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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Questions of Travel
Questions of Travel by Michele de Kretzer 2013 / 481 pages rating: 5 /contemp fiction Well whaddaya know- one of the epigraphs in de Kretzer’s book is from E.M. Forster’s Howard’s End (which I just barely finished). The epigraph: “Under cosmopolitanism, … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Australia, woman author
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The Ophelia Cut
The Ophelia Cut by John Lescroart (#14 in the Dismas Hardy series) 2013/432 pages read by David Colacci 16h 20m rating: A /crime I enjoy Lescroart for some good solid crime fiction. Dismas Hardy the protagonist for this series is … Continue reading
Posted in "A's" (crime fiction, 2013, Audio, legal thriller, self-select, US
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The Last Chinese Chef
The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones 2007/ 278 pages read by Elizabeth Rogers /James Chen /10h 54m rating: 7 /romance-cooking I got this one in an Audible sale because it sounded kind of interesting what with a liberal … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, fiction, self-select, woman author
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The Fourth Watcher
The Fourth Watcher: A Novel of Bangkok by Timothy Hallinan 2008/320 pages read by Victor Bevine 10h 53m rating A / crime (#2 in Poke Rafferty series) In this gritty, fast-paced novel of Bangkok, the series protagonist, Poke Rafferty, a … Continue reading
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David and Goliath:
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell 2013/ 320 pages rating: 7.5 / nonfiction – psychology I didn’t get along with this book terribly well until the last quarter or so. I’ve read … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Canada, science, Uncategorized
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 2013/259 pages (Kindle) rating: 7 / fantasy First off, I am NOT a fantasy fan and I’m not sure I would have read this had it not been for … Continue reading
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Zoo Station
Zoo Station by David Downing 2007 / 304 pages read by Simon Prebble 10h. 1m. rating B / WWII spy novel I am so ready for a straightforward crime/spy novel. This choice is thanks to 4_Mystery_Addicts reading group. Between Kristallnacht in late 1938 and … Continue reading
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Sanctuary
Sanctuary by William Faulkner 1931/ 315 pages rating: 7.5 / classic This is one of Faulkner’s lesser known works and with good reason, imo. He said himself it was a “pot-boiler” and written only for the money. That … Continue reading
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Civilization: The West and the Rest
Civilization: The West and the Rest by Niall Ferguson (Brit) 2011 / 432 pages Rating: 8.5 / Socio-Economic History Very interesting book – I’ve thought some of these things but I don’t think I’ve ever read them – not … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, British, business/economics, history
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