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Books Read in October '09

2009-11-01T01:47:43Z

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Review of Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

2009-11-01T01:01:30Z

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Readathon Fail and Recreate Attempt

2009-10-25T23:45:40Z

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Readathon post 2

2009-10-25T01:06:30Z

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Readathon post 1

2009-10-24T21:55:15Z

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DystopYA Reading Challenge Book One: The Giver by Lois Lowry

2009-10-18T09:17:29Z

I figured The Giver by Lois Lowry was a great book to start with for the DystopYA Reading Challenge since it seems to be one of the most famous books in the genre, has been highly recommended by a number of my internet book buddies and I have alw...

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Shanghai Girls by Lisa See

2009-10-08T03:21:15Z

Lisa See contrasts sprawling filth, decadence, poverty and glamour against each other in the early chapters of Shanghai Girls, creating an often-shocking picture of Shanghai in the late 30s. “The Paris of Asia” is home to two sisters; May and P...

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DystopYA Reading Challenge

2009-10-05T10:54:48Z

Those who know my reading habits are probably aware I have a great love for dystopic fiction. So I am really going to try to take part in the DystopYA Reading Challenge, which I just stumbled across at Books on the Nightstand. In true totalit...

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September Reads

2009-10-04T06:50:18Z

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery Not a lot happens in this book so I don't have a lot to say about it. I enjoyed it though, it's very French, contains a lot of accessible philosophy and is mainly about friendship and the power of li...

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Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

2009-10-04T06:28:16Z

I wish I’d had the time to review Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates immediately after reading it because now, a month later, it’s nowhere near as fresh in my mind. At the beginning of the year I bought a copy after watching the movie left me i...

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