Monthly Archives: July 2013

Life After Life

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson (Brit) 2013 / 544 pages read by Fenella Woolgar 15h 34m rating:   6   – historical-speculative fiction Well,  I’m 2 hours into this and so far nothing has happened at all –  only … Continue reading

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The House of the Dead

The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Russia) 1862 / (Kindle – about 300 pages?) Rating  9/  (classic fiction) (This was/is also published as “Memoirs from the House of  The Dead”  and “Notes from the Dead House.”) I’m reading this … Continue reading

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The Golem and the Jinni

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker (US) 2013 / 496 pages read by George Guidell Rating 7 –   historical fantasy I can’t help myself –  “Once upon a time in New York…”  there arrived, separately,  a golem … Continue reading

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