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- Breathing Lessons (70)
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By Anne Tyler -
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- Looking for Mr Goodbar (10)
- (Washington Square Press.)
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By Judith Rossner -
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- All the Kings Men
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- All the Kings Men (61)
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By Robert Penn Warren -
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- In Search of Lost Time: Guermantes Way v. 3 (25)
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By Marcel Proust -
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- Oliver Twist (1974)
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By Charles Dickens -
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Dickens is wonderful. I am gleefully enjoying his delicious prose. What a fabulous alternative to modern fiction - even good modern fiction as I have been reading recently.
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Mar 22, 2010 |
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- Betty Blue (56)
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By Philippe Djian -
Finished on Feb 24, 2010 
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Watched the film -- extended cut, about three hours long -- which was excellent, but still felt it would work better as a novel, which it did start off as. On reading the novel expecting much elaboration, reflection and depth, I am quite disappointed. It hardly adds anything to the story above wha ... (
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Mar 22, 2010 |
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- The Eyre Affair (316)
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By Jasper Fforde -
Finished on Mar 12, 2010
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Very good ideas, fairly poorly constructed novel I felt, jumping from idea to idea too quickly, but generally basically satisfactory, nothing more. Maybe that's because it was his first, and he does better at others in the series.
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Mar 22, 2010 |
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- 2001 (352)
- A Space Odyssey
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By Arthur C. Clarke -
Finished on Mar 20, 2010
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The science part was very interesting. The fiction part was too, but not mind-blowing, in my opinion, as its reputation would suggest.
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Mar 22, 2010 |
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- Birds of America (18)
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By Lorrie Moore -
Reading since Mar 20, 2010
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- 2010 (168)
- Odyssey Two
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By Arthur C. Clarke -
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- Lolita (2001)
- (Vintage International)
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By Vladimir Nabokov -
Finished in 2009
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Repugnant topic but incredible novel. Very disturbing and intense in places but a thought-provoking and worthwhile read.
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Mar 22, 2010 |
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- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (894)
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By Philip K. Dick -
Finished in 1996
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
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Blade Runner used to be one of my absolutely favourite films so I read this novel. It has some interesting ideas, but the prose became more and more weird until by the end of it I thought it was pretty random, like the writer was high when he wrote it -- years later I find maybe he was!
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Mar 22, 2010 |
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- Neuromancer (722)
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By William Gibson -
Finished in 1992
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Read this because of the standing it was supposed to have as a work of science fiction, but it really didn't do anything for me at all.
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Mar 22, 2010 |
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- Beach (301)
- (UK Edition)
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By Alex Garland -
Finished on Feb 10, 2010
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Fascinating and extremely disturbing. A very well-written novel, amazing for a first-timer!
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Mar 22, 2010 |
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- Frankenstein (3011)
- The Modern Prometheus
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By Mary Shelley -
Finished on Jan 28, 2010
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Surprisingly philosophical, but also surprisingly brief at key points which I would have liked to have seen elaborated on more. Still, pretty thought-provoking.
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Mar 22, 2010 |
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In Search of Lost Time: Guermantes Way v. 3
This'll take a long time I'm guessing, especially as I think the fascinating relationship with Albertine, with which the previous volume ended, is now on pause, and I think this volume's more a general reflection on the society of his time.