By A.S. Byatt
After enjoying A.S. Byatt's Children's Book so much, I was excited to find a much smaller book by her in the library. Obviously, I took it. It was quite different. It told the story of the end of the gods according to nord myths. As experienced by a "thin girl" during the war (WWII). It took me a while to get into it, but I eventually did. [192 pp.]
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The Children's Book
By A.S. Byatt
A very interesting story about a couple of generations in the turn of the century (19th to 20th) in England. From the time they were very young, or just born, till realizing their dreams, or not surviving WWI. The story is intertwined with historical reports, some are more interesting than others, and a detailed account of the pottery making methods and procedures. This book took me a while to finish (which I finally did 3.5 weeks ago), but by the end I wished I had not finished reading it -- I enjoyed reading it, even though there were some pretty harsh descriptions of scenes and events. Highly recommended, and if you're interested in pottery consider it a must read. [896 pp.]
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A very interesting story about a couple of generations in the turn of the century (19th to 20th) in England. From the time they were very young, or just born, till realizing their dreams, or not surviving WWI. The story is intertwined with historical reports, some are more interesting than others, and a detailed account of the pottery making methods and procedures. This book took me a while to finish (which I finally did 3.5 weeks ago), but by the end I wished I had not finished reading it -- I enjoyed reading it, even though there were some pretty harsh descriptions of scenes and events. Highly recommended, and if you're interested in pottery consider it a must read. [896 pp.]
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Sunday, January 13, 2013
The Portrait of a Lady
By Henry James
Story of a young "independent" woman who travels to Europe to "find herself", and in the midst of her search loses herself to a conniving woman. But not all hope is lost.
Quite interesting. [640 pp. including an introduction (which should really be read afterwards) and an afterword.]
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Story of a young "independent" woman who travels to Europe to "find herself", and in the midst of her search loses herself to a conniving woman. But not all hope is lost.
Quite interesting. [640 pp. including an introduction (which should really be read afterwards) and an afterword.]
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Saturday, December 29, 2012
Talk before Sleep
By Elizabeth Berg
[I finished reading this book a long time ago, probably more than a month ago, but neglected to report it]. A book told from the point of view of a woman whose best friend is dying of cancer. It tells the story of the final months with flashbacks to days before the disease. [240 pp.]
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[I finished reading this book a long time ago, probably more than a month ago, but neglected to report it]. A book told from the point of view of a woman whose best friend is dying of cancer. It tells the story of the final months with flashbacks to days before the disease. [240 pp.]
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Saturday, November 10, 2012
In Zanesville
By Jo Ann Beard
The life of a teenager in a dreary little town in the Midwest. Starting with a horrific babysitting experience, through school life, and being part of a poor family. The story centers around the friendship of the protagonist with another teenage girl, and the turmoil that it suffers in the process of growing up. This book was fairly interesting, but for some reason it took me a long time to finish it (about 3 weeks). I'm not quite sure why. Could simply be because I'm working a lot more. [307 pp.]
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The life of a teenager in a dreary little town in the Midwest. Starting with a horrific babysitting experience, through school life, and being part of a poor family. The story centers around the friendship of the protagonist with another teenage girl, and the turmoil that it suffers in the process of growing up. This book was fairly interesting, but for some reason it took me a long time to finish it (about 3 weeks). I'm not quite sure why. Could simply be because I'm working a lot more. [307 pp.]
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
Fruit of the Lemon
By Andrea Levy
The story of a young British woman finding her roots in Jamaica, after not showing much interest in her parents' past lives there. Quite interesting. [340 pp.]
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The story of a young British woman finding her roots in Jamaica, after not showing much interest in her parents' past lives there. Quite interesting. [340 pp.]
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Saturday, September 8, 2012
The Dew Breaker
By Edwidge Danticat
At first I thought it was a novel. When I started reading it, it started to look more like a collection of stories. But then I realized that all the stories are connected into one very sad story about a former torturer, his family, and his victims. It was difficult at times for me to bear some of the descriptions, but the book is very well written, and definitely interesting. [256 pp.]
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At first I thought it was a novel. When I started reading it, it started to look more like a collection of stories. But then I realized that all the stories are connected into one very sad story about a former torturer, his family, and his victims. It was difficult at times for me to bear some of the descriptions, but the book is very well written, and definitely interesting. [256 pp.]
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