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Glinda
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 Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:35 pm Post subject: Book recommendations
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Ok, I'm new here but I'm willing to go out on a limb and suggest some old/new favorites.
A Fine Balance, Rohinton Mistry
Kafka on the Shore, Haruki Murakami
White Teeth, Zadie Smith
Cloudsplitter, Russell Banks
Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden
Blindness, Jose Saramago
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Haruki Murakami
The Shipping News, Annie Proulx
The Savage Detectives, Roberto Bolano
These are just some that come to mind in no particular order. |
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Thanks for the suggestions. They're always welcome.
You're new here...but are you going to stick around? We hope you do.  |
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PaulaS
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| Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:12 am Post subject: SHipping news
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| The Shipping News is one of my faves, and It really pleased me to see you list it. I wish more people knew her work |
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| I've seen the Shipping News around in my local book stores - I've only ever glanced at it. What's its basic plot? [Not that I need anything to read at the moment, but maybe for the future]. |
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| Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:28 pm Post subject: book list
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| I liked your list. |
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Thanks for sharing
I always like book suggestions. The only book on your list that I have read is Memoirs of a Geisha which I loved. I've heard good things about a few of the others so I may just check them out. |
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I have read The Shipping News, A Fine Balance, Memoirs of a Geisha and Blindness
All are very good books, so I will be tempted to pick up some of your other suggestions. Except I was a little disappointed in Memoirs of a Geisha, but that may have been due to rave reviews by a few friends so my expectations were high. |
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