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A Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess
A Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess – 1962 Reviewed by: Faik Genç Date: 11 October 2004 This is an absolute masterpiece by a very creative writer. I have read the book both in Turkish and English (the...
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Life: A User’s Manual – Georges Perec
The stories are unforgettable, the humanity that shines through is totally believable. Perec's main message seems to be: life has infinite possibilities, we can never know how things will turn out, life is a box of wonders.
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Villette- Charlotte Brontë
Villette – Charlotte Brontë – 1853 Reviewed by: Alex This is one of the most haunting books I have ever read. It was incredibly difficult to get through, because the heroine is simply so un-heroic. She is intensely...
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Super-Cannes- J.G. Ballard
Super-Cannes – J.G. Ballard – 2000 Reviewed by: Faik Genc Cocaine Nights & Super-Cannes. A New Novel? J.G. Ballard is back with his usual brilliance, passion, extremes and cynicism in his 2000 novel “Supe...
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Concrete Island- J.G. Ballard
Concrete Island – J.G. Ballard – 1974 Reviewed by: Will Brown, 4 November 2002 Too often, many readers pan this book as modern day Robinson Crusoe. Nothing could be further from the truth. The story’s protagon...
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Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon- Jorge Amado
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon – Jorge Amado – 1958 Ilhéus Posted by Anna van Gelderen on 22/8/2004, 14:04:19 For those of you who are presently reading and enjoying the book of the month August (Gabriela, Cloves and ...
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Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen – 1813 Reviewed by: Gretchen, 6 January 2005 One of Jane Austen’s most popular, and yet, misunderstood novels. Despite her protests that this is a novel about romance, this re...
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Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen – 1811 Reviewed by: Gretchen Date: 6 January 2005 Sense and sensibility are metaphorically represented in the two Dashwood sisters Elinor and Marianne. Elinor, the all too...
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The Information- Martin Amis
The Information – Martin Amis – 1995 Reviewed by: Anna van Gelderen Date: 13 October 2002 Be warned: this book is not everybody’s cup of tea. An appreciation of black, irreverent humour is absolutely es...
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Gould’s Book of Fish- Richard Flanagan
Gould’s Book of Fish – Richard Flanagan – 2001 Posted by Lale on 12/9/2004, 10:29:53 http://www.guardian.co.uk/australia/story/0,12070,730647,00.html Last night I couldn’t sleep and I read whatever I cou...
