Book Reviews
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The Glass Menagerie – Tennessee Williams
The Glass Menagerie – Tennessee Williams – 1944 Reviewed by: Gretchen Date: 6 January 2005 The story is dark and shows the all too real delusions that a human mind will conjure to insulate itself from the st...
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Leaves of Grass – Walt Whitman
Leaves of Grass – Walt Whitman – 1855 Reviewed by: Ted Mihran Date: 21 October 2001 On the cover of my copy of Leaves of Grass is the subtitle “An Imperishable American Masterpiece.” “Impe...
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The Custom of the Country- Edith Wharton
The Custom of the Country – Edith Wharton – 1913 Reviewed by: Steven Date: 25 August 2005 The principal character of The Custom of the Country bears the unlikely name of Undine Spragg, but the initials R...
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Ethan Frome – Edith Wharton
Ethan Frome – Edith Wharton – 1911 Reviewed by: Chris Salzer Date: 23 June 2004 Cogent theme, yet boring plot: While I appreciated the germane theme of “life is short — so make the most o...
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The House of Mirth- Edith Wharton
The House of Mirth – Edith Wharton – 1905 Reviewed by: Steven Date: 25 August 2005 Lily Bart is a beautiful young woman with a good family name but declining fortune. As a member of New York’s social ...
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The Magic Mountain- Thomas Mann
The Magic Mountain – Thomas Mann – 1924 Posted by Lale on 27/4/2005, 10:50:11 The excerpts below might be interesting to note and/or discuss: Excerpt 1: Do...
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All The King’s Men – Robert Penn Warren
All The King’s Men – Robert Penn Warren – 1946 Reviewed by: Pete C. Date: 13 July 2003 Excellent book–I strongly recommend it. Although the subject of politics plays a notable role in the story, ...
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Infinite Jest- David Foster Wallace
Infinite Jest – David Foster Wallace – 1996 Reviewed by: Shorty Date: 29 December 2004 A truly amazing read. Get yourself to look past the length and just flow with the words as you read. The footnotes ar...
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The Color Purple- David Foster Wallace
The Color Purple- David Foster Wallace – 1982 Reviewed by: Annie A Alice Walker’s beautiful epistolary novel is a collection of letters, most of which are written by the protagonist, Celie, first to God and later to...
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God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian – Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – 1999 Reviewed by: Lale Date: 5 October 2001 If you like satire then you will love this book; it is very intelligently funny. With the help of Dr. Ke...
