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Song of Solomon- Toni Morrison
Magical realism about African American identity, both as individuals and as communities. Bizarre, violent, mysterious and delightful in turns, this novel is considered by some as one of the best novels of the 20th century.
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The Slynx- Tatyana Tolstaya
The Slynx – Tatyana Tolstaya – 2007 Posted by Steven on 22/1/2013, 9:46:28 It’s an unusual book in that it starts out as a satire like a post-apocalyptic Animal Farm. But midway through the novel, its plot beg...
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Skios – Michael Frayn
Skios – Michael Frayn – 2012 Posted by Lale on 21/4/2013, 10:43:17 I am half-way through Skios and it is fun. It would make a fun movie, of course. And similar ones have been...
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Sister Carrie – Theodore Dreiser
Sister Carrie – Theodore Dreiser – 1900 Posted by Lale on 19/5/2015, 10:19:52 I am now reading another book which promises to be a favourite of mine (I hope I am not speaking too soon, because I am only at the begin...
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The Sense of an Ending – Julian Barnes
The Sense of an Ending – Julian Barnes – 2011 Posted by Lale on 6/2/2012, 9:24:45 I was disappointed. I did not think that this book was remarkable in any way. Maybe because neither Veronica, nor her mother had any ...
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The Return of the Soldier – Rebecca West
The Return of the Soldier – Rebecca West – 1918 Posted by guillermo maynez on 21/4/2014, 12:19:48 This short novella (90 pages in the Penguin Classics edition) by Rebecca West is wonderful!! It is a war novel that t...
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Recollections of Things to Come (Los recuerdos del porvenir) – Elena Garro
Recollections of Things to Come (Los recuerdos del porvenir) – Elena Garro – 1963 Posted by Guillermo Maynez on 8/12/2012, 11:47:15 Remembrance/Recollections of Things to Come I finished last night, and I thought it...
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The Regeneration Trilogy – Pat Barker
The Regeneration Trilogy – Pat Barker – 1966 Regeneration The Eye in the Door The Ghost Road Posted by guillermo maynez on 2/4/2014, 11:49:55 I just finished reading the three books that compose this trilogy by Pat ...
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Red Harvest – Dashiell Hammett
Red Harvest – Dashiell Hammett – 1929 Posted by Steven on 3/7/2012, 9:34:01 (non-spolier) I’m almost finished. The narrator says at one point that Dinah had her hair “marcelled.” I had not seen tha...
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Radetzky March – Joseph Roth
Radetzky March – Joseph Roth – 1932 Posted by guillermo maynez on 17/6/2013, 16:29:52 First impressions: This novel is a monument and a mausoleum. But it’s alive. Things get damaged, things get broken. The pro...
