Monthly Archives: July 2012

How It All Began

Posted on July 26, 2012 by beckylindroos

How It All Began by Penelope Lively 2011 / 220 pages Rating 8.5 I truly enjoyed this book. I think it’s about the interrelatedness of things and other issues, especially language. “It’s about accidents.” (page 121) Or “circumstance” as Henry … Continue reading →

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Zhivago – the movie

Posted on July 14, 2012 by beckylindroos

Dr. Zhivago – the movie Produced 1965 – David Lean Video 2005 / Turner Yes,  I’m very familiar with the book – overly familiar,  perhaps.  It’s a good book. BUT!  I’d never, ever,  seen the movie.  (There’s no good reason … Continue reading →

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Sacred Hunger

Posted on July 14, 2012 by beckylindroos

Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth 1992 / 640 pages Rating 9 In the mid-17th century there was,  as now,  an almost all-consuming passion to make money.  This greed was acceptable to the Church as well as the state. A man’s … Continue reading →

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The Sisters Brothers

Posted on July 13, 2012 by beckylindroos

The Sisters Brothers by Patrick de Witt 2011 / 336 pages narrated by John Pruden 7h 42m rating – 8 This book is totally hilarious – Eli Sisters, the first person narrator is a dirty, merciless killer of the wild … Continue reading →

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Candide

Posted on July 7, 2012 by beckylindroos

Candide by Voltaire 1759/  95 pages – rating 9 Written in 1759 (the same year as Tristram Shandy) this Enlightenment inspired satire is basically a statement in opposition to “”Therefore this is the best of all possible worlds,” a statement … Continue reading →

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The Age of Miracles

Posted on July 6, 2012 by beckylindroos

The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker 2012/  268 pages narrated by Emily Janice Card 9h. 3m. rating – 7.5 I don’t believe I’ve ever read a dystopian novel in which the emotional content is quite so interwoven with … Continue reading →

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A Nail Through the Heart

Posted on July 4, 2012 by beckylindroos

A Nail Through the Heart by Timothy Hallinan 2007/336 pages narrated by Victor Bevine 10h 52m rating:  7 (top for crime) How can a story break and warm your heart at the same time?  Set in post-tsunami Thailan,  Hallinan’s first … Continue reading →

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The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing

Posted on July 1, 2012 by beckylindroos

The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing by Tarquin Hall read by Sam Dastor 8h 25m Rating – 6.5 Visha Puri is a highly respected detective who one day gets called to investigate the death of  a Dr. Jha … Continue reading →

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Open City

Posted on July 1, 2012 by beckylindroos

Open City by Teju Cole 2011/ 272 pages rating – 8.5 Teju Cole is an amazing author and this is his first full length novel.   It’s generally about an almost unnamed 1st person narrator,  a single, 30-something year-old immigrant … Continue reading →

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