Posts Tagged ‘book reviews’
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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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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...
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Cat’s Cradle – Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Cat’s Cradle – Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – 1963 Reviewed by: Lale Date: 16 July 2001 Cat’s Cradle is one of the rare books I have allowed myself the luxury of reading more than once. It is a brillian...
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Player Piano- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Player Piano – Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – 1952 Reviewed by: David Carpenter Date: 20 June 2004 For anyone who is into those books that take a grim look into the future, you are in for a real treat. This book st...
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Wallace Stevens – Collected Poems
Wallace Stevens – Collected Poems – 1954 Reviewed by: Michael Sympson Date: 9 October 2001 A shepherd of the language. He will never be a popular poet in his nation. His beginnings did show more expertise tha...
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The Master and Margarita – Mikhail Bulgakov
The Master and Margarita – Mikhail Bulgakov – 1966 Posted by LadyPurple on 5/1/2005, 20:00:41 * the cat has a penchant for cheese and vodka… * the cat talks and gets offended if you refer to him as “Puss...
