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Books Related to the First World War
Books Related to the First World War Posted by guillermo maynez on 18/2/2014, 13:32:38 During the last couple of months I have been engaged in heavy reading about WWI, of which the first centenary will be commemorated around th...
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The Finkler Question – Howard Jacobson
The Finkler Question – Howard Jacobson – 2010 Posted by Lale on 28/12/2013, 11:04:41 The Finkler Question won the 2010 Booker Prize and we had considered reading it here at the book club. I read it in Cuba and I lov...
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Father and Son – Edmund Gosse
Father and Son – Edmund Gosse – 1907 Posted by guillermo maynez on 8/9/2014, 13:24:38 “Father and Son”, by Edmund Gosse, has been the great discovery of this year. I understand that it is little remember...
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Farewell, My Lovely – Raymond Chandler
Farewell, My Lovely – Raymond Chandler – 1940 Posted by Steven on 10/7/2012, 14:03:47 A great story told with a lot of clever, dry wit. I was struck by the contrast with Red Harvest, both in the way society is pictu...
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The Empty Book – Josefina Vicens
The Empty Book – Josefina Vicens – 1992 Posted by Steven on 22/9/2012, 19:30:56 At this time last year Guillermo proposed a list of works by female Mexican authors. We eventually narrowed it to one: Recollections of...
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Emma – Jane Austen
Emma – Jane Austen – 1815 Reviewed by: Gretchen Date: 6 January 2005 As with all of Jane Austen’s books, here are some lessons we could certainly learn even today. Despite its romantic overtones, it te...
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Dubliners – James Joyce
Dubliners – James Joyce – 1914 Posted by guillermo maynez on 24/7/2012, 18:23:03 I recently finished reading “Dubliners”, by James Joyce. I was taken aback when, after the fourth or fifth story, I realiz...
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Doomsday Book – Connie Willis
Doomsday Book – Connie Willis – 1992 Cover of the Italian Edition Posted by Guillermo Maynez on 7/1/2013, 13:51:07 I’m about a third into “Doomsday Book” and enjoying it very much. But somet...
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Cousin Bazilio – José Maria de Eça de Queiroz
Cousin Bazilio – José Maria de Eça de Queiroz – 1878 Posted by guillermo maynez on 25/5/2015, 13:55:48 Has any of you read “Cousin Bazilio”, by Eca de Queiros? This Portuguese novel, set in Lisbon in the...
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Cloud Atlas – David Mitchell
Cloud Atlas – David Mitchell – 2004 Posted by Sterling on 5/1/2013, 10:30:04 To my delight, the reputedly “post-modern” Cloud Atlas is just as readable and entertaining as Jacob de Zoet. It’s somet...
