600s, is a story about resistance and about the moral and social responsibilitie...
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Agustin Schapira 2002-12-31 14:02
Book Review - Prey: A Novel
In "Prey: A Novel" author Michael Crichton moves away from the huge dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" or the large primates of "Congo" to take us into the relatively new science of nanotechnology.....
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John's Jottings 2003-01-21 16:20
Lost Horizon
Last week, I reread Lost Horizon, by James Hilton, one of the classical Utopias described in literature and also one...
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Reflective Surface 2003-02-26 00:35
The Big Read
The BBC have started their Big Read campaign to find the nation's favourite book. The Lord of the Rings, or a Harry Potter book, will no doubt come out top...
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One Continuous Mistake 2003-04-07 15:08
White Jazz
For any James Ellroy fans here's a recent interview with Nick Nolte where he mention's working on White Jazz again. This project seem's to have been on the go for...
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One Continuous Mistake 2003-04-13 15:55
The Leopard
I had first heard about Giuseppe di Lampedusa's novel at around the same time. A couple of professors, or perhaps graduate students, had spoken approvingly of it. In my flush of academic enthusiasm, I wanted badly to pick up a copy
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pork 2003-05-13 19:58
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