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- The Story of English in One Hundred Words (4)
- By David Crystal
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Reading since Jan 14, 2012
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- The Routledge Handbook of Multimodal Analysis (1)
- Edited by Carey Jewitt
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Reading since Jan 1, 2010
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- Shopaholic Ties the Knot (681)
- By Sophie Kinsella
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Finished on Oct 1, 2011
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- Ninna nanna ninna mamma (27)
- By Antonella Abbatiello
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Finished on Aug 27, 2011
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- The Choice (99)
- By Nicholas Sparks
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Finished on Nov 4, 2010
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- The Da Vinci Code (3871)
- By Dan Brown
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Finished on Oct 26, 2010
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Overhyped...
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...…as I suspected. And poorly written, I didn’t like the movie-script kind of style (I'm wondering if the Italian translation might be any better?). It's good as a train reading though, the chapters are very short and fast-paced; an average thriller, that's all.
- — Oct 27, 2010 | Add your feedback
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- The Kite Runner (2400)
- By Khaled Hosseini
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Finished on Oct 12, 2010
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Not a masterpiece, but a touching story nonetheless
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Far from considering it a masterpiece, the novel is very touching nonetheless, so I rated the book accordingly, giving more importance to the message conveyed than the writing syle or the book as a whole or whatsoever.
While the tearjerking writing techniques quite annoyed me in fact, (again and aga ... (continue) - — Oct 13, 2010 | Add your feedback
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- Shopaholic Abroad (706)
- By Sophie Kinsella
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Finished on Oct 8, 2010
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Hadn't it been written by her, the book would hardly have reached three stars: as much as I can enjoy chick-lit, the story is almost identical to that of the first shopaholic book, with a few minor changes (basically the location, New York). But Sophie Kinsella’s unique writing style has won me over ... (continue)
- — Oct 9, 2010 | Add your feedback
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- Single in the City (4)
- By Michele Gorman
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Finished on Oct 3, 2010
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Overall an enjoyable read, if you take it as it is, a light-hearted novel following the quite predictable patterns of chick-lit books. However, if you're single and you've just moved to London (like me) this is definitely a good choice for the journeys on the Tube!
- — Oct 3, 2010 | Add your feedback
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- Homo Faber (137)
- By Max Frisch
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Finished on Sep 27, 2010
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*** This comment contains spoilers! ***
Viel mehr als ein Bericht -
Wie der Untertitel sagt, handelt es sich um einen Bericht, aber ich würde sagen, das ist vor allem eine sehr schöne Liebesgeschichte. Die Liebe eines Vaters zu seiner Tochter und zugleich die Liebe und das Verliebtsein zwischen einem Mann und einer Frau.
Ich habe zwei Parallelen in der Weltliteratu ... (continue)
- — Sep 30, 2010 | Add your feedback
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- Atonement (1147)
- By Ian McEwan
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Finished on Sep 8, 2010
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I really struggled with language and style this time! It took me a while to finish the book and it was not exactly what I call a page turner, but I did know that McEwan's style would be challenging, I was prepared. It is a good story, I particularly liked the final chapter and its meta-reference and ... (continue)
- — Sep 12, 2010 | Add your feedback
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- Falli soffrire (993)
- Gli uomini preferiscono le stronze
- By Sherry Argov
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Finished on Jul 18, 2010
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- Racconti di Pietroburgo (2958)
- By Nikolaj V. Gogol
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Finished on Jun 26, 2010
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Il mio primissimo approccio alla letteratura russa!
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Questi racconti sono molto enigmatici, Gogol' cerca sempre di analizzare situazioni e fatti andando oltre la realtà apparente e aggiungendo sempre un pizzico di pazzia e fantasia alla narrazione. I personaggi sono tutti alla ricerca della propria identità come individui e nella società, ossessionati ... (continue)
- — Jun 30, 2010 | Add your feedback
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- Sussex (1)
- An Aerial Journey
- By Halsgrove Press
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Finished on Jun 22, 2010
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This is a little booklet I got as a present the first time I went to England. Pictures are stunning... they make me wanna go back to Sussex (particularly Brighton) very soon!
- — Jun 27, 2010 | Add your feedback
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- Can You Keep a Secret? (936)
- By Sophie Kinsella
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Finished on May 2, 2010
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Yes the plot is hackneyed and yes quite predictable too, but I can't help it: I just love Sophie Kinsella's style, the book was a page turner as usual!
- — May 3, 2010 | Add your feedback
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Shopaholic Ties the Knot
Not as funny and entertaining as the first two of the Shopaholic series, I was almost about to abandon it, I may just need a pause from Sophie Kinsella for a while!
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