
Title:TheDovekeepers
Author:AliceHoffman(1952-)
CenterPointlargeprinted.
Thorndike,Me.:CenterPointPub.,2011
735p.(largeprint);23cm
Readby:11/14/2012,borrowedfromWBPL
Genre:Fiction
WhenIreadshortandpoeticsentencesbyAlice,carryingthemomentumIobtainedfromOndaatje,Iwasjoyful.The735pagesdidnotintimidateme.Okayforalargeprint,ifitisagoodread.Overtimethelightdimmed.Thedetailsab...[
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Title:Anil'sGhost
Author:Ondaatje,Michael(1943-)
NewYork:AlfredA.Knopf:DistributedbyRandomHouse,2000
311p.;23cm
Readyby:11/02/2012,mycollection
Genre:Fiction
Notasgood,stillverygood,Iwillmoveontomyfifthbookbyhim.Itwasnotwhatitappearedtobeinthebeginning,adetectiveormysterynovel.Itwasapathofdiscoverythemeaningoflifeanddeaththroughforensiccasesoforganizedpoliticalmurders.T...[
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外婆是小脚。脚小手小眼细心细。外婆总是穿斜襟布裳,抿着齐耳短发,到了八十岁,还是黑白掺半的花发。外婆做得一手好菜,传母亲,母亲传姐姐。外婆一生不改乡音,到上海,到常州,总是一口无锡话。外公外婆都是出身无锡石塘湾的小户人家,父母包办的婚姻,也白头到了老,同年同穴。外公给一家五金店做帐房先生。做久了,也懂了一些道道,加上外婆非常节俭,[
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Title:RunningintheFamily
Author:Ondaatje,Michael(1943-)
London:BloomsburyPublishingLtd.,1992,c1983
242p
Readby:10/22/2012,borrowedfromMelloan
Genre:Memoire
Iamgoingonmyfourthbooksofhis.
IlikethisbookmorethanTheEnglishPatient.KeepthispocketsizebookinmyhandbageverywhereIwent:Office,shoppingrides,avacationtrip,pitstops…Anaccountofthefamilydramaespeciallyofhisfa...[
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Title:TheEnglishPatient
Author:Ondaatje,Michael(1943-)
Toronto:McClellandandStewart,1992
320p(hardback,firstedition)
Readby:09/10/2012,mycollection
Genre:Fiction
Greatwriting!Iwoulddefinitelyhavemissedthebookhadnotforthemovie.Ontheflipside,Idespisethemovieafterreadingthebook.However,withoutthelatter,readerslikemewouldlosethistreasure.Thelesserversionofthiscreationonlycontra...[
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Title:TheGreatFire
Author:Hazzard,Shirley(1931-)
NewYork:Farrar,StrausandGiroux,2003
326p(paperback)
Readby:08/20/2012,mycollection
Genre:Fiction
Despitethecritiqueacclaims,Iwouldofferthebookadjectivescopiedfromotherreaders’reviews:Obliqueandesotericstyle,archaicwording,tepidlovestory,thinanddullcharacters.IwishIcouldgivefiveorfourstarstothebook.AfterreadingJunotDiaz,Imean...[
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Title:The13½LivesofCaptainBluebear
Author:Moers,Walter(1957-)
TranslatedbyJohnBrownjohnfromGerman
Woodstock:OverlookPress,2005
Translationoriginallypublished:London:Secker&Warburg,2000
702p.:ill.,maps;24cm
Readby:07/24/2012,DD’scollection
Genre:Fantasy
Afantasynovel,extensivelycreative,thisbookoffersgreatstories.Theauthor’simaginationisasunlimitedasthes...[
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Title:TheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNight-Time
Author:Haddon,Mark(1962-)
NewYork:Doubleday,2003
226p.
Readby:06/1/2012,borrowedfromWBPL
Genre:Fiction
Christopherhadabrainlikeacomputer:Herecordedeveryscenesincehewas4andcouldrewindandplaybacktheexactdetails.Hecalleditsoundtrack,plussmelltrack,pluspatterntrack.Hehadtheabilitytocaptureallinformationatonceandassociatethemandarr...[
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Title:ALessonBeforeDying
Author:Gaines,ErnestJ.(1933-)
NewYork:A.A.Knopf,1993
256p,;23cm
Readby:05/14/2010,borrowedfromWBPL,latergotinmycollection
Genre:Fiction
Thisnovelisaclassic!Itisshortandsimpleinplot,butveryemotionallyintense.Ihardlyagreewithotherreviewsandsomepopularnotes.Thisbookisnotaboutracismbetweentheblackandwhitedominatedsocieties,itismoreaboutthestrugglesbetwe...[
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Title:AConciseChinese-EnglishDictionaryforLovers
Author:Guo,Xiaolu(1973-)
NewYork:NanA.Talese/Doubleday,2007
283p.
Readby:10/09/2011,borrowedfromWBPL
Genre:Fiction
Thisisaboutcultureclash,buttargetedonwesternreaders,aboutChineseviewonEuropean(moreexactly,UK)ritualsandlanguagesaswellasintroducingChineseways,inevitably.Sonothingisnewtome,theonlyattractionwastheuseofmatter-of-...[
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