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	Epic of Gilgamesh (4) By Andrew George Reading since Jan 15, 2009 Add... My Shelf Wish List
	Everyday Zen (1) Love & Work By Charlotte Joko Beck Reading since Jan 2009 Add... My Shelf Wish List
	Everything Is Illuminated (48) By Jonathan Safran Foer Finished on Jun 25, 2009 Add... My Shelf Wish List
	Zorro (9) By Isabel Allende Finished on Jun 14, 2009 Add... My Shelf Wish List
	Me Cheeta The Autobiography By James Lever, Cheeta Finished on Jun 10, 2009 Add... My Shelf Wish List
A monkey made me cry... Neither a fan of biography, nor particularly of animals, so this book was received somewhat luke-warmly... However, I loved it! Ascerbic wit (from the 'monkey' himself no less!), glamorous scandal in 30s Hollywood, and ultimately a v poignant tale of - unrequited- friendship. I admit I had te ... (continue) Neither a fan of biography, nor particularly of animals, so this book was received somewhat luke-warmly... However, I loved it! Ascerbic wit (from the 'monkey' himself no less!), glamorous scandal in 30s Hollywood, and ultimately a v poignant tale of - unrequited- friendship. I admit I had tears in my eyes at the end... Brilliant novel. Is this helpful? ― Posted on Jun 16, 2009 \| Add your feedback
	Essential Pritchett, The Selected Writings of V S Pritchett By V.S. Pritchett Finished on May 22, 2009 Add... My Shelf Wish List
	New Grub Street By George Gissing Finished on May 20, 2009 Add... My Shelf Wish List
	The Victorian Chaise-longue By P. D. James, Marghanita Laski Finished on May 13, 2009 Add... My Shelf Wish List
	The Wooden Bowl Simple Meditation for Everyday Life By Clark Strand Finished on Mar 15, 2009 Add... My Shelf Wish List
	Three Novels (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) By Raymond Chandler Finished on Mar 9, 2009 Add... My Shelf Wish List
	A Short History of Nearly Everything (58) By Bill Bryson Finished on Jan 4, 2009 Add... My Shelf Wish List
	Thunderstruck (15) By Erik Larson Finished on Jan 1, 2009 Add... My Shelf Wish List
Disappointing... I can't knock the quality of Larson's research - see esp. note 21 on pg 403 about 'snail communication!' - but it took til around pg 290 (of 390) for the two separate stories to intertwine and really get going. Although I'm loathe to be too negative about the book, I have to admit I started s ... (continue) I can't knock the quality of Larson's research - see esp. note 21 on pg 403 about 'snail communication!' - but it took til around pg 290 (of 390) for the two separate stories to intertwine and really get going. Although I'm loathe to be too negative about the book, I have to admit I started skim reading the Marconi section about half way through. Still, I'd definitely check out another of his books if a new one was published. Is this helpful? ― Posted on Jan 3, 2009 \| Add your feedback