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New York Times Notable Book Challenge: Black Swan Green, by David Mitchell
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New York Times Notable Book Challenge. A group blog for participants in the New York Times Notable Book Challenge to share their thoughts on the books they are reading. Saturday, November 24, 2007. Black Swan Green, by David Mitchell. At first I found the book simply funny, and that was enough. Over time, though, I was won over by the compassion and sense of realness Mitchell gives to his hero. It's a lovely slice of England. And of adolescence. Labels: Black Swan Green. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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New York Times Notable Book Challenge: Eight down, four to go
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New York Times Notable Book Challenge. A group blog for participants in the New York Times Notable Book Challenge to share their thoughts on the books they are reading. Tuesday, October 16, 2007. Eight down, four to go. More to keep myself straight than for any other reason, I am reporting that I have read eight of the twelve I committed to reading. I am well into the ninth and partly into the tenth (I always read more than one book at a time) so I believe I will reach my goal! Amy (The Sleepy Reader).
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New York Times Notable Book Challenge: The Omnivore's Dilemma
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New York Times Notable Book Challenge. A group blog for participants in the New York Times Notable Book Challenge to share their thoughts on the books they are reading. Monday, October 29, 2007. When you can eat just about anything nature has to offer, deciding what you. Eat will inevitably stir anxiety, especially when some of the potential foods on offer are liable to sicken or kill you.". The Omnivore's Dilemma, page 3. I have to admit that this book has sparked an intense interest for me to find loca...
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New York Times Notable Book Challenge: Last Evenings on Earth - 3M's Review
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New York Times Notable Book Challenge. A group blog for participants in the New York Times Notable Book Challenge to share their thoughts on the books they are reading. Tuesday, December 25, 2007. Last Evenings on Earth - 3M's Review. Bolaño is a Chilean author whose book The. Was also named to the most recent NYT Most Notable list. It seems to be getting a lot of buzz on many 'Best of 2007' lists. Although Bolaño died in 2003, some of his works are just now being published in English. Apex Hides the Hurt.
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New York Times Notable Book Challenge: After This, by Alice McDermott
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New York Times Notable Book Challenge. A group blog for participants in the New York Times Notable Book Challenge to share their thoughts on the books they are reading. Sunday, October 21, 2007. After This, by Alice McDermott. From early on I suspected it was "after life". What then? After all that Mary and her family has done and gone through, what then? I just started this book. I am having a hard time getting into it. Your comparison to Tyler makes me want to stick with it. This is the fir...Others he...
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New York Times Notable Book Challenge: Half of a Yellow Sun - 3M's Review
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New York Times Notable Book Challenge. A group blog for participants in the New York Times Notable Book Challenge to share their thoughts on the books they are reading. Monday, October 22, 2007. Half of a Yellow Sun - 3M's Review. A beautifully told story of a savage civil war, Adichie's. Half of a Yellow Sun. Definitely deserves the 2007 Orange Prize and to be on the NYT Most Notable list. Where you can find a lot more information about the true story. 2006, 541 pp. Half of a Yellow Sun. Lisa (Breaking ...
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New York Times Notable Book Challenge: Skinner's Drift - kookiejar's review
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New York Times Notable Book Challenge. A group blog for participants in the New York Times Notable Book Challenge to share their thoughts on the books they are reading. Tuesday, December 18, 2007. Skinner's Drift - kookiejar's review. Lisa Fugard seamlessly weaves the past and the present unfolding the events in a way that keeps you curious about the characters until the final page. My only problem with the novel was that although the characters were interesting and their problems were intriguing, I was ...
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New York Times Notable Book Challenge: The Road, reviewed by raidergirl3
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New York Times Notable Book Challenge. A group blog for participants in the New York Times Notable Book Challenge to share their thoughts on the books they are reading. Sunday, October 21, 2007. The Road, reviewed by raidergirl3. Better late than never. I went back and read everyone's reviews last night after I finished, and I wish I had read it when everyone else did, because there are some things I would have liked to talk about. My review is at my blog here. Could I survive like that? Amy (The Sleepy ...
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New York Times Notable Book Challenge: Suite Française - 3M's Review
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New York Times Notable Book Challenge. A group blog for participants in the New York Times Notable Book Challenge to share their thoughts on the books they are reading. Saturday, December 29, 2007. Suite Française - 3M's Review. Is the incredible incomplete set of novels by Irene Nemirovsky, a Russian Jew who had been living in Paris for 10 years before ultimately dying in Auschwitz. The preface to the French edition states that:. 2006 for the English translation, 367 pp. I loved this book too - not so m...
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New York Times Notable Book Challenge: The Emperor's Children - Wendy's Review
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New York Times Notable Book Challenge. A group blog for participants in the New York Times Notable Book Challenge to share their thoughts on the books they are reading. Thursday, December 13, 2007. The Emperor's Children - Wendy's Review. From The Emperor's Children, page 205 -. From The Emperor's Children, page 55 -. About raising children and giving them everything their hearts desire. From The Emperor's Children, page 66 -. And about high tech, computerized corporate America. The company, it seemed, e...
